9-3-2021 - Well, this will probably be the last time I report a faster speed test, unless I get a 10gb fiber link to my PC, this is about the fastest speed I should be able to see on two bonded 1gbps copper connections. This result is almost perfect considering overhead, though download could be a bit faster.  1-24-2015 - Just added a recent test to an old post, got bored. hehe, I like the "faster than 95% of the US"  :-) 2-22-2011 - After Installing a bi-directional drop amp with active return, I finally got my cable signal to a good point. The downstream dBm is probably a bit high at 7.32 to 9.19 but rx MER (or SN ratio) is at 38.26 not bad. Upstream is now at 46.50 dBm from 57.30. I have some good signals now and it defiantly made a difference. I'm not saying a drop amp, especially with active return, is the cure all. Check your signals and figure out if this would actually help, it did for me. Below are some pictures of my cable modem setup. ...

     I have made a few Oil cooled PC's in the past, this time I wanted to make a really small one. My requirements: Silent, small, 1ghz or faster, able to surf the net, run windows 7, and stream radio from LAST.FM. So I got to work on this! It's an ebay mac mini with windows 7 installed (no more osx) removed the mac mini shell, and started to silicone the loose parts in place (IR receiver, wifi antenna, sound card). I attached a small fan to the back of the mother board and to the back of the aquarium. My goal here was to create a "floating" motherboard, as well as have an invisible method to circulate the oil. Hardware stats are: Processor: 1.67Ghz RAM: only 512MB Hard Drive: Intel SSD (board of chips in the front) NETWORK: mini pci on board      Everything else is over USB, DVI (video), keyboard, mouse, and more usb ports. This is done through a usb docking station for laptops... I did this because i only wanted two cables coming from the back of ...