10.4.9 and internet speed

I am being told by my internet provider (charter) that they are getting many calls about poor internet speed w/ mac users after the 10.4.9 upgrade. my internet speed are really back after the upgrade. has anyone heard of this and if so how to fix it?

A few things to try, with no guarantees:
* Visit sites such as http://www.macfixit.com and http://www.macintouch.com to see if others have reported the problem and/or workarounds/fixes.
* Run Disk Utility and "fix permissions", and "verify disk".
* Run Activity Monitor and see if any obvious culprits are shown - CPU utilization way too high, constant disk activity, constant paging, unexplained network activity (or lack of it), etc.
* Download and install the "combo" 10.4.9 updater.
* If you know what to look for, look at the network settings and see if they make sense.
* Do you have a PC or a Mac running 10.4.8 to use as a control sample?
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http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search
check your exchange to see if FTTC is available at your exchange.. If it is then check the roadside cabinet near you and see if there is a new larger cabinet next to it. if yes the you may be able to get infinity if not then sorry not available to you - like most of us
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Need to limit ram per user +cpu usage % and internet speed

I go into Windows System Resource Management but I only see limit by process. I need to be able to say limit "greg" to only be able to use a total of 5GB of ram and say 10% of the total available cpu usage. I saw some people suggesting to set up
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You can use the System Resource Manager if you are using the Server 2008R2 or previous edition server, You can set an upper limit on the working set of a matched process,
but about the RAM limits there have some additional considerations:
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•As a best practice, use CPU targets to manage resources. Apply memory limits selectively to applications that exhibit memory consumption issues. Excessively limiting the
memory that is available to an application can increase the time it takes the application to complete a task, and it can increase disk usage.
More detail please refer the following related KB:
Understanding Memory Management in Windows System Resource Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753446.aspx
More information:
Can a process be limited on how much physical memory it uses?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/clinth/archive/2012/10/11/can-a-process-be-limited-on-how-much-physical-memory-it-uses.aspx
Install Windows System Resource Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753939.aspx
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First try a soft reset. Hold the home & sleep/wake button down simultaneously., keep holding until you see the Apple logo appear then let go & let the iPad boot normally.
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I'm used to getting around 13 Mbps Internet speeds from BT.
In the last few days, although the speed tests show similar results (assuming I can actually get online to test them), Internet browsing has become painfully slow, with many pages simply not loading at all.
I've called BT, and been through some tests with them, and they assure me that everything is fine, and that my Internet speeds are as high as ever.
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1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
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0 Kbps21000 Kbps
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The throughput of Best Efforts (BE) classes achieved during the test is - 16.11:23.37:60.53 (SBE:NBEBE)
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The results of this test will vary depending on the way your ISP has decided to use these traffic classes.
2. Upstream Test: -provides background information.
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0 Kbps1159 Kbps
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Additional Information:
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If you are streaming from your Mac then your internet speed would be irrelevant. This is done over the local network, and that is where the issue lies.
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Thanks !
Chetan

Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them. In that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If the answer is no, do that now and see whether there's any change.
Quit and relaunch the browser. Any change?
Log out and log back in. Any change?
Enable Private Browsing in the Safari menu. Any change?
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If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

How far is the range of the Airport Extreme and how much does it boost your Internet speed?

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Hi - it is impossible to know what you are asking without knowing the model of the Dlink - this chart might help you compare - http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/router-charts/view - as far as the printer is concerned, the USB port on the Extreme is designed for printers and hard drives - they are recognized when plugged in and seen on your computer so they can be installed - there is no extra utility involved - if you use a powered USB hub you can connect more than one device at a time - http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/features/printing.html - and I recommend that if you decide to try the Extreme that you know what the return policy is in case it doesn't work out in your situation.

HT1657 Last night I rented a movie successully (Argo) but it would not download. Support was called and I was advised that it was probably an internet speed issue. This was confirmed when I did a speed test as suggested. They now want to sell me some soft

Last night I rented a movie successully (Argo) but it would not download. Support was called and I was advised that it was probably an internet speed issue. This was confirmed when I did a speed test as suggested. They now want to sell me some software for $40.00. Help

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No, it was Apple. Last night the movie (Argo) was downloaded. It took about an hour, however it did not open.
I can watch the preview, but can't open it.
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I was wondering if I could use a Cat6 cable with my macBook pro and achieve internet speeds up to 10 gigabytes a second without using a Thunderbolt to 10GBASE-T ethernet adapter.

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10 gigabytes a second without using a Thunderbolt to 10GBASE-T ethernet adapter.
The 10GBASE-T standard allows for max 10Gbit/s. Gigabits, not gigabytes.

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