Download transfer rate very slow - need help

Hello, whilst updating a trojan software program, I noticed the transfer rate was 53 k/per sec. I have DSL and my normal transfer rate (on the same program update) has been in the 130-145 k/ per sec.

I contacted my ISP and was told there is nothing wrong at their end. Is there anything else I can check on the comp? Could this be a security prob?

Thanks for the help

 

Could be that the download server had a lot of traffic, or is your whole Internet connection slowing down?

 

Thanks for your quick replies.

I believe the slow rate is across the board. I don't download too much so it's hard to tell. I did a performance test. Here are the results:

Loaded 877,885 bytes in 16.219 seconds from TOAST.net server. My throughput: 433k

I was usually humming along at @ 135k per/sec.

 

Loaded 877,885 bytes in 16.547 seconds from Yahoo! server.
My throughput was 424k

Is that about right?

 

I think its a good average for your conection.

I have loaded 754,928 bytes in 1.422 second from 1&1 server. Seams good

 

With that in mind, why would my transfer rate drop from an average of 135k per/sec to @ 55k per/sec for the same software download? Seems strange that it would slice in half like that.

 

What do you have ADSL?

 

Before I get into tracert, is it possible for malware, spyware, trojan or such to cause something like this?

 

Well, no I was just trying to figure out what would cause a slow down like this.

 

Agreed, thanks for the advice

 

I have the luck that at the roof of the building i am living in is a 10 GB nod, to which i am directly conected. Have a friend who works at my provider.

 

You mean a 10 Mb I suppose?

Gerard

 

No, i mean 10 Gbps. It's one of the central nods for Buenos Aires city of a cable company which uses fiberoptic.

 

Why are you using Flashget then?
(sorry mods going OT)

Gerard

 

/OT on
First, you never get this speed in reality.
Second, i use Flashget if i want to download a lot of files parallel in the same time, makes it easier, and Opera has a nice Popup feature regarding Flashget.
/OT of

 

Fastest here in the Netherlands is about 24 Mbits/s (theorethically, via a provider and a home user), so we have a long way to go here to reach your speed (and price probably).

Gerard

 

As i told you they declare this speed, but you never reach it. I only have this speedy connection because of some Human connection.
Argentine is way behind in a lot of stuff, but regarding Internet they have the latest tecnology it seams. Costs are not as high. For a 6 Mega home user connection they charge you around 650 pesos a year, which is about 200 U$S a _year_

 

I noticed you change now from Giga to Mega

Gerard

 

The _normal_ home user gets 6 Mega maximum. They are _not directly_ connected to a central nod as i am.

From the provider main central the outgoing speed is about 20 Giga, than splitted to 4 nods for Buenos Aires City (to which i am connected). These four nods split again to hundreds of area nods two who the comon home user is conected.

! But i have to be carefull with the speeds i am talking here as i can't verify it in real live. They declar this speed. If its true, that stand on an other paper. To be honest, i don't believe it. As far as i know France Telecom launched first time a high-speed fiber-Internet-access pilot project this year. In GPON (Giga Passive Optical Network) mode the lines support data rates of up to 2.5 Gbps downstream and up to 1.5 Gbps upstream.

But anyway, if or if not, i am satisfied with my speed