transgressing bandwidth limits

[digitalmohsin]

hi guys,

In my country there is a company PTCL which provides DSL services. Our Administrator has subscribed a connection of 2MB with unlimited download. He has distributed this connection via LAN to other customers. I am one of them. Problem is that my download speed is 24 KBps which is near to death and I can’t download much bulk.

• Is there any way to increase my speed?
• Which software is used to limit speed?
• Uncapping or hacking modem will work for me?
I am on INTEL standard NIC (network interface card)

on my computer i have administrative rights.

[johnhook]

digitalmohsin,

It's impossible for me or anyone to give you a clear, definitive answer to your question without knowing more about your hardware and physical distance from your DSL provider's Central Office. DSL technology is limited by physical distance from the DSLAM, the DSL concentrator which is located at your hub or central office. The closer your are to this equipment, the faster speeds you can attain. The futher away, the more limited you are in your max upstream/downstream speeds.

NO DSL provider can promise you speeds without first establishing these limitations.

In addition, there are other issues which can limit your DSL throughput including the hardware you're using on the client side (YOUR DSL modem), the profile configured for your connection on the DSLAM (telco side) as well as wiring and other issues.

In the best of cases, speeds of around 6Mbps can be attained on optimal DSL connections with minimal interferance and close proximity to the C.O. 2Mbps would be considered good. Bad DSL connections can get 128-512Kbps on the low-end side, but 24Kbps is basically dial-up speed, which I would consider unacceptable on ANY DSL connection.

Check out:

www.dslreports.com

for very helpful and detailed information about ANYTHING broadband, including specific DSL providers, hardware and technology.

Please reply with more information and I may be able to provide more information.

- John

[johnwill]

If you are sharing a line with 2mbit total bandwidth, it's logical that you won't get anything near that, given there are other users. In addition, are you downloading at 24k bytes/sec, or 24k bits/sec?

[digitalmohsin]

Originally Posted by johnwill

If you are sharing a line with 2mbit total bandwidth, it's logical that you won't get anything near that, given there are other users. In addition, are you downloading at 24k bytes/sec, or 24k bits/sec?

24 kilo bytes per second

[johnwill]

So, you're getting around 200kbits/sec, which is probably about what can be expected when sharing with a bunch of other active connections.