>Hi,
> I was wondering if anyone here has tried the NROS using Netcom.
>I'am using Netcom Canada, I've been with this service for less than a
>month and it's a lot better than my old ISP (that went into
>receivership!). Has anyone tried connecting to the NROS using netcom?
>Thanks,
>John
You can test first by turning off any running programs
except systray and explorer. Use crt-alt-del/end task.
Connect to Netcom. Leave your browser off.
While in Win95 drop to the DOS prompt and run:
ping valhalla.ten.net (central server)
ping abyss.ten.net (east coast server)
ping pandemonium.ten.net (san francisco server)
Ideally, you should do this several times over different
hours of the day. If it returns less than 0.200 ms to
any one server you should be good to go.
Next run tracert to the above places. If you have 7 or
LESS hops you should also be good to go. More and
it wont work.
I have had people say locking your modem at 19200
and turning off compression helps. I have found it makes
no difference in connection quality.
Regards,
Harry