[deedar]

I have a MB Pro 2.16ghz core2duo running OSX10.58 and am using an AP Extreme as my WAP for Comcast high speed. First thing in the am, pages load super-fast for the first couple of minutes then the thing bogs down and it seems like it takes forever to load a page. Every now and then, things are faster, but after the first few pages of the day, things are typically slow. With ethernet, things are consistently fast. Obviously I'm not a super-technical, but I am not retarded either. Any suggrstions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[kangbroke]

Comcast is slow here on the east coast too. I even upgraded recently, Id turn off wireless, Wireless usally tends to be slower here.

[Cold Warrior]

flush your dns cache then set up your MBP to use OpenDNS.

dscacheutil -flushcache in Terminal.

Many ISPs have relatively slow dns servers, which often explain members' slow Internet browsing.

For a raw look at your bandwidth, visit speedtest.net and run it with several nearby locations to let us know what your overall speeds are.

Comcast also throttles connections under certain conditions, but it doesn't sound like that's happening here.

[deedar]

Right now, without doing anything, I am looking at:

3.62 down
2.42 up
ping 16ms

San Jose server about 100 mi away.

[deedar]

Now:

1.69 down
2.46 up

It was slower a minute ago.

[Cold Warrior]

have you made any of the opendns changes I suggested?
Is your wifi shared with any neighbors?
Does it have a password, does it use wep or wpa encryption?
Have you tried reseating/reattaching the coaxial cable from wall to modem?

[deedar]

Not yet. Hopefully, I will be able to tomorrow. I will definitely let you know what happens and I also very much appreciate the suggestions! Thanks!

[deedar]

Ok..... How do I set up my MBP to use openDNS..... for that matter - what is open DNS? Maybe I am retarded....

[Cold Warrior]

OpenDNS | Internet Navigation And Security

[deedar]

Ok. Thanks. I went there, but I wasn't ready to take the plunge until I knew that was indeed where I should be...

Thanks again.

[ghporter]

With a wireless-related issue, there are a lot of possibilities, including things that Cold Warrior had mentioned. It would be a good idea to keep track of not only when you experience these slow downs, but where you are when it happens. Are you in roughly the same part of the house when it happens, or more in one part when it happens and other parts when it's fine? There could be structural barriers to the signal in the walls, or you could be close to some other network on the same channel which would interfere with your signal.

Under Snow Leopard, it's easy to see what other wireless networks are available to you, and even what channels they're on, but since you're still using Leopard, it takes a little more work to get this information. Basically you need a program that will use your AirPort card to scan for all available networks, this will tell you who's on what channel and that will tell you if you have a conflict. Something like AP Grapher will work (and it's not a "sniffer" that can be used to break passwords, so it's pretty benign, too).

[deedar]

I signed up, but still don't know how to use it.

I am usually in the same spot in the house. It ALWAYS happens when I first use the system in the am (between 6 and 8) and then intermittently during the day.

[deedar]

Do I set the MBP and AP to use openDNS?

have you made any of the opendns changes I suggested? - slowly trying
Is your wifi shared with any neighbors? - no
Does it have a password, does it use wep or wpa encryption? - yes/wpa
Have you tried reseating/reattaching the coaxial cable from wall to modem? - not yet

Thanks again!

[Cold Warrior]

you can just set up your mbp to use it

system preferences > network > airport > advanced > DNS

add dns servers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

OK. Apply.