| Learn how to speed up your Internet speed and | | | | 1. You need to first click on start, and then click |
| your computer by at least 50%. It's easy to do. I | | | | on control panel. Then click on your local area |
| finally figured it out. If your local area connection | | | | connection. Write down the activity packets both |
| status is not close to mine as shown above then | | | | the send and receive numbers. You will need this |
| you need to try this. | | | | numbers to compare so put them where you can |
| Are you paying for High Speed Internet access | | | | find them. |
| and your computer is sluggish when you visit any | | | | 2. Now click on Properties and then double click on |
| web sites? I have Time Warner Road Runner | | | | TCP/IP, Internet Protocol. |
| High Speed with Turbo boost and my Internet | | | | 3. Leave the top settings alone; allow the IP |
| was sluggish at best for months. I tried | | | | address to be obtained automatically. |
| everything including the following. | | | | 4. Select the use the following DNS server |
| 1. Resetting my Time Warner cable modem. Did | | | | addresses, mine are. |
| nothing. | | | | Preferred DNS server 24.25.5.60 (Time Warner |
| 2. Replacing my Time Warner cable modem with | | | | Cable) |
| a newer model. Did nothing. | | | | Alternate DNS server 24.25.5.61 (Time Warner |
| 3. Resetting my Net Gear Wi-Fi router. Did nothing. | | | | Cable) |
| 4. Replacing my Wi-Fi router. Did nothing. | | | | 5. Reboot your computer. |
| 5. Reinstalling my operating system. Did nothing. | | | | 6. Check your network settings again by clicking |
| 6. Updating my network drivers. Did nothing. | | | | on start, and then click on control panel. Then click |
| 7. Scanning for viruses and malware infections | | | | on your local area connection. |
| daily. Did nothing. | | | | 7. Compare these numbers to the ones you |
| 8. Tried using different browsers, IE, Firefox, | | | | wrote down earlier. If the numbers are lower than |
| Chrome, Opera, etc, Did Nothing. | | | | before just wait 30 minutes or so. |
| Please note, this works for Time Warner cable | | | | 8. Congratulations you just increase the speed of |
| Internet connection only, however if you can | | | | your computers by leaps and bounds. |
| locate your DNS server settings, it should work | | | | 9. If your computer is still kind of sluggish it may |
| on your computer. | | | | be infected. |