New computer, everything great apart from Network Adapter. Very slow downloads.
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Just put together my first computer. Used this network adapter here:
[URL]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top[/URL]
Using this driver:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4U1Ga.png[/IMG]
Here's the specifications of the adapter:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jjTCh.png[/IMG]
And here's a speed test:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lKqUG.png[/IMG]
My laptop is getting much better download speeds, so I know it's not the router.
Any advice much appreciated.
well look at your link speed, 107kbps. that's horrible. What are you using? a/b/g/n? how far are you from the router? what is the router putting out? a/b/g/n? what frequency is the router putting out at? What all is in between you and the router?
there's quite a lot that can decrease your adapter's functionality. heck, i put a hole in my wall and put my adapter in there and it gets better signal lol.
[QUOTE=FrankPetrov;36934669]well look at your link speed, 107kbps. that's horrible. What are you using? a/b/g/n? how far are you from the router? what is the router putting out? a/b/g/n? what frequency is the router putting out at? What all is in between you and the router?
there's quite a lot that can decrease your adapter's functionality. heck, i put a hole in my wall and put my adapter in there and it gets better signal lol.[/QUOTE]
The router is using channel 11, and in mode 'g and b'.
Please, any suggestions at all.
[editline]26th July 2012[/editline]
I think I found the problem.
My router broadcasts in b and g, and this adapter works only with n.
So I went ahead and ordered the
Edimax EW-7612PIN 300Mbps Wireless 802.11b/g/n PCI-E Adapter
[URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003ZDECK8/"]Here[/URL]
I [I]think[/I] this will fix the problem.
You might also want to consider getting a cheap wireless N router down the track if you plan to use wireless alot, I can garuntee the improvements on latency and network file transfer will be vast.
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