download speed machine dependant?

even from a virtual machine installed on that notebook.. still the same thing.. I just don't get it.

i would reccomend checking the hidden internet settings such as TTL etc. i found i had to increase that(to 64 over default 32) recently to fix some problems with some sites. a lot of all in 1 tweaking programs should have the ability to do that but if you dont have such a thing then you could try something like this little freeware program so check that all settings are the same for both the notebook and your box. if any are different then change them accordingly and reboot and retry etc.

keep in mind that as far as windows in the vm is concerned, it's a different piece of hardware though.. and as far as the host is concerned, the sample applies.. there's a new network interface (actually two) when you install vmware.

window limit to 10 connections.why it is so slow...

Can't you change the NIC in the PC you're getting this slowdown with? Or is that a notebook too? Also, have you tried using one of your PCs as a gateway to your problem PC? i.e. install 2 NICs into one of your other PCs, connect one NIC to your router/modem/whatever and then connect the other NIC to the PC with the weird problem, and use Windows Internet Connection Sharing to make it act like a router. Also, it probably won't make any difference but have you tried Linux or some other non-MS OS?