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| 1454427 | 2018-10-14 03:07:00 | Iam running Linuz Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64 bit. Ringthe 5 Ghz wifi and the network thingee shows only 79%. Distancebetween Laptop & modem 2 meters at the most. We on 100/20 plan & latest speedtest with speedtest.net is 105/103. Watching on line programs from You Tube, TVNZ etc and get a lot of freezing and little circle going round & around & around. Anywayto speed her up? Ian __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ________ Settings. 5GHz Frequency Band Transmissionmode 802.11 a/n/ac Channel Auto Enable Ticked 11N/ac 80MHz 11N/ac guade intervel Long |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1454428 | 2018-10-14 04:23:00 | 1st you need to narrow down the actual Problem. Can you connect the Computer directly via Ethernet cable ? if so do that, try the videos again. Is it still buffering ? Also what Browser are you using ? Go to this page, do you get all ticks ? www.youtube.com Also have a read of hte second comment in the Mint Forums -- may or may not apply. forums.linuxmint.com |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1454429 | 2018-10-14 05:47:00 | It's just wifi, it sucks. I use cable. So my brother uses wifi, Desktop, His phone is on wifi, and speeds good, not much lag. His laptop is crap. Laggy, slow speed. Of course it is old, which has something to do with it. Desktop and laptop all on same version of Linux. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1454430 | 2018-10-14 06:38:00 | 1st you need to narrow down the actual Problem. Can you connect the Computer directly via Ethernet cable ? if so do that, try the videos again. Is it still buffering ? Also what Browser are you using ? Go to this page, do you get all ticks ? www.youtube.com Also have a read of hte second comment in the Mint Forums -- may or may not apply. forums.linuxmint.com I did what you said & plugged in the Ethernet cable & watch Grand Designs online & no buffering at all. I did a speed test & got 105 MBs download & 103 up. So thing that fixed the problem. Im using latest Chrome. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1454431 | 2018-10-14 06:46:00 | From my sporadic attempts at Linux I personally have found it's wifi drivers to be one of it's weakest points. Certain wifi adapters just never worked well for me under linux or required quite a bit of research and some community sourced drivers to work. I had constant dropouts and poor speed compared to the same adapters being rock solid and fast under windows. In my case it was 2 different TP link USB adapters that didn't work well but a cheap old Dlink worked perfectly. It might be worth googling your particular adapter and linux version to see if others have issues with it, that's how I eventually solved my issues. What are the speedtest results via wifi ? because if it's what you posted that would be amazing. Mine is pretty reliable but I just tested it at 22/20 via 2.4G, 89/22 via 5G, and 103/22 via ethernet I agree with piroska though, cable is always better when it's an option. Wifi seems like one of those things that will just randomly give you trouble for no apparent reason regardless of hardware/ software. A work colleague can't use the wifi on his laptop when his kids are home, their phones kick him off, a work wifi router works perfectly for about half the office but randomly won't connect to others or connects and shows no internet connection... always the same people too - the router just doesn't like their hardware. Anyway these sort of stories are common and I hear them a lot. At work I turn my wifi off because my phone works more reliably on mobile data despite only having 1 bar. Wifi is just flaky in general. I do use wifi for it's convenience though, it can be very good when everything aligns just right. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1454432 | 2018-10-14 06:54:00 | From my sporadic attempts at Linux I personally have found it's wifi drivers to be one of it's weakest points. Certain wifi adapters just never worked well for me under linux or required quite a bit of research and some community sourced drivers to work. I had constant dropouts and poor speed compared to the same adapters being rock solid and fast under windows. In my case it was 2 different TP link USB adapters that didn't work well but a cheap old Dlink worked perfectly. It might be worth googling your particular adapter and linux version to see if others have issues with it, that's how I eventually solved my issues. What are the speedtest results via wifi ? because if it's what you posted that would be amazing. Mine is pretty reliable but I just tested it at 22/20 via 2.4G, 89/22 via 5G, and 103/22 via ethernet I agree with piroska though, cable is always better when it's an option. Wifi seems like one of those things that will just randomly give you trouble for no apparent reason regardless of hardware/ software. A work colleague can't use the wifi on his laptop when his kids are home, their phones kick him off, a work wifi router works perfectly for about half the office but randomly won't connect to others or connects and shows no internet connection... always the same people too - the router just doesn't like their hardware. Anyway these sort of stories are common and I hear them a lot. At work I turn my wifi off because my phone works more reliably on mobile data despite only having 1 bar. Wifi is just flaky in general. I do use wifi for it's convenience though, it can be very good when everything aligns just right. Ireally have no need for wifi as lappy is only about 2 meters away. Thanksfor your help.Speed was pretty much the same between wifi andEthernet. Both105/22. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1454433 | 2018-10-15 10:34:00 | Change the channel on both 2.4 and 5 ghz. Dont leave it on Auto It'll also depend on what the modem is, and what the wifi adapter supports |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1454434 | 2018-10-15 19:56:00 | Change the channel on both 2.4 and 5 ghz. Dont leave it on Auto OK 2.4 I have set at Ch 9 and 5 GHz is set on auto. It'll also depend on what the modem is, and what the wifi adapter supports I have a Sparky HG659b |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1454435 | 2018-10-16 05:00:00 | Distance between Laptop & modem 2 meters at the most. Why bother with wireless when you're that close to the modem? |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 1454436 | 2018-10-16 06:42:00 | Why bother with wireless when you're that close to the modem? I know I dont need to, but when I was running win 10 I found the internet was faster. I have the 100/20 plan and my: ethernet (www.google.co.nz) is 1 GB. |
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