Suddenly slow internet

Hello.
I will be the first one to admit, i am a mac n00b.
i've had my mac since earlier this year and i love it, but in the last week my internet isn't even half of what it used to be.
To begin with, Airport isn't always connecting to my network or it will but for about two seconds. Also, i'll type in the password which i -know- is right, and it says it's invalid. The only way of sorting this out that i've found is to restart my mac at least twice.
When it finally does connect and i can use the internet, it is painfully slow. Well, painfully slow to someone who is used to instant page uploads. The worst is, when i try and download something, something that was taking 2 minutes to finish is now taking 2 hours. My current download speed is 11.4 kb/s for a 84.4MB file.
The worst is the PCs in the house are working and my ibook (which is using an older version of Safari) is getting the kind of speeds i used to. I'm using Safari 4 which i've read can screw everything up.
I really hope i'm not repeating what others have already put, but if i am please redirect me.
Thanks

Also: I decided to see if Firefox 3.0.10 was any better and it was, slightly. I was getting a 32.3 kb/s download speed on a 61.3 MB file.
And if there's more information about my system and such that someone needs to help me, i'll try and get you the information but as i said, i'm a n00b.
Thanks again

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Well, I made it to the Apple store and they, contrary to the guys at B&H, confirmed my original suspicion and yours: that the drive was failing. I bought a replacement drive and am restoring my time machine back up now.
I am a bit annoyed that the B&H guys got this one wrong but I have to give them credit for underselling me rather than overselling me; I do appreciate that.
Also worth mentioning is that the 3TB Seagate drive was less than 2 years old and is supposedly still under warrantee. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of support I get from them.
So big thanks to you, Bob, for your very good suggestions.   The Apple community has come through strong for me and I appreciate it.

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Problem description:
Mac suddenly slowed down, especially when using Safari - spinning ball of death, pages won’t load, etc. Hard drive appeared to get “stuck” causing overheating and had trouble even shutting down with the button, and then wouldn’t reboot for about an hour.
This is a Mid-2010 Mac Mini with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
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Safari is 7.1.4
We updated to Mavericks but not Yosemite.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 18, 2015 at 7:31:56 AM EDT
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    HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    HP Scheduler    Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    NP_2020Player_WEB: Version: 5.0.94.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    ClickToFlash
    Ixquick HTTPS
    ClickToPlugin
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        13%    mds
         9%    WindowServer
         2%    mdworker
         0%    fontd
         0%    AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    232 MB    Safari
    137 MB    Coda
    129 MB    Art Text 2
    120 MB    softwareupdated
    120 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    2.51 GB    Free RAM
    2.78 GB    Active RAM
    2.24 GB    Inactive RAM
    798 MB    Wired RAM
    720 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 17, 2015, 02:08:11 PM    Self test - passed
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:33:46 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-123346_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:33:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-123323_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:14:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ocspd_2015-03-17-121425_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:14:08 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121408_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:13:52 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121352_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:13:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121336_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:13:04 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121304_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:12:40 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121240_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:12:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121223_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:12:07 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121207_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:11:51 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121151_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:11:48 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ocspd_2015-03-17-121148_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:11:20 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121120_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:11:04 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121104_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:10:48 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121048_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:10:32 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121032_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:10:17 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ocspd_2015-03-17-121017_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:10:16 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-121016_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:09:45 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120945_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:09:30 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120930_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:09:14 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120914_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:08:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120858_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:08:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120842_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:08:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ocspd_2015-03-17-120842_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:08:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ocspd_2015-03-17-120841_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:08:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120810_[redacted].crash
    Mar 17, 2015, 12:07:54 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cfprefsd_2015-03-17-120754_[redacted].crash

Seems to have worked.
We hooked up the external HD, turned on Time Machine, and everything backed up.
Then we ran Disk Utility. The disk repair required the reboot thing and took two tries. Then repaired permissions. Also updated Flash.
Seems to be running okay now, but we have ordered a new SSD (as well as a new iMac 5k ). We use multiple computers so hoping we can get a couple more years of use out of this old computer as it ran fast and fine until this problem.
Thank you so much for your help! We really appreciate it.

