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Interesting topic, more interesting is the number of 'views'.

I have changed DNS servers, it appears to have solved or at least reduce the delays.
A number of other non PC issues have come up so I haven't had time to dive in any deeper.

I'm taking a closer look at the loading times to see if I can narrow down any specific site(s) or circumstances which may be easier said then done.

The edited DNS address in the O/S supersedes whatever is in the Router?

Networking is confusing, between the abbreviations, acronyms and the tons of terms, many of which seem to overlap or conflict.

Then I would have to delete the DNS entries in the Router?

I have run both of those programs. A few odds & ends IIRC, but nothing worth while.

I would try those DNS servers directly, without using your router acting as a proxy temporarily, at least to test (i.e. no 192.168.x.x as DNS server). I run static IP addresses on all my equipment set within the ...

I run dd-wrt firmware and there is a 'adblock' option, it's disabled by default which is the way I left it.

Hard to describe this other than I have noticed a somewhat long delay (5-10 seconds) from the time I click a bookmark and the site starts to load.
I run a data activity application (Bit Meter) and I see what is and what isn't coming down the pike. When I click on a bookmark (or manually enter a ...

I fully understand if it was a 'new' device, but it's not, nor did the MAC change. The only change was a different 3rd party F/W.
Isn't the only thing the is any issue is a devices MAC address??

There was no trouble after, again it is/was why is that necessary? Same Router before and after, why can't it re-establish itself as it was 5-10 minutes or so ago??

This is only a Modem, I have NO control over it other than a power switch and the ability to change a unneeded password.
It's connected to the Router using the WAN port (I didn't know it could be done otherwise).

Nothing new was connected to the Modem, the Router was temporarily disconnected to ...

Trying to understand the events involved for a Router to get recognized with a WAN IP address thru a Modem. This is with a CATV ISP (Spectrum/TWC if that matters)

Flashing the firmware, or any activity that requires disconnection of the link between the Modem & the Router.
Modem & Router on line ...

I plan on doing some more testing, but that isn't a priority right now. I have never had real fast transfers, even between similar machines, transfers are not a weekly or even monthly occurrence.

Mbps is bits isn't it?
It isn't the 95 figure I was concerend about, it's the less than 50, as low as 11Mbps I don't like.

There is one thing I missed, the Switch is only 100Mb which would account for the 95Mb top speed, but shouldn't account for nothing else.

What I meant by the "apples to apples" was same file, same path, same hardware at each end.
I did forget to mention I use BitMeter as a data speed monitor tool (on both boxes), not that lame M$ file transfer window 'bad guess'.

Interesting about the "kicking it out the door" analogy. I didn't look ...

Both cards are gigabyte. Win7 is 64 bit, XP Pro sp3 is 32 bit (I forget to add)
But, all of the above doesn't explain why initiating from one machine or the other affects transfer/speed/time. The process is the same. After I click "move", why/where would it make a difference?

To possibly sum this ...

I hope this is the right place to ask this. here is the situation;

Two PC' s
one a newer tower running Win 7, the other a older laptop running XP Pro
Wired connection thru a router and a 'switch' with no special priorities or restrictions to bandwidth. Both static IP's (if that matters)

The file ...

The new Modem was powered on. It was not connected to the Router or a PC.
The old Modem was still connected to the Router.
Except for the 'Link" light, all four indicators were lit in a normal/active state making one think it was already activated.
I called gave him the MAC address, he activated ...

No and yes of course.

One thing (other than your question) is when the new Modem was provisioned/authorized, the Router was not connected at the time since I have VoIP and I wouldn't of been able to make the call in the 1st place. (no toy phone here).
I have done a swap before with no issue, same ...

No Firewall in Router or in O/S
Static IP addresses for all my devices except for a ATA (Obi202)
Nothing special or fancy in the LAN.
All wired except for a Laptop.

Long story short, I swapped identical Modems that gave a static WAN IP address (yes it was static!) Both had a RF connection ...

The 'peak' hours I'm usually not accessing the Internet. I'm probably will stick with the Zoom since it's been mounted on a removable board with the ATA, router & a switch

And how about channel bonding & peak usage bottlenecks in the node, still no issue?

The Zoom modem I have, all 8 channels are active. Their Arris eMTA show all 16 channels active (which I understand is all they are using at present).

How about the advantages with the additional 'channel bonding'?

I have a Zoom 5341J 8 ch. down 4 ch. up modem. Spectrum gave me (for troubleshooting their issue not related to the modem) a Arris TM1602a eMTA (combo modem & ATA) that has 16 in & 4 out channels. The tech told me of their two new (and only) levels of service 60 & 100 Mbps. I have 30 now for $60/mo ...

Cat5 to everything except a Laptop that is rarely used.
BitMeter & DU Meter are very similar (there are others), but those seem to be the most popular. I have used one or the other for well over 10 years (1st DU Meter, then BitMeter). I always have it running. :thumb:

https://codebox.net/pages ...

Other than the 'Tower' I use (PC), the only devices that 'consume' anything are two TiVo DVR's that only download Guide data one or twice a day and that is very little (just data) for periods of minutes.
There only the two of us, no kids with vidiot games etc chocking bandwidth.

If it is getting ...

Bandwidth is definitely not being consumed by something else.

Any other input here??

I have had trouble watching You-Tube videos for some time. Ever so ofter a pop up appears with Google blaming TWC for poor broadband service claiming the bandwidth is insufficient. I have 30MB/s and I can confirm that since I run a bandwidth monitoring program all the time (Bit Meter).

Watching the ...