dg384gt question

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 13:42:59

sorry i know it a trivial question, i just updated my netgear to the latest firmware 1.03.22 and everything seems fine.

i basically downloaded the file, clicked router upgrade in router page, browsed,clicked button and uploaded file and thats it, theres not anything else i need to do at all?

also whats better? wpa2-psk or wpa-psk wireless security? im assuming the former cos of the 2?

Steve · Feb 28, 2010, 13:47:54

They do recommend a reset after a firmware upgrade but if all seems ok I wouldn't bother. If you get any local network issues i.e disconnects and loss of LAN IP address it could well be the firmware and you may have to go back a few. WPA2 is the one you want the older firmwares only had WEP

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 13:51:50

ok thanks also i was wondering if you know what these connections mean in netstat in the attached pic? there is alot of them prob bout 20-30

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Steve · Feb 28, 2010, 13:56:10

Quick answer no! Ports on local machine awaiting an input?

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 14:09:49

lol what does that mean? local machine awaiting an input?

couple of quotes off google:

"TIME_WAIT is normal. It's a state after a socket has closed, used by the kernel to keep track of packets which may have got lost and turned up late to the party. A high number of TIME_WAIT connections is a symptom of getting lots of short lived connections"

"It isn't important. All that signifies is that you're opening and closing a lot of Sun RCP TCP connections (1500-2500 of them every 2-4 minutes). The TIME_WAIT state is what a socket goes into when it closes, to prevent messages from arriving for the wrong applications like they might if the socket were reused too quickly, and for a couple of other useful purposes. Don't worry about it.

(Unless, of course, you aren't actually running anything that should be processing that many RCP operations. Then, worry.)
"

can anyone make any sense of those?

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 15:22:19

sorry for another reply but i just done another bt speedtest and only got 4535kbps which is the lowest ive ever seen, could something or someone be eating a bit of my connection or could the bt test be at fault?

normal on average im always 6400-6800kbps

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Rik · Feb 28, 2010, 15:26:23

Given it's a grey Sunday afternoon, my bet would be that there's congestion at the exchange.

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 16:11:58

just done another one, even worse now

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Rik · Feb 28, 2010, 16:15:38

As I said, it's typical of exchange/BT congestion. Unfortunately, it's well above the minimum spec BT have set for your line, so they wouldn't entertain a complaint.

Steve · Feb 28, 2010, 16:18:37

Back to the netstats,I wish I knew what hosting2;http meant

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 16:32:00

on the netstat issue i no longer have the time wait connections but i now have these established connections which i havnt got a clue bout,i have 4 regular connections to my pc above this then another line saying close -wait on the end these 6 lines of established connections underneath.

are these eating at my connection hence the lower bt speed result?

what the hell is jupiter?

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Glenn · Feb 28, 2010, 16:35:14

Download Malwarebytes and install it, then, Disconnect the PC from the internet. Run a full antivirus scan then a full Malwarebytes scan, fix any issues they both find.

Rik · Feb 28, 2010, 16:35:48

Is there any clue in Task Manager > Processes?

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 17:06:42

this is what is in task manager at the moment

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Rik · Feb 28, 2010, 17:08:29

Nothing obvious there, but CPU usage is high at 20% if the system was idling. Do as Glenn suggests and see what that reveals.

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 17:17:12

cpu usage is 2-4% idle ithink it jumped because i was using thw windows snipping tool to capture the pic,ill have a go on the malwarebytes anyway as suggested by glenn

Niall · Feb 28, 2010, 17:23:12

Well there are 18 more processes running on that system than I have with itunes (3) and firefox (1) running too.

I notice you've got a lot of processes running that might not need to be. Unless I actually use a program I'll have the process set so it doesn't activate on startup. It might be an idea to run through them all and see what you actually want from start up.

I forgot to mention. Is is a Notebook you're using? My sisters other half has a Netbook and the amount of software it runs to emulate things normally done on the hardware side on a standard PC is immense. They're really sluggish in comparison.

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 18:55:22

well ive done a full scan with malwarebytes and all clear on that and same with an anti virus scan ive done too.

yeah it is a notebook, you are right in that sense on the 2 notebooks ive had in my life they both had too much going on with them program-wise.

how do i disable programs from the startup and how do i know what processes to turn off?

Rik · Feb 28, 2010, 18:59:30

There's no simple answer. Probably the best route is to run MSCONFIG and use the selective startup option. Look at the services and startup tabs and see whether you need everything which is loading, if not, uncheck it then re-boot.

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 19:47:08

well ive taken off alot of unessecary stuff off of the startup tab which is making the laptop start alot quicker

but im too cautious to turn anything off of the services tab as the description of all the items is too cryptic and am unsure as to what they relate to

drummer · Feb 28, 2010, 20:26:06

Quote from: Happy Surfer on Feb 28, 2010, 19:47:08
well ive taken off alot of unessecary stuff off of the startup tab which is making the laptop start alot quicker but im too cautious to turn anything off of the services tab as the description of all the items is too cryptic and am unsure as to what they relate to

A very useful source of information on the default Windows Services is the Black Viper website. Just scroll down to whatever flavour of Windows you use and select the "Windows XXX Services Configuration" link.

It's very detailed, so only worth bothering with if you have a couple of hours to spare.

Happy Surfer · Feb 28, 2010, 20:47:46

well as pic below shows, speed is back to normal.

maybe it was as rik said and a bit of congestion at the exchange, netstat connections are bit strange though spose ill never know what they were.

killed 2 birds with one stone though, got a malware program to use which is handy and the ms config startup tab removal tip has got the laptop starting up super quick.

thanks for all the tips and help

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Rik · Mar 01, 2010, 09:56:49

NP.