..the ookla speed test thingy, run several times

..variable d/l, from 194kbps to 380 kbps, mean 280ish

..variable u/l 240 to 305kbps, mean 260ish

..which follows the ups and downs i keep getting when d/ling, 0-40, now how do i get a nice steady d/l, cos it's giving me mal de mer

..and why's the max u/l i've seen only 8, in theory it should be better than 20, and it does the up and down too

..is my location the problem, wi-fi on the edge of the world, very southern Mindanao, i've been considering upping bandwidth (and therefor cost) but only if i can get some sort of steady rate with existing machinery

1. OS version? (Eg: Windows 98) ...xp pro
2. What firewalls you have? ..xp standard
3. How much ram? ..128
4. Hard Disk space available? 10GB
5. Connection type? (Eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ..wifi
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? ..?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? ..home
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version...LW pro,
9. Who is your ISP provider? ( AOL/MSN/Comcast/Tiscal)..Smart
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.no
11. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?yup fine
These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.

* Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml..yes

12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...757#post103757 Is the result True/False..true

13. Do a speed test post the results here...45/25, 25/42 etc via SF

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
__________________

..