Vista - Very slow internet browsing

I'm having very similar problems, and the above didn't work for me either.
I'm beginning to suspeect that it may be a driver issue. Mine is a LAN
connection through a Realtek card - is this also true of other people having
the same problem? Think I'll try to roll back to an older driver...

"GooDFeLLoW" wrote:

> Thanks for all the great help everyone!
> Sadly none of the previously mentioned steps have helped my situation... let
> me give some more info in case anyone would like to attempt to direct me...
> I started experiencing the issue of extremely slow downloads. This would
> occur on many programs: IE7, iTunesMusicStore, etc.
> This problem is only on my comptuer running Vista. There are other comp's
> in the house, running off the same modem (some using a router), and their
> download speed is still great. My ISP is AT&T DSL, and it is usually
> extremely fast.
> Many downloads will timeout. My iTunes downloads, for example, always give
> me a network timeout, whereas they would normally take about 2 whole seconds
> to complete.
> In general, basic internet usage is slower, but not totally unusable. Any
> large downloads, however, will not complete at all. If I try to watch a
> video on youtube, for example, only the first few seconds will download.
> I've tried disabling all add-ons... all security/firewall programs... ran
> the command prompt line mentioned above...
>
> Oh and finally let me say that I have been using Vista for a few months with
> excellent download speed. The probem started only recently....
>
> "Calvin D. Cantrell" wrote:
>
> > This solutuion worked for me! I had tried everything and I had never tried
> > the autotune thing unitl now.
> > Although, I dont think setting the system to default autotune is the best
> > way to do the final release..
> > I mean really this will piss lot of users off.. if their browser doesnt work
> > right out of the box. Of course this is assuming this issue is not changed
> > in RC2 or the final release.
> >
> >
> >
> > "rapierau" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Very common problem - try the following solutions
> > >
> > > Turn off TLS encryption in the Internet Options advanced tab and turn
> > > on SSL 2.0. This will fix some secure pages.
> > >
> > >
> > > The major fix is this and I quote...
> > >
> > > It appears that some sites cannot be opened with Vista (beta 2) because
> > > the webservers don't respond well to the tcp autotuning feature that is
> > > enabled by default. I managed to access the sites by turning off this
> > > network auto tuning with the command:
> > >
> > > netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
> > >
> > > Since this is a network setting, it affects all browsers. It's not a
> > > IE7 issue.
> > >
> > > unquote
> > >
> > > Best of Luck
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > rapierau
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > rapierau's Profile: http://vista64.net/forums/member.php?userid=146
> > > View this thread: http://vista64.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19228
> > >
> > >

marty, you are my hero. lol. i'm also using a Realtek card, so i rolled
back the driver like you suggested, and it looks like the problem may be
resolved. i'm going to restart and everything and make sure. i'm so happy
something finally worked.

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC, and i rolled back to driver
number 5.640.630.2006 from 6/21/2006.

thanks again!

"Marty McCutch" wrote:

> I'm having very similar problems, and the above didn't work for me either.
> I'm beginning to suspeect that it may be a driver issue. Mine is a LAN
> connection through a Realtek card - is this also true of other people having
> the same problem? Think I'll try to roll back to an older driver...
>
> "GooDFeLLoW" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the great help everyone!
> > Sadly none of the previously mentioned steps have helped my situation... let
> > me give some more info in case anyone would like to attempt to direct me...
> > I started experiencing the issue of extremely slow downloads. This would
> > occur on many programs: IE7, iTunesMusicStore, etc.
> > This problem is only on my comptuer running Vista. There are other comp's
> > in the house, running off the same modem (some using a router), and their
> > download speed is still great. My ISP is AT&T DSL, and it is usually
> > extremely fast.
> > Many downloads will timeout. My iTunes downloads, for example, always give
> > me a network timeout, whereas they would normally take about 2 whole seconds
> > to complete.
> > In general, basic internet usage is slower, but not totally unusable. Any
> > large downloads, however, will not complete at all. If I try to watch a
> > video on youtube, for example, only the first few seconds will download.
> > I've tried disabling all add-ons... all security/firewall programs... ran
> > the command prompt line mentioned above...
> >
> > Oh and finally let me say that I have been using Vista for a few months with
> > excellent download speed. The probem started only recently....
> >
> > "Calvin D. Cantrell" wrote:
> >
> > > This solutuion worked for me! I had tried everything and I had never tried
> > > the autotune thing unitl now.
> > > Although, I dont think setting the system to default autotune is the best
> > > way to do the final release..
> > > I mean really this will piss lot of users off.. if their browser doesnt work
> > > right out of the box. Of course this is assuming this issue is not changed
> > > in RC2 or the final release.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "rapierau" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Very common problem - try the following solutions
> > > >
> > > > Turn off TLS encryption in the Internet Options advanced tab and turn
> > > > on SSL 2.0. This will fix some secure pages.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The major fix is this and I quote...
> > > >
> > > > It appears that some sites cannot be opened with Vista (beta 2) because
> > > > the webservers don't respond well to the tcp autotuning feature that is
> > > > enabled by default. I managed to access the sites by turning off this
> > > > network auto tuning with the command:
> > > >
> > > > netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
> > > >
> > > > Since this is a network setting, it affects all browsers. It's not a
> > > > IE7 issue.
> > > >
> > > > unquote
> > > >
> > > > Best of Luck
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > rapierau
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > rapierau's Profile: http://vista64.net/forums/member.php?userid=146
> > > > View this thread: http://vista64.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19228
> > > >
> > > >

Excellent! Pleased to be of help. I'm relieved too - I've spent all week
trying to work out what the hell was wrong with it!!

