Another option is to check whether your ISP uses a proxy server , a system that speeds access by locally caching pages from Web sites. If your ISP uses a proxy server, call the ISP to make sure you're hooked up to it. Medic's Health Report will tell you so. If you don't have Net. Ping is a little Net program that sends a 32-byte signal to the Web site's host server.
Ping then records the time the server takes to respond.
If you're in Australia, for example, your Ping responses may be routinely slower than 400ms. In Windows 95, click the Start button, and select Run. Then type command . Ping will show you the results of four tests. Any time less than 300ms is normal.