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Internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of mankind. As with every single innovation, internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. But usually, greater magnitude of advantages outweighs its disadvantages. Internet Today internet has brought a globe in a single room. Right from news across the corner of the world, wealth of knowledge to shopping, purchasing the tickets of your favorite movie-everything is at your finger tips. Internet has great potential and lot to offer. With that, its
really part of our daily lives. The foremost target of internet has always been the communication. And internet has excelled beyond the expectations .Still, innovations are going on to make it faster, more reliable. By the advent of computer’s Internet, our earth has reduced and has attained the form of a global village. By just clicking the mouse, we can now communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. With the so-called emails and chat, we can get in touch with our loved ones. Another great advantage of internet is that it provides us the information we need in our daily lives. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, yahoo is at your service on the Internet. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of subject that you are looking for. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subject need to be searched. Students and children are among the top users who surf the Internet for research. Today, it is almost required that students should use the Internet for research for the purpose of gathering resources. Teachers have started giving assignments that require research on the Internet. It’s really an advantage to us students because it’s easy for us to find the information we need in our studies. On other way round, entertainment is another popular reason why people love to surf the internet. Games, chat, some networking sites are those popular demands of the users. The industry of online gaming has tasted dramatic and phenomenal attention by game lovers. Chat rooms are popular because users can meet new and interesting people. In fact, the Internet has been successfully used by people to find life long partners. When people surf the Web, there are numerous things that can be found. Music, hobbies, news and more can be found and shared on the Internet.

Slow internet connection problems are becoming more common. The speed of internet connection is based on several factors. If those factors are hampered, the internet connection will slows down.One of the major causes of slowdown on the net is spyware. So before you begin tweaking your setting. Make sure that your computer is free of spyware and other nasty.

If I’m hired as an IT consultant of the university, I would suggest to have a good infrastructure in order to improve the internet connection. We are all aware that the slow internet connection in our university is one of the problem our university has. Students keep on complaining on the slow internet connection. As an IT consultant, I do have lots of suggestions to improve the internet connectivity.
These are the following:

1. Broadband Router Settings

As the centerpiece of a network, a broadband router can be responsible for slow Internet connections if configured improperly. For example, the MTU setting of your router will lead to
performance issues if set too high or too low. Ensure your router's settings are all consistent with the manufacturer's and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) recommendations. Carefully record any changes you make to your router's configuration so that you can undo them later if necessary.

2. Wireless Signal Interference

Wi-Fi and other types of wireless connections may perform poorly due to signal interference, which requires computers to continually resend messages to overcome signal issues. To avoid slow Internet connections due to signal interference, reposition your router for better performance and change your Wi-Fi channel number.

3. Internet Worms

An Internet worm is a malicious software program that spreads through computer networks. If any of your computers are infected by an Internet worm, they may begin spontaneously generating network traffic without your knowledge, causing your Internet connection to appear slow. Run antivirus software regularly to diagnose and remove these worms from your computers.

4. Running Background Applications

Some software applications you install on a computer run in the background, quietly consuming network resources. Unlike worms, these are programs designed to do useful work. Peer to
peer (P2P) programs in particular can heavily utilize your network and cause connections to appear slow. It's easy to forget these applications are running. Always check computers for any programs running in the background when troubleshooting a slow network.

5. Faulty Network Equipment

When routers, modems or cables fail, they typically won't support connections. Certain technical glitches in network equipment, however, adversely affect performance even though connections are maintained. To troubleshoot potentially faulty equipment, temporarily re-arrange and re-configure your gear while experimenting with different configurations. Try bypassing the router, swapping cables and changing network adapters to isolate the slow performance to a specific
component of the system.

6. Service Provider Issues

Internet speed ultimately depends on the service provider. Your ISP may change their network's configuration, or suffer technical difficulties, that inadvertently cause your Internet connection to run slow. ISPs may also intentionally install filters or controls on the network that can lower your performance. Don't hesitate to contact your service provider if you suspect they are responsible for a slow Internet connection.

7. Reduce the Web Cache

The task here is to make your web cache as small as possible. The less disk space your reserve for your temporary files is less data that your computer needs to search through. This action can easily award you a faster connection on the net.

8. Clear Temp Files

Deleting web cache is a good way to speed up a slow internet connection. These files take up valuable resources that could be used to for a better net surfing experience. When we are online web cache are active. Cookies are loaded in your browsers and constantly update themselves.
Here how to delete your temporary internet files.

Manual steps to erase your temporary internet files.
1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
2. Click Start, click Control Panel and then double-click Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box , and then click OK.
5. Click OK.

9. Speed Up Web Pages

When you log on to a web page, your computer is assaulted with data it needs to organize and present in an orderly manner. This information takes time to load. So, the more information the longer it takes to load. However you tweak a number of settings to decrease the time it takes to load a web page. By reducing the amount of animation and scripts.

10. Control Your AntiVirus

When your antivirus performs a scan. It produces a log. This log can be up to 100 megabytes of information each. The registry holds all this info. The addition of the info is not the major problem. Its that the information is placed in many places in your registry. This causes fragmentation of files. Your computer's operating system must search through the massive files in the registry constantly. If the registry is error-filled, fragmented, or bloated with unnecessary and duplicate files, you will have major slowdown. Organize and keep it maintained, the problem will most likely be solved.

Those mentioned suggestions is a great help not just to the students but all also to the faculty and staff of the university because they can make use of the internet properly without hassles. However, it would be a lot better if both students and staff cooperate in making the internet connection faster. It's not just for the good of oneself but also for the good of the institution.


Refernces:
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/speedtests/tp/slow-network-connections.htm
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/slow-internet-connection.html