Internet Cable Speed

How do you optimize your cable internet speed?

I have a 6Mb cable connection but the network utilization is only at about 1-2% at all times. How do i change that so its at 100% all the time?

Public Comments

1. Sorry, i don't know what 'network utilization' is...but Whats your download speed then...try... http://www.speedtest.net and post up your speed. I guess that a 6megaBIT connection allows you to download at about um....600kb a second?
2. You are confusing two different parameters. The network utilization percentage refers to the fraction of the total bandwidth of your Local Area Network (LAN) that is being used and has nothing to do with the cable speed. The more the network is being utilized the slower it will run.
3. Try the program at this link http://www.download.com/CableNut/3000-2155_4-10060128.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10124235 Be sure to view the readme file first.
4. Network utilization refers to how much percent of yr bandwidth is used at that particular moment However it is calculated over yr theoretical Network Card bandwidth Yr Ethernet Bandwidth (in theory max) is in Gbs so it is not possible to get it 100 percent over a Mbs line Home systems do not even get 10 percent the only possble way is over a fibre-optic line in supercomputers maybe? 1-2 percent is actually not bad
5. You're confusing your WAN side internet speed with the LAN side NIC in your computer. Your computer's NIC is probably running at 100 mbps while your WAN speed is 6 mbps. If you maxed out your WAN speed, you'd show no more than 6% on your NIC. Many sites on the net limit session bandwidth to 1 or 2 mbps in order to give everyone a fair shake at access so showing 1% to 2% utilization on your NIC is normal. Also, the way that Ethernet networks operate, 100% utilization is impossible. Once you exceed about 30% to 40%, total throughput will drop off significantly and at 100% communications would be impossible. 100% utilization on an Ethernet segment indicates problems such as a jabbering NIC (rarely seen with modern NICs) or a broadcast storm. You won't see a broadcast storm in a home environment unless you've REALLY screwed something up.