XPost: alt.windows-xp, alt.os.windows-xp   
   From: nospam@azbusinessparners.com   
      
   Kadaitcha Man wrote:   
   > ref21421  Thou mad viper. Thou bat-fowling   
   > mongrel beef-witted lord. Ye meowed:   
   >> Itunes fails with "Connection timed out".   
   >>   
   >> ref21421 wrote:   
   >>> Having a problem with ALL downloads started on my XP desktop hanging   
   >>> after about .5meg has been received. Does not matter if I use   
   >>> Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Itunes. Can restart and eventually   
   >>> complete with IE or Itunes, but not Firefox. Think it has to do with   
   >>> a parameter in the registry or a timeout at the cable company (Cox),   
   >>> but their tech says their hubs are OK. No problem downloading with   
   >>> other PCs using the same local wired IP router. Ran ping, Trace   
   >>> Route. Ping Plotter shows 20-40% failure rates at nodes 5-10 hops   
   >>> out that are not under the control of my cable provider. Any thing I   
   >>> can look at to fix the problem?   
   >   
   > What service pack level is installed?   
      
       XP Home SP2   
   >   
   > What is the machine's MTU set at?   
      
      1500   
   How does the value compare to what the   
   > router says the MTU is?   
      
      Router MTU is set to "auto/1500" Not sure if 1500 is the default   
   manual setting, or the measured MTU of received packets. Cannot  find   
   any other data in router.   
      
   What are the MTU values?   
   >   
      
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