Internet speed fractured in Vista!

djmorgan

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Right now I have XP Pro SP3 on 1 laptop and Vista Ultimate on another I have an ADSL 2+ Internet connection

With the XP machine I get 28000+kbs down and 750+ up, using the same connection just swapping the net cable Vista does 9000+ down and 750+ up.

I have tried every "Netsh" combo detailed here and elsewhere with nil result what can be wrong with Vista? :cry:
 

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Get a newer NIC driver. Disable IPv6 in the NIC settings.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Try setting the speed to 100 Mbps / full duplex instead of auto. Try disabling your firewall and anti-virus and see if they are causing problems with downloading.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Thanks for your assistance tried both your suggestions, I run Eset Security so turned it off, if anything changing the speed seemed marginally slower.
 

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In Power Options, do you run High performance option?
I run Eset too, did you disable both Windows firewall and Defender?
 

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Yes full power option, ESS disables native firewall as for defender it's not the easiest to turn off! I've removed it from the registry run, it does not appear in msconfig and or any running services or processes so I think I nailed that sucker too!

MY XP system is nearly the same as the Vista system in terms of AV and firewall, I can rule out the modem as I only swapped the net cable from one to the other.

Google produces a lot of complaints about internet speed with Vista, now I have to say that my system with the internet does not seem slow! but this could be due to the processor power
 

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Do you have a non-Vista computer to test the internet speed with?

My Vista x64 Ultimate network performance is the same as XP x64.

Cabling
NIC drivers
NIC settings
router problems
Firewire and anti-virus interference

Your CPU is GHz and your network is Mhz. I doubt the CPU performance is the problem unless your CPU is running at 100%. Turn on the gadget with CPU/RAM usage.

Are you using a CAT 5, 5e or 6 cable. I use on CAT 6 for 1 Gbps. The backbone from second floor to basement is CAT 6 plenum grade solid core shielded. 5e is minimum for 1 Gbps.

Firewall and anti-virus can cause issues. Make sure they are disabled.

Did you try directly to the modem? Bypass your router. Maybe the router has issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Yes! my XP machine conected to the same cat cable and same route does over 28000+ kbs down and 700+ up.

This is why I know it must be a bottle neck in Vista

I'll check the other items you mention
 

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XP on same computer rules out cabling and router issues. I would check speed, duplexing, and drivers.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Yes! my XP machine conected to the same cat cable and same route does over 28000+ kbs down and 700+ up.
This is why I know it must be a bottle neck in Vista
I'll check the other items you mention
Hey DJMorgan,
Try out this tutorial, It should help you increase the network speed.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72308-auto-tuning-tcp-ip-receive-level.html?ltr=ASteven

Just for fun I tried the tutorial. It crippled me. I was not broke so I didn't need it I guess. It took my Gigabit Ethernet connection down to 100. Reversed and all is well.

My details:
No TCP tweaking, bone stock.
Screaming comcast here on an Arris cable modem.
Vista 32 and 64 bit machines.
Trendnet's latest Draft-N router.
[URL="http://www.speedtest.net/result/279076000.png"][URL="http://www.speedtest.net/result/279076000.png"][/URL][/URL]
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 G0
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
    Memory
    Corsair 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    POWERCOLOR AX3650 512M DDR2
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 215TW
    Screen Resolution
    1600
    Hard Drives
    2X WD 750GB RE3 RAID-1
    PSU
    610W CORSAIR Modular
    Case
    Cheapo Rosewell
    Cooling
    Rosewell Fans and CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Access Keyboard 600
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    15962
Try swapping the cables ans see if the speeds change....
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
I really appreciate all your help and thoughts on this matter.

I have tried every Netsh comand known to man and then some! first placed i looked was the tweak tutorial.

I have swapped out every cable even though XP worked great using them.
I have the latest nic drivers, they are actually the only drivers available so I can't roll back

But keep the thoughts and suggestions coming please :p
 

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I really appreciate all your help and thoughts on this matter.

I have tried every Netsh comand known to man and then some! first placed i looked was the tweak tutorial.

I have swapped out every cable even though XP worked great using them.
I have the latest nic drivers, they are actually the only drivers available so I can't roll back

But keep the thoughts and suggestions coming please :p



The latest driver for this NIC can be found at one of the links below, Give one of them a try and let us know if there is any improvement.


Driver Last updated: 21/May/2008

Mirror 1: ftp://66.104.77.130/cn/nic/Install_Vista_6206_0520.zip

Mirror 2: ftp://61.56.86.122/cn/nic/Install_Vista_6206_0520.zip

Mirror 3: ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/nic/Install_Vista_6206_0520.zip


Steven
 

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What is your speed and duplex set to? Try 100 Mbps /full duplex. See if that helps.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
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