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| Thread ID: 84453 | 2007-11-06 05:24:00 | Internet Speeds - Problems with Xtra or Motherboard? | Pourhommenz (104) | Press F1 |
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| 608774 | 2007-11-06 05:24:00 | Hey all - I have finally got my computer up and running and it seems to be going great. Problem - I can't work out if it is the wireless adapter on the motherboard or a problem with Xtra at the moment that is causing the really slow internet speed. The MB is a Asus P5K Premuim and I have the wireless set to Station instead of AP. I have changed the network key to make sure that no one is leaching off us as well. The signal strength says 83% which I thought is really good concidering that my laptop would download at full speed (300kbs) at only 40%. Though I do have to say I am download on Steam (getting HL2 and all that installed on the computer) so maybe that is running really slow BUT I downloaded IE7 and it only downloaded @ 23kbs, I would have though of all servers microsofts would be faster than that. Can anyone sped some light on this????? |
Pourhommenz (104) | ||
| 608775 | 2007-11-06 05:32:00 | Connect another client to the AP. It is almost guaranteed to be your Internet connection. If you are lucky your Internet connects at 3.5 or so Mbps. A 802.11g AP can handle 54Mbps, and there are only two things that slow down 802.11, client load, or poor signal. If you have 1 client, and your signal strength is at 83%, then you are good on both accounts. | iwalmsley (12803) | ||
| 608776 | 2007-11-06 05:40:00 | Umm, well I have got a wireless router thats acting like a AP obviously. The motherboard can be either an AP or a station, obviously I want it to be a station. There are no other wireless deviced connecting to the router, so that rules out that ... So if it say 80% connection, then it must be the internet connection? And yes it is running on g |
Pourhommenz (104) | ||
| 608777 | 2007-11-06 05:46:00 | Its most probably Xtras crap speeds, if the speed isnt that great all the time. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 608778 | 2007-11-06 05:49:00 | Most likely to be the internet connection. Could be that Xtra is 'managing' traffic. Could be that the download server is managing its traffic. Could be that the server you are downloading from is having problems Could be that the Internet is congested. Could be anything, only worry about it if it is a regular problem. If a particular download is slow, dont worry about it. |
iwalmsley (12803) | ||
| 608779 | 2007-11-06 07:40:00 | It seems to be everything, not just one or two downloads | Pourhommenz (104) | ||
| 608780 | 2007-11-06 07:52:00 | Give www.speedtest.net a few tries, test to Auckland, Wellington. Where are you? Let us know what results you get. Also try using the Windows w/lan config instead of the Asus Wifi Ap. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 608781 | 2007-11-06 11:06:00 | does your router give any information about the data rate you can get at your location? have you tried using another computer on the same network? maybe borrow a mate's laptop for an hour and see how well it downloads. if it downloads fine it's your computer somehow. i expect it's an internet/isp problem |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 608782 | 2007-11-06 17:29:00 | Plug your adsl modem directly into your computer, and by pass the wi-fi. This is the only way to determine definitively whether it is wi-fi or xtra giving you the problem. Of course if BOTH of them are buggered.... | iwalmsley (12803) | ||
| 608783 | 2007-11-06 22:13:00 | good idea | motorbyclist (188) | ||
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