Posted by Rome on September 14, 1999 at 04:11:48:
In Reply to: re: connecting posted by SphereMaker on September 14, 1999 at 03:53:38:
> > (1) What speed is your modem? I believe it's 24.4K... I could be wrong though. I'll check tonight when I leave work. > (2) Check your connection speed (you didn't mention what you're connecting at in the post). In Win95, for example, there'll be a little icon at the bottom right corner shaped like two connected PC's. Is this speed reasonable for your modem? I looked last time I was logged on, but don't remember what it said. The fact I don't remember suggests it was a reasonable rate. > (3) Does traceroute provide you with any useful information? Traceroute to carrionfields.org for example and see if you've got reasonable turnaround times. The fact that you're downloading mail really slowly suggests that it's a local problem, but net lag might be hitting you as well. Haven't even tried tracerroute, most of the time I don't get past the handshake, it simply times out. The first couple of times I tried, it worked, but was going very very slowly, the last few times, I wasn't even able to connect at all. > (4) Do you feel like trying to isolate the problem? Yes. >Try the modem on another PC, try connecting to the same ISP from a different location with the same PC/modem, call the phone company and have them test the line (they'll do that for free), try borrowing a friend's modem and see if that solves the problem, etc. Well, I don't have a second PC available right now, I COULD just take it back to my Fiancee's house when I go visit her next.. but that'll be two weeks. I don't have a different location I can try to call from, as I've only been in town a month, and don't have anybody I know yet :) As for the phone company.. I'll call them and have them check the line. Friends modem suggestion falls into the category of.. what's a friend? Thanks for your help though.. all of you. I appreciate it. ...Rome...
> Just for the hell of it, I'd ask a couple things: