need dsl help

sammy18 · 12-03-2004, 10:52 PM

Hi Recently i reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled windows xp on my computer.Everything seemed to go ok but for some reason my verizon dsl connection is super slow.It is taking forever for pages to load.Does anybody have any ideas on this?

Thanks,
Sammy

batty_professor · 12-03-2004, 10:59 PM

Does the modem have a reset button? Try it and logout/login to windows.

sammy18 · 12-03-2004, 11:08 PM

yes i have tried everything with the modem nothing seems to help it.

sammy

batty_professor · 12-04-2004, 07:44 AM

Perhaps you should run through the "Internet connection wizard" maybe even uninstall/reinstall your connection. If this doesn't help, you might try calling for support from your ISP. They should do a "walk-thru" of your settings with you.

**quizme1220** · 12-12-2004, 03:34 PM

What type of modem do you have from Verizon DSL and have you tried an Ipconfig test?

jesshun13 · 12-12-2004, 11:46 PM

I had this same problem,
My connection eventualy dropped and i could not connect at all. Turns out I had done somthing that wiped my user name and password from the modem so it could not correctly log onto the dsl network. Of course it seemed my modem was also bad so i had it replaced.. all was good for about 3 hours before getting all slow agian ( like 10 times slower than dial up)

eventualy i discovered i had installed a bad ram chip. I removed it and my connection was back to normal... however i am now dealing with windows xp giving me memory dumps from time to time (annoying since i still have 512 ddr ram ).

Basicly if you have installed or upgraded anything recently it might be conflicting... to me the ram thing made no sense... but hey it worked so i dont care

12-03-2004, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
sammy18 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6 OS: xp	need dsl help Hi Recently i reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled windows xp on my computer.Everything seemed to go ok but for some reason my verizon dsl connection is super slow.It is taking forever for pages to load.Does anybody have any ideas on this? Thanks, Sammy

12-03-2004, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
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batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,609 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	Perhaps you should run through the "Internet connection wizard" maybe even uninstall/reinstall your connection. If this doesn't help, you might try calling for support from your ISP. They should do a "walk-thru" of your settings with you. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

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quizme1220 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,265 OS: WinXP Pro Sp3 My System	What type of modem do you have from Verizon DSL and have you tried an Ipconfig test? __________________ Ad-Aware\|SpywareBlaster\|SpyBot\|AVG Free\|HOSTS File\|HijackThis

12-03-2004, 11:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
sammy18 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6 OS: xp	yes i have tried everything with the modem nothing seems to help it. sammy

12-12-2004, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
jesshun13 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11 OS: xp	I had this same problem, My connection eventualy dropped and i could not connect at all. Turns out I had done somthing that wiped my user name and password from the modem so it could not correctly log onto the dsl network. Of course it seemed my modem was also bad so i had it replaced.. all was good for about 3 hours before getting all slow agian ( like 10 times slower than dial up) eventualy i discovered i had installed a bad ram chip. I removed it and my connection was back to normal... however i am now dealing with windows xp giving me memory dumps from time to time (annoying since i still have 512 ddr ram ). Basicly if you have installed or upgraded anything recently it might be conflicting... to me the ram thing made no sense... but hey it worked so i dont care