I have very slow internet even though my provider says the speed is fast

I am experiencing very slow internet even though my provider says that my speed is fast. The uploading of a page takes long to complete

If Safari is getting very slow:
(Presumably you regularly empty your Safari cache by deleting the following file:
Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/cache.db
and clear your History)
Adding Open DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security, (including anti-phishing and redirects) (Full information about Open DNS is here: http://www.opendns.com/home/nobloat ) and further independent information can be read here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57338784-263/free-dnscrypt-tool-enhances-ma c-web-security/?tag=mncol;txt
and here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1146064/troubleshootdns.html?t=234
If you are using a single computer: Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)
Sometimes reversing the order of the DNS numbers can be beneficial in cases where there is a long delay before web pages start to load, and then suddenly load at normal speed:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2296
If your computer is part of a network:please refer to this page: http://www.opendns.com/start/best_practices/#your_network and follow the advice given.
If you use a Router, make sure it has the latest firmware installed.
One reason for a slowness in page loading may be the 'DNS Pre-fetching' feature of Safari 5.x as is described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3408?viewlocale=en_US
You can cancel DNS pre-fetching by going to Terminal and typing:
defaults write com.apple.safari WebKitDNSPrefetchingEnabled -boolean false
You have to restart Safari for it to take effect.
If Safari seems to hang for ages:
If you have a lot of tabs open and/or a lot of pages running Flash, Safari can sometimes 'hang', requiring a restart of Safari. This can often be inconvenient, and as it is rarely Safari itself that is hanging but merely one of its plug-ins, usually Flash, there is a way using Terminal to restart the plug-ins (without restarting Safari and losing your tabs) by quitting the WebPluginHost process:
Open the Terminal from the Utilities folder in /Applications and type
killall -9 WebKitPluginHost
Note that this command kills all Safari plug-ins, not just Flash. All plug-ins should start back up when you reload the page.
Then go back to Safari and refresh any pages that were using the Flash plug-in. This also fixes the Beachball of Death. Try this whenever Safari gets slow or freezes. The later versions of Flash 10.1 onwards appear to have improved the situation somewhat, but haven't completed eliminated it.
For this and other reasons Apple switched their websites to HTML5 in January 2011:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/26/apple_revamps_its_public_website_u sing_html5.html
For Snow Leopard/Lion users this should also be read:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3408

Very slow internet (Dekalb county Indiana)

I am having problems with my internet speed. on thursday my internet connection speed was over 1000kbs but when i came home friday night my connection speed was only 168kbs. this has been going on for three days now. My modem is a westell 7500. if anyone could provide insight on why this has happened so suddenly it would be greatly appreciated. also we had some storms go though here and I was also wondering if that could be a reason for the rapid slowdown.

I too am experiencing this exact same issue, storms on Thursday, extremely slower internet since Friday (Normal download is up to 768kbps..use to get atleast 124kbps, now I can barely achieve 37kbps). This is in Central Florida. Called customer service on two different occasions was told, after tests, to call another number to have someone come out and check the line. Once I called the other number (in both cases) I was told right away that there is no issue and no service is needed.
It's working slower than usual and goes out every few minutes when it's raining.
Not sure what to do - last time i had a phone line issue it took a letter to Corporate to get it resolved...

Hi all, my mac's suddenly slowed down significantly - can anyone help?

Hi there, a couple of weeks ago my mac suddenly slowed down significantly. Since then I've installed the new operating system and that's helped a little but it's still not running as it should.
Here's my EtreCheck report. Any ideas you clever people?
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 8 November 2014 16:37:52 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 4:31:31
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (375.82 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.advent.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional/Adobe Acrobat Professional.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.0r112 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Searchme
Amazon Shopping Assistant
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Adobe Version Cue CS3 Support
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 123.06 GB
Destinations:
Expansion Drive [Local]
Total size: 319.73 GB
Total number of backups: 12
Oldest backup: 2012-10-05 16:41:40 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-02 10:47:48 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 319.73 GB < (Disk used 123.06 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      1% java
      0% Installer
      0% InterCheck
      0% AppleSpell
      0% SophosUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
289 MB loginwindow
236 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
155 MB Safari
73 MB InterCheck
69 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
40 MB Free RAM
1.48 GB Active RAM
1.47 GB Inactive RAM
631 MB Wired RAM
4.68 GB Page-ins
64 MB Page-outs

And while your at it, also uninstall the Spigot adware that shows in your report (as "SearchMe"):
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-spigot/

What causes a sudden slow-down of cursor movement?