"GooDFeLLoW" wrote:

> marty, you are my hero. lol. i'm also using a Realtek card, so i rolled
> back the driver like you suggested, and it looks like the problem may be
> resolved. i'm going to restart and everything and make sure. i'm so happy
> something finally worked.
>
> Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC, and i rolled back to driver
> number 5.640.630.2006 from 6/21/2006.
>
> thanks again!
>
> "Marty McCutch" wrote:
>
> > I'm having very similar problems, and the above didn't work for me either.
> > I'm beginning to suspeect that it may be a driver issue. Mine is a LAN
> > connection through a Realtek card - is this also true of other people having
> > the same problem? Think I'll try to roll back to an older driver...
> >
> > "GooDFeLLoW" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for all the great help everyone!
> > > Sadly none of the previously mentioned steps have helped my situation... let
> > > me give some more info in case anyone would like to attempt to direct me...
> > > I started experiencing the issue of extremely slow downloads. This would
> > > occur on many programs: IE7, iTunesMusicStore, etc.
> > > This problem is only on my comptuer running Vista. There are other comp's
> > > in the house, running off the same modem (some using a router), and their
> > > download speed is still great. My ISP is AT&T DSL, and it is usually
> > > extremely fast.
> > > Many downloads will timeout. My iTunes downloads, for example, always give
> > > me a network timeout, whereas they would normally take about 2 whole seconds
> > > to complete.
> > > In general, basic internet usage is slower, but not totally unusable. Any
> > > large downloads, however, will not complete at all. If I try to watch a
> > > video on youtube, for example, only the first few seconds will download.
> > > I've tried disabling all add-ons... all security/firewall programs... ran
> > > the command prompt line mentioned above...
> > >
> > > Oh and finally let me say that I have been using Vista for a few months with
> > > excellent download speed. The probem started only recently....
> > >
> > > "Calvin D. Cantrell" wrote:
> > >
> > > > This solutuion worked for me! I had tried everything and I had never tried
> > > > the autotune thing unitl now.
> > > > Although, I dont think setting the system to default autotune is the best
> > > > way to do the final release..
> > > > I mean really this will piss lot of users off.. if their browser doesnt work
> > > > right out of the box. Of course this is assuming this issue is not changed
> > > > in RC2 or the final release.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "rapierau" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Very common problem - try the following solutions
> > > > >
> > > > > Turn off TLS encryption in the Internet Options advanced tab and turn
> > > > > on SSL 2.0. This will fix some secure pages.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The major fix is this and I quote...
> > > > >
> > > > > It appears that some sites cannot be opened with Vista (beta 2) because
> > > > > the webservers don't respond well to the tcp autotuning feature that is
> > > > > enabled by default. I managed to access the sites by turning off this
> > > > > network auto tuning with the command:
> > > > >
> > > > > netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
> > > > >
> > > > > Since this is a network setting, it affects all browsers. It's not a
> > > > > IE7 issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > unquote
> > > > >
> > > > > Best of Luck
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > rapierau
> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > rapierau's Profile: http://vista64.net/forums/member.php?userid=146
> > > > > View this thread: http://vista64.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19228
> > > > >
> > > > >

hi,
I have just got a new laptop (actually its been 2 months now, but i havent resolved its internet connectivity issue, so havent really used it much - still feels new

Ok, i followed this thread and have done almost all the things suggested, but my internet connection is still VERY SLOW
[1] netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable ---> Executed this command maybe 50times, just incase some service would be auto-starting it, but doesnt seem like it helped. If it did, then its not noticeable

[2] reverted back to an older version of REALTEK driver (now i am on version 5.663.1212.2006) as one of the threads mentioned (btw, i cant get any older version than this)

[3] i use firefox, already using SSL 2.0

[4] i recently installed CA anti-virus (got this one free after rebate but i have tried disabling and then browsing, but this didnt help - so guess CA anti-virus is not an issue)

SO PLEASE HELP -- i am running out of ideas, but my vista aint running

Hi,

I had a very similar problem and solved it with the following command:

netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

I rebooted the afterwards.

Note that this is different from the similar line in the thread.
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

This does not work for me, my version of Vista does not seem to recognize "int".

I had no problems when I first connected to the Internet. However, I connected through the older (3-4 years old) router in the office through a wired line, my internet (and intranet) connection slowed down significantly. Google web site, and the Skype program seemed to work.

I found the line above in another discussion group. I ran, and the browser came back to normal speed immediately. (Firefox 3) The POP connection (E-mail) was dropping due to timeout, but that resolved after I rebooted, so you might want to consider that.

Hope this helps to the community.

A few days after solving the problem, it recurred. I solved it the same way.

I am thinking that this has something to do with me switching networks or connecting to two networks at the same time.

In any case, the "netsh" line above and rebooting right after seems to solve the problem.

If I find out anything else I'll try to post it in this thread.