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I have a cable modem (road runner) and it works sufficient enough for my operations, but it feels slower than before.

I recently moved the cable modem from about 8 ft from the wall connection outlet into an coaxial extention and the modem is in another room at the end of a 50ft cable. Would this slow it down at all?
 
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I have a cable modem (road runner) and it works sufficient enough for my operations, but it feels slower than before.

I recently moved the cable modem from about 8 ft from the wall connection outlet into an coaxial extention and the modem is in another room at the end of a 50ft cable. Would this slow it down at all?

Yes, for Both ...but Mostly the Cable

You need to keep your Modem as close to your PC as possible.
For any other computers running off that Modem, they will be a little slower.
 

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sorry, didn't explain well enough....modem used to be in the living room where the computer was....recently put a desktop in a bedroom so I moved the modem to the bedroom. The cable line to the room is just a loooong cord from the living room so I just put a splitter at the end in the bedroom and put the modem next to the computer.
 

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If it's just a longer cord, it shouldn't affect your internet speed.

Maybe you've recently started using a program that eats up all of your Bandwidth? Peer to Peer file sharing programs (Limewire, Ares, etc) will slow down your internet speed dramatically
 

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pcpitstop.com run the internet speed test to see what speed you are actually getting on downloads and uploads to and from your computer, not the modem
 

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The splitter can cause signal attenuation (loss) if the impedance (resistance) of the cable isn't properly matched. Most LAN coaxial cables have an impedance of 50 ohms, so check if the splitter is 50 ohms as well. If it isn't, purchase a new 50 ohm splitter.

If it is, check the condition of the connectors and make sure they are clean, put together well, and connect snugly.

The length of the cable is fine. You should be able to add an additional 200+ feet with no problems.
 

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The splitter can cause signal attenuation (loss) if the impedance (resistance) of the cable isn't properly matched. Most LAN coaxial cables have an impedance of 50 ohms, so check if the splitter is 50 ohms as well. If it isn't, purchase a new 50 ohm splitter.

If it is, check the condition of the connectors and make sure they are clean, put together well, and connect snugly.

The length of the cable is fine. You should be able to add an additional 200+ feet with no problems.


before going through this trouble, try removing the splitter and see if you notice a difference, if you do then do what this guy posted
 

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Try adding more memory you would be surprised what it will do to your machine as far as speed.
 

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You guy are pretty good. Yeah main question was the length....didn't know that it didn't matter....that eases me....I didn't know about this 50ohm test....i have to check it....

just to be clear, if the ohm matches up properly, a splitter doesn't affect anything?

I believe old setup was:

Wall ---> 3-way splitter (TV/slingbox, Modem, long cord to bedroom)
looong cord ----> 2-way splitter (TV, bedroom #2)

Current setup:

Wall ----> 2-way splitter (TV and looong cord to bedroom)....
Looong cord ---> 3-way splitter (TV/slingbox, modem, bedroom #2)

The computer is new but only 1GB of ram...will probably have to upgrade soon.
 

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You guy are pretty good. Yeah main question was the length....didn't know that it didn't matter....that eases me....I didn't know about this 50ohm test....i have to check it....

just to be clear, if the ohm matches up properly, a splitter doesn't affect anything?

I believe old setup was:

Wall ---> 3-way splitter (TV/slingbox, Modem, long cord to bedroom)
looong cord ----> 2-way splitter (TV, bedroom #2)

Current setup:

Wall ----> 2-way splitter (TV and looong cord to bedroom)....
Looong cord ---> 3-way splitter (TV/slingbox, modem, bedroom #2)

The computer is new but only 1GB of ram...will probably have to upgrade soon.

If you have Vista, I would recommend 2GB ram.
 

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next question....

I have 4 ram slots and only 2 filled (512 x 2)

In order to get it to 2GB ram, can i just buy a 1GB chip and go (512, 512, 1024) for the 2GB or do I have to buy 2 chips (either 2 512 or 2 1GB for my 2GB total)
 

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next question....

I have 4 ram slots and only 2 filled (512 x 2)

In order to get it to 2GB ram, can i just buy a 1GB chip and go (512, 512, 1024) for the 2GB or do I have to buy 2 chips (either 2 512 or 2 1GB for my 2GB total)

I believe the 2 equal chips runs better.


 

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Buy 2 2 Gb chips and your will notice a great difference.
 

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Buy 2 2 Gb chips and your will notice a great difference.

I didnt even know they made 2 GB chips...

why don't I just buy 4 of them and run 8GB or ram?

i did hear that if you have too much the return is minimal....i guess kind of like ICM
 
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I believe the 2 equal chips runs better.

Shouldn't matter. Unless you are really doing a lot at once, 2gb should be fine for XP. Vista is a totally different story.

Also, depending on how new your computer is, it may not accept more than 1, 2 or 4gb.
 

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pcpitstop.com run the internet speed test to see what speed you are actually getting on downloads and uploads to and from your computer, not the modem


holy shit, i tried the download speed....

from work.....766 kb/s
then i remote into my home computer......82 kb/s


wtf?
 
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Retest it without the splitter, then retest it from the closest connection that you can to the actual router.
 

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Yeah, i will have to re-evaluate my connection when I get home...

Hawaii generally has a slower internet speed (hard to ground the electricity in the grass huts) but 82kb/s was atrocious
 

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