I'm laying out a multi-authored volume in CS6, and when I get to one specific chapter, the cursor suddenly slows down and will barely work. Is there some sort of hidden formatting in the original text file that could be causing this?

Back up your Mac if you have not done so already. To learn how to use Time Machine read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac - Apple Support.
Update OS X. Version 10.10.3 is the current release. To learn how to update OS X read Update OS X and App Store apps on your Mac - Apple Support.
Remove the following garbage from your Mac.
"MacKeeper"
"Sophos"
"Symantec / Norton"
"Trusteer Rapport"
Your Mac cannot operate properly with those products installed.
One or more of the following support documents may be applicable:
Uninstall Norton Internet Security for Mac
Removing Symantec programs for Macintosh by using the RemoveSymantecMacFiles removal utility
RemoveSymantecMacFiles
http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120838.aspx
Verify their complete and permanent eradication from your Mac. Don't use any other techniques to get rid of them.
"Carbonate" is known to run poorly on Macs.
"App4Mac" is outdated and obsolete.
Other problems may be present.
You need to become much more circumspect regarding the software you choose to install. I apologize if that comes across as blunt, but you appear to have been exerting quite some effort in an attempt to prevent your Mac from working the way it's supposed to work.

Incredibly slow internet, Connection drops.

Well.. Posting here is pretty much a last resort..
Background on what has happened:
What i class as "acceptable" connection speeds for my phone line 4 - 6 mb.. This is the speeds i would achieve before i ran into any problems. 4mb through the day.. Sometimes ( not very often) 6mb early hours in the morning.
Mid January 2014 - Broadband starts going incredibly slow.
I'm talking 0.1mb connection speeds.
So, i contact BT over the phone... Do all the tests and checks they tell you to do, problem persists, so i get elevated to a level 2 adviser. I get a call back from adviser, he does some magic with the exchange and my broadband speeds up.
Speed achieved 2.5mb
not quite the speed i used to achieve but certainly bare-able...
February / March
Exactly same as above, Internet slows down to a crawl, i contact BT, get elevated and it gets "fixed"
Speed still sitting at around 2.5mb.
May
Parents inform me that the Internet is slow again and constantly disconnecting
(They aren't very tech savy hence why i have been dealing with the problems)
I start monitoring the connection allot closer, and notice that the connection is dropping quite allot in the evening.. I work evenings hence why i have never noticed this fact.
After doing some research and diagnostics i notice the phone line is "Noisy". So i start monitoring this too. I find that this isn't always the case.. Some times its quiet other times you can bairly hear people on the phone for the noise (imagine someone crunching up a bag of crisps next to your ear, that's what its like)
I Contact BT, quite frustrated that iv had the same problem 3 times now.. Tell them about the noise on the line, and an engineer is sent out.
Engineer does all his tests in the house, "No problems" (The line was conveniently quiet while he was doing tests).. Just before he leaves i do a line test, and it perks up with some static, i let him listen.. He does his tests all over again, "no faults on the line"
The Engineer then informs me, that in mid January when some work on a sewage pipe was being done right next to my telephone exchange, a line was cut.. I somehow dint think, for one second this is a co-incidence. From all my own tests and diagnostics this was the only explanation i had for the problems.
He leaves, i contact BT again.. Get elevated to a level 2 adviser AGAIN.. he "fixes" it..
Speed goes back up to 2.5mb
About a week later this Problem happens AGAIN.. So i contact BT - And while I'm on the phone, the line is incredibly noisy and i say to the person on the other end that it is, so i get thrown across to a different department, who insist on sending an engineer out.
Engineer comes out, does all the same tests that the first engineer did, line is quiet while he is here, i explain EVERYTHING to him.. He doesn't really have much of an explanation, tells me that the damaged wire from the sewage work was "fixed" And that 2mb is a good speed for how far i am from my exchange (maybe so, its still not the 4 - 6 i used to get though)....He decides to shimmy up the telegraph pole outside my house fiddles around up there and a couple of other things...
After calling BT again, and getting elevated to a level 2 adviser (again) my Internet is "fixed"
Speed Fluctuating between 2.5 and 3mb now.
And here we are now.......Guess what? Internet is slow again...
Iv noticed someone with a similar problem in another post, so.. Before you ask:
Yes iv done all the tests, taken all phones out, tried a different micro filter, disconnected all other devices.
My main socket doesn't have a test socket in it, so don't ask me to plug into it.
ADSL Line Status
Connection information
Line state: Connected
Connection time: 0 day, 00:01:04
Downstream: 3,584 Kbps
Upstream: 448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI: 0/38
Type: PPPoA
Modulation: G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type: Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up): 14.7 dB / 21.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up): 40.0 dB / 22.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up): 19.4 dBm / 12.3 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up): 95 / 0
CRC Events (Down/Up): 0 / 0
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote): 0
HEC Errors (Down/Up): 0 / 0
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Event Log - (**Only showing wan don't think you need to see all the DCHP lease's etc**)
This page summarises all the recent events that have been recorded on your BT Home Hub. You can filter the events to show items related to a specific category.
Category
WAN
Recorded Events
Time & Date Message
00:03:55,10 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing detected port DSL
00:03:55,10 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing last connection port: DSL
