Laptop / Network question

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 06:11 PM

Just got a new laptop yesterday. My old laptop was about 4 years old and was slowly dying, well kind of picking up momentum towards dying recently so I picked up a new laptop.

I am happy with much of it but the online speed is ticking me off. I can't get decent download speeds for the life of me. It took me a couple hours to download a 30 MB file last night.

Did I get a dud or are there settings that I need to look into?

The stats for this computer put my other one to shame. It does everything else MUCH quicker than the old one. What it doesn't do quicker is download. I have a Steam download running now and am lucky to see it hit 100 KB/s.

Suggestions?

Scoobz0202 · 10-15-2011, 06:23 PM

Drivers? What does speedtest.net have as your speed?

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 06:29 PM

Speedtest says 250 KB/s for download (haven't seen any application hit close to that).

Uploads show over 2000 KB/s. Which holds up close that when I have uploaded to my website.

It's downloads that are crawling. Sitting around 70 KB/s on Steam now.

DaddyTorgo · 10-15-2011, 06:53 PM

Steam downloads depend on their servers too though...

Scoobz0202 · 10-15-2011, 07:14 PM

His download is really slow, though. Did you see if there were any drivers that you needed to install for the wireless adapter?

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

His download is really slow, though. Did you see if there were any drivers that you needed to install for the wireless adapter?

Scanning my derivers and updates. Have several updates downloading now.

Thank you. Hopefully better results once I get them installed (taking forever to download at the moment though).

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Steam downloads depend on their servers too though...

That's just what I had going at that moment. Have been slow downloads from anything.

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 07:34 PM

Like getting a new laptop when it happens (as I mentioned it had been about 4 years) but I hate all the setup and transferring that needs to happen.

stevew · 10-15-2011, 07:48 PM

Is there a firewall of some sort on?

EagleFan · 10-15-2011, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Is there a firewall of some sort on?

Have Norton on.

EagleFan · 10-17-2011, 07:34 AM

Seems to be related entirely to wireless. Just need to figure out if it is the router of the laptop.

Plugged it in with cat-5 and hit 10 MB/s on the speedtest. Was hitting only around 300-400 KB/s tops wireless.

May be the router as the wife's laptop seems to be getting poor speeds as well.

Updating drivers helped me improve to the 3-400 KB range which is where the old laptop seemed to be.

Jughead Spock · 10-17-2011, 08:09 AM

Might have someone freeloading on your WiFi. Change the security & reboot. Good time to do the firmware too.

EagleFan · 11-05-2011, 05:06 PM

Replaced the router, went with an all-in-one cable modem/router.

Went from barely getting 700 KB/s on speedtest wireless with the old one to getting about 27 MB/s wireless with this one.

Wow, what a difference.

10-15-2011, 06:29 PM	#3
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Speedtest says 250 KB/s for download (haven't seen any application hit close to that). Uploads show over 2000 KB/s. Which holds up close that when I have uploaded to my website. It's downloads that are crawling. Sitting around 70 KB/s on Steam now. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

10-15-2011, 07:34 PM	#8
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Like getting a new laptop when it happens (as I mentioned it had been about 4 years) but I hate all the setup and transferring that needs to happen. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

10-17-2011, 07:34 AM	#11
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Seems to be related entirely to wireless. Just need to figure out if it is the router of the laptop. Plugged it in with cat-5 and hit 10 MB/s on the speedtest. Was hitting only around 300-400 KB/s tops wireless. May be the router as the wife's laptop seems to be getting poor speeds as well. Updating drivers helped me improve to the 3-400 KB range which is where the old laptop seemed to be. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

11-05-2011, 05:06 PM	#13
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Replaced the router, went with an all-in-one cable modem/router. Went from barely getting 700 KB/s on speedtest wireless with the old one to getting about 27 MB/s wireless with this one. Wow, what a difference. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

10-15-2011, 06:23 PM	#2
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Drivers? What does speedtest.net have as your speed?

10-15-2011, 06:53 PM	#4
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Steam downloads depend on their servers too though...

10-15-2011, 07:14 PM	#5
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	His download is really slow, though. Did you see if there were any drivers that you needed to install for the wireless adapter?

10-15-2011, 07:48 PM	#9
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Is there a firewall of some sort on?

10-17-2011, 08:09 AM	#12
Jughead Spock High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lowcountry, SC	Might have someone freeloading on your WiFi. Change the security & reboot. Good time to do the firmware too.

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