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VERY slow download speeds
Have a new WIN 7 Dell Inspiron 620, i3 processor with a built-in Dell 1520 LAN card (Atheros build). I can't get above 1mb download speeds. iMac nearby does 3mb-6mb, wired machine does 9mb, this machine under 1mb. in Safe Mode, speed picks up to 3mb.
At Geek Squad counter, 3 hours switching cards, putting my hard drive in a fresh box (!), Firefox, IE 64-bit, even ethernet connected... no change at all. Checked drivers... latest.
At home I have Linksys WRT150N router set at Mixed Mode, WEP, Auto channel. I've tried N-only WPA2/AES, N-only with a virtual mixed mode WEO, running through the channels. Nothing improves it, some combos make it worse or make the connection drop every few minutes. Mixed Mode WEP is stable if unproductive. And bear in mind---all of this was replicated at a Best Buy store with all other machines nearby clocking 6mb downloads.
Seems to point at a setting or config, NOT at my router, network, interference etc. My home other machines are fine; at Best Buy this machine did the same thing.
I've read posts about Internet Options/Connections/LAN/uncheck top half; resetting winsock at cmd.exe, many posts here seem like same problem with all different solutions working one person at a time:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/windows-7-64bit-very-slow-download-speeds/104e4f47-9968-4095-932b-bc451cdd4800?page=4&tm=1314542085043#footer
I'd sure love to know how best to set the router, IE, and anything else to make this machine happy. Two days of trial and error has me at wits end.
Last edited by SheinessAM; 28 Aug 2011 at 10:42. Reason: left sys info out