WinXP Router Problem

[astei2]

Hi,

I have two machines sharing my cable connection with the use of a Linksys Router. File/And or Print Sharing is not turned on on either of the machines - don't really have the need for it.

1 - Win XP Pro machine
1 - Win 98 machine

I have just noticed that when both machines are in use, each machine encounters a slight delay in internet response time. It is not my connection, I have checked the UP/DOWN stream, connection is fine.

When I installed XP Pro on the one machine, it easily found and accepted the Linksys Router and internet usage was automatic without any doing on my part.

I just checked the Linksys site for FIRMWARE upgrades
that may apply to XP, but the have none.

Before the Full Install of XP, I had a Win ME machine and a Win 98 machine. This problem was not there before XP was installed.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanking you in advance for your help.

Astei

 

[Comtech]

Open IE, make sure you don't have "auto detect" for proxy turned on. Have you specified the IPs, or are you using DHCP? Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[astei2]

Auto Detect is off in IE and yes I have assigned an IP to each machine.

For example:
Router (gateway): 192.168.1.1
XP machine: 192.168.1.2
98 machine: 192.168.1.3

It has me stumped,
Astei

 

[rjkrash]

Try running task manager and seeing if a process on XP is eating up process time or memory. I found that Norton anti-virus was happily crunching away using 90% of CPU anytime the system tried to go idle. When I tried to use another process I got an appreciable delay while the processes switched and memory was paged in and out.

Just an idea.

 

[astei2]

No processes are using excessive process time or memory.

My CPU usage is hovering around 1-2%.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Astei

 

[Comtech]

What protocall were you using?
What are you using now?
Changes in TCP/IP settings, or DNS settings? Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[AlexIT]

You have static IP's, then linksys is doing NAT for TCP/IP on the two clients? When you speed tested, did you use an agent to test through the router, or run a web-based one that only gets to your public (dynamically assigned)IP? Could the router be slow to route packets when both machines are online?

Alex