Need help getting back my once great but now LOST internet! asap

Link speed shows 1 mb/s in task manager... not good.

Is it true that these two machines have historically had great access?

Was this a sudden drop after an update of some type?

I would go to Device Manager, right click on the apprpriate interface, select properties, and check the Advanced tab to see if there is anything there that can be changed relating to link speed. If you do find something and change it, you may have to reboot to take effect.

If still no good, in Device Manager, I'd uninstall the interface, reboot, then reinstall (have driver handy).

Alright so get comfy while you read this quick back story...

First off I have had my laptop for a year and the internet has had great range as well as great connectivity. The network had only ever dropped because of the router being temp. down or something like that.

Second is that my desktop (sick computer) started off with a USB WiFi stick with horrible range. So I upgraded to a network card (the one im using right now) that has been doing fantastic. Preety decent range and always 4-5 bars not to mention that it has had great connectivity almost all the time except of coarse when 2 people were on it. So what has recently happened since my internet got screwed up for my desktop. It was wedensday and I had just gotten my shipment of my new monitor and my create bamboo tablet. So I hooked up my new monitor (no big deal) and installed my tablet with all of it's drivers. Whether it be a coincidence or not when I used my tablet with photoshop I felt as if my internet slowed down or even DC'd. I am almost certain it was coincidence but up until then my WiFi had been fine.

Oh and BTW which "interface" do you want me to check? under network adapters or human interface devices? or something else?

Didn't you say previously that you had done a system restore? If so, did you restore to a date/time prior to that bamboo install?

sibbil said:

Didn't you say previously that you had done a system restore? If so, did you restore to a date/time prior to that bamboo install?

YES! erm... yes I actually restored to 2 days before wedensday and bamboo install if I went any further back it would be a bit over kill to restore to the system image. :P but what was that interface you were talking about???

OH and i believe there might have been a windows update sooooooo... hmmm possibly a recent windows update could have messed things up. but thats just a thought.

Hang on a sec before doing device mgr.

So did you reinstall bamboo after the restore?

Nope not yet. oh and when i was frustrated with this whole internet thing i remember I changed some rules in windows firewall but i set them back to default so does that have anything to do with my problem you think? (outbound rules)

So the restore was truly successful and the it appears as though the bamboo install never took place, right?

Noe766 said:

2xg said:

Noe766 - I can't find anywhere in your Thread if it has been suggested to change the Wireless Mode from your router, usually it is default to a Mixed mode, you are using an N router, does your router supports N?
Try changing the Mode to an N/G or G, see then test your wireless connection again.

It is in fact on mixed mode *Mixed 802.11n, 802.11g and 802.11b* but um... what do all of these numbers mean?

Basically the oldest/slowest to newest/fastest versions of wireless protocols: "b" -> "g" -> "n". If all wireless devices you ever intend to connect to the router are 802.11n capable then you can select 802.11n only. This way the router can maintain maximum throughput without dividing its time trying to accomodate the other protocols.

So what 2xg is recommending is a way for you to optimize your router settings to allow for maximum throughput.