New PC - Windows 7 - Broadband speed dropped to 17KB/sec - yes KB/sec!

podgeandrodge

Bought the new Aldi pc - everything going fine with it until I try to download a 5meg file and realise the net is crawling - it has built in wireless n and I am at a complete loss - 17KB/sec..:eek:

Any pointers please!!

podgeandrodge

mega pissed off. brought pc back to factory state and best I could get was 100kb/sec on a 30 meg UPC connection. Having spend a couple of hours uninstalling crap and installing all my programs and now back to square 1. Then I install my old wireless N usb dongle and getting full speed.

Goddam that built in wireless n wifi adaptor - it had up to date drivers and "excellent" reception.

anyone else with the Aldi pc with that problem? :mad:

Adam

had you any firewall installed?

is your router firewall on?

is your router N capable, and if so what are it's broadcast settings? i.e. b/g/n

podgeandrodge

Adam wrote: »

had you any firewall installed?

is your router firewall on?

is your router N capable, and if so what are it's broadcast settings? i.e. b/g/n

Hi Adam. Yes the router is an N and I haven't changed the settings though not at home at moment to check.

I don't think that is the problem though as my old wifi dongle is working fine and it's only the built in wifi that has the problem.

edit - can there be settings on the internal wifi adaptor itself that can be changed? Can't see any options in control panel...

back home - router is set to wpa/wpa2 mixed mode - could that impact? Router appears to be in n/g/b mode though no options to change (buffalo airstation)

jpl888

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Hi Adam. Yes the router is an N and I haven't changed the settings though not at home at moment to check.

I don't think that is the problem though as my old wifi dongle is working fine and it's only the built in wifi that has the problem.

edit - can there be settings on the internal wifi adaptor itself that can be changed? Can't see any options in control panel...

back home - router is set to wpa/wpa2 mixed mode - could that impact? Router appears to be in n/g/b mode though no options to change (buffalo airstation)

The chances are that the onboard adaptor is either faulty or the antenna is almost completely disconnected.

The security scheme you are using won't significantly effect throughput.

If you have the latest driver for the card and you are sure it is the right driver that's all I can suggest.

I did however once update a wireless driver and it kill throughput only to find it wasn't the right one.

Hope this helps

Biggins

Is it posssible for you to connect to your moden via the yellow ethernet cable?
If so, do that and after 30 to 60 seconds, retest your speed.

If the speed increases, it might be indicative that its a wireless problem.
If its the same it might be indicating that its either the new internal adapter or a modem problem so.... if possible to define between those latter two...
-> go see if you can find a another laptop/pc and see is there similar speed problems with that system.

If the other system gets good speed wirelessly, its your laptop at fault.
If the other system gets bad similar slow speeds, its your modem/net that is the problem.

shaneny

Hi podgeandrodge,

I use Ubuntu linux, but I think the problem mitght be that you have IPv6 enabled, google "Disabling IPv6 on Windows 7" and you should find something.

podgeandrodge

jpl888 wrote: »

The chances are that the onboard adaptor is either faulty or the antenna is almost completely disconnected.

The security scheme you are using won't significantly effect throughput.

If you have the latest driver for the card and you are sure it is the right driver that's all I can suggest.

I did however once update a wireless driver and it kill throughput only to find it wasn't the right one.

Hope this helps

Hi jp, driver up to date, fastest speed I've got is 100kb/sec. I've gone back to using my own usb wireless n adaptor and am getting full speeds so you are probably right in saying the onboard adaptor is screwed. Thanks.

Biggins wrote: »

Is it posssible for you to connect to your moden via the yellow ethernet cable?
If so, do that and after 30 to 60 seconds, retest your speed.

If the speed increases, it might be indicative that its a wireless problem.
If its the same it might be indicating that its either the new internal adapter or a modem problem so.... if possible to define between those latter two...
-> go see if you can find a another laptop/pc and see is there similar speed problems with that system.

If the other system gets good speed wirelessly, its your laptop at fault.
If the other system gets bad similar slow speeds, its your modem/net that is the problem.

Hi Biggins, as my own wireless n usb adaptor is working with full speeds I think it's fair to assume that the onboard one is caput. Thanks.

shaneny wrote: »

Hi podgeandrodge,

I use Ubuntu linux, but I think the problem mitght be that you have IPv6 enabled, google "Disabling IPv6 on Windows 7" and you should find something.

Hi shaneny, as I've got things working now I'll pass on that for now but thanks!