BleepingComputer.com: Very Slow Browsers

Yeah, those are horrible numbers...

Start with what Eyesee proposed.
Turn your computer off first.

Ok done! Same result, no improvement. I had tried Eyesee's suggestion earlier as well but did it again just now and no change. Anything else guys?

Just take it easy....one step at a time.
Is this wired, or wireless connection?

Wireless network (Linksys router) on a cable modem. Two roommates are running laptops which are both running fine. My desktop is the only one running slowly. To give you an idea, this started happening when our cable was disconnected for a day (roommate forgot to pay the bill) and the next day when cable/internet was back on, my system became completely slowed down. Now my desktop is an older HP however it was running fine before then so I'm thinking it has to be some setting that may have been changed. I have run ccleaner, mbam and spybot as i normally do say...once every few weeks but still no change.

Anything else you need/want to ask? feel free...thx!

OK, we can check few things.

1. Use ethernet cable to hardwire your laptop to a router. Then, try same connection straight to the modem. Any difference?

2. Go Start>Run ("Start search" in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (hit Enter in Vista).

At Command Prompt, paste this:
ipconfig /all>c:\ipconfig_all.txt&notepad c:\ipconfig_all.txt&exit
Hit Enter.

Copy and paste what you see in Notepad into a Reply here.

3. Reinstall wireless driver.

BUT....one thing at a time....

1. Use ethernet cable to hardwire your laptop to a router. Then, try same connection straight to the modem. Any difference?
RESULT: I will try this but most likely as a last resort since my modem/router are downstairs and my desktop is upstairs and I dont have a cable long enough which means I'll have to phyically take the computer downstairs


2. Go Start>Run ("Start search" in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (hit Enter in Vista).
At Command Prompt, paste this:
ipconfig /all>c:\ipconfig_all.txt&notepad c:\ipconfig_all.txt&exit
Hit Enter.
Copy and paste what you see in Notepad into a Reply here.
RESULT: after pasting in the command, a command promt (DOS) window comes up very briefly, then disappears. No log or notepad results of any kind followed. I did this a few times just to be sure, same result.


3. Reinstall wireless driver.
RESULT: Have already done this with no change! Did it again just to be sure, still no change

Let's try it in different way....

Go Start>Run ("Start search" in Vista).
Type in:
cmd
Click OK (press Enter in Vista)

At command prompt, type in:
ipconfig /all (<-----watch for "space" after "ipconfig")
Press Enter.

Click the icon on the menubar on the left and then Edit>Select all
Click the icon in the menubar again then Edit>Copy



This copies all the text to the clipboard.

Paste the output into your next reply.

Ok..here you go! let me know!

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : your-o0kwkw9jwc
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : oc.cox.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-A9-8A-10

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : oc.cox.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link WDA-2320 Desktop Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-B0-6D-8C-7B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
68.105.28.12
68.105.29.12
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 23, 2010 2:56:12
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 24, 2010 2:56:12 PM


C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

Wireless settings look fine.

Now, you can try some next basic steps (skip, whatever you tried already)....

Make sure, your computer is set to obtain IP address automatically.
1. Go Start>Settings>Control Panel (Vista/7 users: Start>Control Panel)
2. Double click Network Connections (Vista/7 users: Network and Sharing Center)
3. Vista/7 users - From the list of tasks on the left, click Manage network connections.
4. For a wired network connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and then select Properties.
For a wireless network connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and then select Properties.
5. From the General tab (Vista/7 users: Networking tab), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), make sure it is checked, and then click Properties
6. Click Obtain an IP Address Automatically, and then click OK.

If that doesn't work...
Turn off computer. Disconnect router, and modem from power source for 1 minute. At the same time disconnect ethernet cable as well.
Reconnect everything.
Restart computer.

If that doesn't work, bypass router, and connect computer straight to the modem.

If that doesn't work...
Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (in Vista, while holding CTRL, and SHIFT, press Enter).

In Command Prompt window, type in following commands, and hit Enter after each one:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
net stop "dns client"
net start "dns client"


Restart computer.

If that doesn't work...
Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
Click OK (in Vista, while holding CTRL, and SHIFT, press Enter).

At Command Prompt, type in:
netsh int ip reset reset.log
Hit Enter.
Type in:
netsh winsock reset catalog
Hit Enter.

Restart computer.


If that doesn't work...
Download, install, and run WinSockFix: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network-Tweak/WinSockFix.shtml (doesn't work in Vista)
Restart computer, and check again.

If that doesn't work...
Download Dial-A-Fix (DAF) (doesn't work in Vista):
http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Dial-a-fix#Mirrors.2Fdownload_locations.2C_and_articles

Have XP CD available in case DAF needs a file. Likely not!

Check all boxes on the screen (clear any restrictions if it shows any)
Then click GO!

When the entire page is finished click the HammerHead at bottom to go to the second DAF page.

Here, one at a time, do the below:

Reinstall BITS
Reinstall Windows Firewall
Repair Permissions
Reset networking

Watch for any File not found or other errors and make note as this may lead to the fix!

Restart computer.

If none of the above is able to fix your issue....
....at this point, your only option for further testing is to drag your desktop downstairs and hardwire it, first to the router and then, straight to the modem.
That way we'll know much more.

Trying everything and looks like its taking a while so I'll most likely catch you on here tomorrow or at a later time to let you know the outcome. thanks again for all your help!

Sure thing

Haha!! Ur gonna kill me! I did all that with still no improvement. But after all that work I finally just took my pc down to the kitchen, set it up right next to the modem and router (still going wireless mind you) and its back to lightning quick! I guess its just my network adapter...the thing is only about 6 mo old! Go figure!!!

PS: thank you so much for your efforts and Happy Holidays to ya!

Well, at least, we discovered the culprit before Christmas
Good luck with shopping