Is Slow Internet on my main computer okay? But if I use a wired laptop or any wireless gadgets, they go way faster?
Is Slow Internet on my main computer okay? But if I use a wired laptop or any wireless gadgets, they go way faster?
I tried putting Linux on USB so far it looks all messed up lol but my speed was the same 350 down and 40 up. I'm losing hope now, is there something in the BIOS that limits this? I have a performance boost or whatever else it's called turned on by default could that be the problem?
That is really strange. There isn't a hardware error that slows things down like that. Is 40 Mbps the upload limit for your other devices too? If it was physical errors slowing the speed, they would affect everything but data moving in different directions is weird. Ethernet uses all four wires to send and receive data, so an issue should happen to both sides at the same time. I think another test is better if you move files around in your house. It's even better if we use a tool like IPERF. IPERF is an old command line thing that isn't affected by things like disk structure, CPU, or memory. Since it doesn't run from the browser either, it gets rid of those factors. You should see 900+ megabytes per second in both directions with iperf. When you copy files, you can watch the rate on the network tab in your resource manager app. I would use big files so you could watch and see if the rates change... note that many rates on that screen are measured in MBYTES/sec
It comes down to Windows, so does your computer have the newest driver? You can get that from Intel's site here: [link](https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...el...-pack.html)
That is the exact one I own, so I'm going to wipe and reinstall just to make sure it works again.
The 40 up is my top limit, so that's why things feel weird. Even though I can reach my max upload speed, my download connection is struggling. We and my fiance are going to Philly tomorrow for a doctor's appointment, so I'll test the speeds in the morning before we see what they are. Thanks for your help man, you're all over this forum like some sort of networking hero!
I got really excited about using that thing for just a few minutes before I had to go. When I connected everything, like the wired main PC and wireless laptop acting as the server, I managed to reach 400. But then I tried to plug my laptop straight into my router or modem combo, and it wouldn't even start up. I keep getting an error message... ðŸ˜
400mbps seems like the top speed for your wifi, which sounds better than before. It is hard to know why it fails when you also connect a PC via cable. The program Iperf might just be wrong because Windows treats wired and wireless networks differently, so firewalls block things. If both devices are plugged into the same modem/router, that's fine. But if you have two separate routers, you'll get different networks, which can cause messy problems with data moving between them.