00:03:53,10 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 connected.
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration ACK
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration NAK
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration ACK
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Request
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP CHAP receive success: authentication ok
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP CHAP Receive Challenge
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration ACK
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Reject
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration NAK
00:03:53,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:52,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration ACK
00:03:52,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Request
00:03:50,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration ACK
00:03:50,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Request
00:03:50,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:47,10 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Termination ACK
00:03:47,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
00:03:44,10 Jun. QoS Rate cap set to 0.4Mbs
00:03:44,10 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 connected.
00:03:43,10 Jun. DSL Link Up: Down Rate=3584Kbps, Up Rate=448Kbps; SNR Margin Down=15.1dB, Up=21.0dB;
00:03:34,10 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
00:03:32,10 Jun. PPP LCP Send Termination Request
00:03:31,10 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
00:03:31,10 Jun. DSL Link Down:the duration is 38211 seconds [1 : LosDetector]
13:27:14,09 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing detected port DSL
13:27:14,09 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing last connection port: DSL
13:27:12,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 connected.
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration ACK
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration NAK
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration ACK
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Request
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP CHAP receive success: authentication ok
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP CHAP Receive Challenge
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration ACK
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration NAK
13:27:12,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:11,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration ACK
13:27:11,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Request
13:27:09,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration ACK
13:27:09,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Request
13:27:09,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:06,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:03,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:27:00,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:57,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:54,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:51,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:48,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:45,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Termination ACK
13:26:45,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:26:43,09 Jun. QoS Rate cap set to 0.3Mbs
13:26:42,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 connected.
13:26:41,09 Jun. DSL Link Up: Down Rate=1536Kbps, Up Rate=288Kbps; SNR Margin Down=15.0dB, Up=6.0dB;
13:26:32,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
13:26:31,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Termination Request
13:26:29,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
13:26:29,09 Jun. DSL Link Down:the duration is 830 seconds [1 : LosDetector]
13:12:48,09 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing detected port DSL
13:12:48,09 Jun. WAN Auto-sensing last connection port: DSL
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration ACK
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration NAK
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration ACK
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Receive Configuration Request
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP IPCP Send Configuration Request
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP CHAP receive success: authentication ok
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP CHAP Receive Challenge
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration ACK
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Reject
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration NAK
13:12:46,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 connected.
13:12:46,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration ACK
13:12:45,09 Jun. PPP LCP Receive Configuration Request
13:12:45,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Configuration Request
13:12:41,09 Jun. QoS Rate cap set to 0.3Mbs
13:12:41,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 connected.
13:12:40,09 Jun. DSL Link Up: Down Rate=416Kbps, Up Rate=288Kbps; SNR Margin Down=17.3dB, Up=7.0dB;
13:11:47,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN1_INTERNET_B_ATM2_0_35 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
13:11:44,09 Jun. PPP LCP Send Termination Request
13:11:43,09 Jun. WAN connection WAN3_TR069_INTERNET_R_ATM1_0_38 disconnected.[ERROR_NO_CARRIER]
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Software version V100R001C01B036SP05_L_B | Time & date 00:06 10/06/2014
Speed test from - http://speedtest.btwholesale.com/
1. Best Effort Test:
Download Speed : 0.34 Mbps
Your speed test has completed and the results are shown above, however during the test an error occurred while trying to retrieve additional details regarding your service. As a result we are unable to determine if the speed you received during the test is acceptable for your service. Please re-run the test if you require this additional information.
So to summarise:
Slow Internet
Dropping Connection
Noisy line

