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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I imagine this is sort of off topic, but I am stumped.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We use the following operating systems to access the internet:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">S</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GI Irix 6.5.13f (Onyx2, Octane, Indigo2</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">RedHat 7.2 (2 different generic platforms)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Apple OS 9.1 (imac, G3 & G4)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Apple OS 8.6 (imac and G3)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Windows NT 4.0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Netgear router/gateway</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Extended Systems internet access server</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We have 2 T1 circuits.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Okay. Before we changed service providers, we were getting average download speeds of around 100 to 120kbps, peaked at around 150kbps. We would get that speed on all of our boxes. Now, we only get these speeds on our Windows NT boxes and our old Apple imacs running 8.6. All of our other boxes are getting an average of 25kbps, and that speed falls off to a stall during large (10meg or higher) downloads. If we unhook the entire network from the router, and just plug in on computer, it makes no difference in the speeds.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We are displeased.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">However, people accessing our ftp site</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(which runs on linux)</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> from "the cloud" are getting speeds of 120kbps or better.)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We access the WAN through Cisco 2610 routers that were supplied by our new service provider. We have talked to the provider's tech support with no luck. They seem to not have a clue. All they could point to is our internal network speeds are not set at 10baseT/half duplex. They seem to require our entire network to run at that speed. (Except for the Windows boxes.) We can't figure it out. We have also gone to a web site that checks connect speeds, and it reports back 1.3Mbps. It seems that "bursts" of data, like surfing uncomplicated sites, is fine. Only when we try to move moderate amounts of data does things fall apart.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Our new provider supplied us with T1 frame relay (which slipped past us unknowingly). Our previous providers were point-to-point, or so we understand. That is the only difference there is. We have not changed any part of our LAN.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anybody have any ideas?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks for your time.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Monty</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Monty Shinn</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Assistant Chief Engineer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Video Post & Transfer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Dallas, Texas</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">direct: 214-561-7260</FONT>
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