Frankn, I recently discovered I had a wireless adapter issue that was contributing to my performance problems.
If you're using a wireless, I would suggest you disable and re-enable it to see if the performance changes. In some MS operating systems this can be accomplished by right clicking the terminal icon in the system tray, and then selecting repair from the pop-up menu.
Otherwise, power off your DSL or Cable Modem, and your router then power them back up. Wait about 1.5 minutes and try again.
SOUNDS GOOD, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I AM USING A VERIZON NETBOOK ON THERE BROAD BAND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY BARS I HAVE OF SIGNAL STRENGTH. SOMETIMES THE POSTS FLY THRU AND SOMETIMES IT TIMES OUT BEFORE THE POST IS REGISTERED AND THE RED MESSAGE SAYES TO REPOST IT. THE PROBLEM IS THE POST IS BLANK.