In reply to imjolly
I would try this belwire fix, but i have had broadband through this socket for about 8 years now, with no problems what so ever..
So im automaticaly rulling out any sources of internal interference, as this would of already been a factor, and i wouldn't notice a sudden drop in speed..
update:
Todays Speed:
ADSL Line Status
Connection information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
0 day, 23:08:52
Downstream:
3,584 Kbps
Upstream:
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.1 Annex A
Latency type:
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up):
14.3 dB / 21.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
40.0 dB / 22.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
19.4 dBm / 12.3 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
197747 / 123
CRC Events (Down/Up):
3747 / 114
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Link (Remote):
0
HEC Errors (Down/Up):
32212 / 84
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Havn't noticed any Noise on the telephone, Proboly explains why my connection has stayed up for 23 hours now.
I will contact BT, have them send an engineer out, i might be lucky this time, and have a noisy line while he is here.. Seems to me thats what im going to have to keep doing

Very slow internet connection / email

Hi all,
I have read all posts but did not find my answer yet...
All was fine with my Macbook, until...well, I don't think I have changed anything. All of a sudden the internet connection went really slow, retrieving mail from the server (via Entourage) is sometimes blocking, it sometimes looks as there is mail in the pipe that can't come through.
Shouldn't be a genuine problem with the router (using wireless), as my PC is working fine and quick.
Does anyone have an idea? What a shame, I am starting to use my old PC for internet rather than the MacBook...
Thanks very much,
Daniela

Should be fine, right?
Yes indeed.
Another slowdown can be the DNS numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers:
Caches can mess up speed also, might coinsider Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, then when the prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
Sometimes 2 or 3 restarts will be required for full benefit... my guess is files relying upon other files relying upon other files!

