Possible internet prob

[wedor]

I tried the increasing cache trick but I think my troubles lie elsewhere. After a certain number of pages viewed I get a 1 to 2 minute delay in the next page loading. I don't have this problem when downloading a large file(D2 stress test was 98.5 megs) it will do that non-stop. When monitoring the data in-out using the connection window it shows no data is sent at all during the time in question, I can be loking at page after page( with a delay in there to read some stuff) and suddenly nothing. It just stops responding for a span, it sends out no data at all, then after a time it just starts up again until the next "burp". I don't know if this is hardware related as I have changed the MB and CPU since this started and it didn't help. I thought it was software at first so I did a fresh re-install of Win98 and that didn't sem to do it either, any ideas???

[reboot]

Your modem is retraining. That is renegotiating a connect to your ISP at a lower or higher speed dependant on phone line quality. There is virtually nothing you can do about it.
It's just possible your ISP is busy, and every time a few other people try to sign on, it "hangs" for a bit, until they get connected. This comes from too many users sharing the modem pool, and/or too slow/outdated servers.
Either way, the best you could do is find a different ISP (try some of the free ones), and see if the problem persists.

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[wedor]

Thanks Jim, my wifes system doesn't seem to have this problem, it's on the same line and has had the same brand/model modem in it. That's what made me think it was other than hardware. Do you have a string for speed limitation? it's an E-tech modem with a Rockwell chipset. I can run some more tests to see if I can isolate it.

[glc]

We have one of those E-Techs in one of our boxes. As winmodems go, it's not too bad, but it *does* connect too fast quite frequently and a limiter string would help a lot. It likes to connect at 52K and it chokes big time - the right speed for us is 49333.
http://808news.com/56k/x2-linklimit.htm#rock

[wedor]

This is an older E-tech, a PC56RX. The thing is it wasn't always like this, I thought I noticed the trouble after installing one of the IE5 updates some time back. I have had the same problem with a Boca tidalwave in the same system. My wifes has a Boca, but not the problem.

[reboot]

Go to the extra settings box, and put in S202=32S95=1 and try it again.
If that doesn't help, try +MS=K56,0
Let us know.

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[wedor]

Here's a little more info I forgot about(gee, I'm starting to sound like a novice poster) While having this "lag" I can hit the send/recv button in e-mail and it works fine, but not with page browsing, that waits for 1.5-2 minutes then works fine. I tried the first string and it seemed ok initially, but then I hit the bump again.

[cobra]

I have been havung the same problem for about 2 months. Dial up sucks!

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[reboot]

OK, it's now a registry/DUN problem, not a modem or driver problem.
Get iSpeed from my modems page, and start playing with the settings.
Before you do that though, read this (http://www.maximumpcmag.com/reprint/archive22.html), and this. (http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/modem/)

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[wedor]

Hmmm, I guess that's my point, I know it doesn't seem external, more like a software problem of some sort. It seems to me I first noticed it after an IE5 update. It's almost like something in the software delays transmission of data for a pre-set amount of time after a set number of pages have been viewed. I was just wondering if anyone had seen or heard of such a thing or had similar experience. Is there any particular place in the registry I could look to determine if my theory is correct? We are supposed to be getting DSL next month so I'll see if the trouble continues with that.

[Xayd]

I've seen this in Netscape, but not in IE.

I'm a Netscape user, and frequently Netscape does this, and after killing the Netscape window I still have Netscape lurking in the background, and only an "end task" will completely kill it so I can restart it.

Might check the same thing for IE, it's possible I suppose...

One other thing, does it happen to be a USR modem? I've seen this and solved it if so.

Xayd

[This message has been edited by Xayd (edited 06-18-2000).]

[Joe Auman]

I too have this same problem. It stops (IE 5.01) and Outlook works wonderful. I even been having many freezes latelty with no changes done on my part (W98se+). I have iSpeed, but could that be the problem? Now that I think about it, I just did install and have iSpeed calculate the settings. Could this be the problem reboot? Maybe there is a combatiblty problem with win modems (Conexant MDP3880-W).

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FATAL ERROR!!

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Replace and strike any key when ready.

[glc]

Joe - the 3880 winmodem can have a *lot* to do with *any* connectivity problems. Are you saving your pennies for a Supra Express?

[Joe Auman]

Yeah, trying to glc. But my area is supost to be getting cable soon so I might stick with it for a couple of months.

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FATAL ERROR!!

Non-System brain or brain error!!
Replace and strike any key when ready.

[wedor]

No USR Xayd, it's a Rockwell chipset, and IE5.