Suddenly-slow Ethernet on iMac Mountain Lion

Hi,
I hope someone can help me with a problem in which my iMac's Internet speed suddenly slows down.
I have an iMac connected with Ethernet to Earthlink's DSL service, which should be at 1.5Mbps for downloading. I seem to get about 1.3Mbps, but things suddenly slow to 0.10 or below and remain at that level.
The iMac is the 3GHz, 4GB ram, bought more than two years ago and now running 10.8.5 and fully updated. The DSL modem is Netgear model DM111PSPv2 bought three years ago, but not updated.
I watch the "Network" sub-screen in System Preferences. Normally, I have a green light next to "Ethernet", which says "Connected" (via DHCP). When I have the problem, the light goes yellow, the status changes to "No IP Address" and "Status of your network connection cannot be determined". Then, it appears normal again, possibly with the same IP address but not always.
Meanwhile, these errors are put to system.log:
Oct 4 11:49:12 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0-:108.199.114.166) DNS- Proxy- SMB
Oct 4 11:49:12 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: setting hostname to "David-Lewiss-iMac.local"
Oct 4 11:49:18 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0+:108.199.114.166) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
Oct 4 11:49:18 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[18]: setting hostname to "adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net"
Oct 4 11:52:14 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net TextEdit[278]: SCNetworkReachability server not available
Oct 4 11:52:14 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 4 11:52:14 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net TextEdit[278]: socket(PF_ROUTE) failed: Operation not permitted
Oct 4 11:52:14 adsl-108-199-114-166 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(307) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Oct 4 11:52:16 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net sandboxd[307] ([278]): TextEdit(278) deny mach-lookup com.apple.SystemConfiguration.SCNetworkReachability
Oct 4 11:52:16 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net sandboxd[307] ([278]): TextEdit(278) deny system-socket
Oct 4 11:54:46 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0-:108.199.114.166) DNS- Proxy- SMB
Oct 4 11:54:46 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: setting hostname to "David-Lewiss-iMac.local"
Oct 4 11:54:51 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0+:108.199.114.166) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
Oct 4 11:54:51 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[18]: setting hostname to "adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net"
I have also seen this sequence:
Oct 4 11:34:47 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: setting hostname to "David-Lewiss-iMac.local"
Oct 4 11:34:47 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0-:108.199.114.166) DNS- Proxy- SMB
Oct 4 11:34:50 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0+:108.199.114.166) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
Oct 4 11:34:50 David-Lewiss-iMac.local mDNSResponder[41]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (108.199.114.166)
Oct 4 11:34:50 adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[18]: setting hostname to "adsl-108-199-114-166.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net"
Oct 4 11:36:27 adsl-108-199-114-166 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[131] (com.apple.PackageKit.InstallStatus): Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds
Here are the results of the diagnostic at http://speedtest.earthlinkbusiness.com/:
Download Speed: 29 kbps (3.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 306 kbps (38.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: -1 ms
Fri Oct 4 11:51:56 2013
(Yes, my upload speed is faster.)
I have run through all of Onyx's maintenance features; I have run the Apple Hardware Test suite, without any errors showing up. I also connected the same cable and modem to a Windows laptop without problem. (I tried setting up a wireless router for comparing wireless speeds, but wasn't able to get it working.)
A simple reboot isn't enough to fix the problem, but shutting the iMac down, leaving it for a bit, power-cycling and resetting the modem, resetting the iMac's SMC, and resetting the NVRAM as it reboots, sometimes gives me reasonable Internet speed, at least until this problem happens again.
Download Speed: 1296 kbps (162 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 286 kbps (35.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: -1 ms
Fri Oct 4 12:26:03 2013
(Yeah!)
Thanks in advance for your help!

Sorry to follow-up my own post, but I also get the below in system.log, as the Network sub-screen in System Preferences tells me that my Ethernet cable is unplugged or that the device on the other end isn't responding:
Oct 4 14:38:28 adsl-108-195-2-241 kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link down on en0
Oct 4 14:38:29 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[17]: setting hostname to "David-Lewiss-iMac.local"
Oct 4 14:38:29 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:108.195.2.241) DNS- Proxy- SMB
Oct 4 14:38:31 David-Lewiss-iMac kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link up on en0, 10-Megabit, Half-duplex, No flow-control, Debug [796d,0101,0de1,0300,0021,0000]
Oct 4 14:38:31 David-Lewiss-iMac.local configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:108.195.2.241) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
Oct 4 14:38:31 adsl-108-195-2-241.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net configd[17]: setting hostname to "adsl-108-195-2-241.dsl.wlfrct.sbcglobal.net"

Slow Internet after Lion Install

Lion installation was successful on a Mac Mini. The only problem I have is a slower internet connection.
I am getting about 2 to 3 Mbps for download when it should be about 10 -12 Mbps. On another Mac stil running on Snow Leopard I'm getting an excellent download speed. I cannot see how this could relate to the Lion install, but after dealing with the modem, router and checking that other Macs have good internet access, I turned to this forum.
I am using a Cisco Valet plus router. Lion was installed on a Mac Mini. 802.11g The RSSI value is -70. Transmit rate is between 12 and 18.
Any ideas?

From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Network ▹ Advanced... ▹ DNS
Under DNS Servers you should have one or more numerical addresses, such as “192.168.1.1” or “10.0.0.1”. What are those addresses?

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