Windows 7: Internet Download Speed MEGA SLOW! :(

So, I had the techy at the office upgrade my laptop to Windows 7 Ultimate a few days ago. Well, it seems that while my PC is directly connected to the internet via ethernet wire... It's speed is flawless. No issues whatsoever.



When I go home and use my wireless, the first minute it will respond perfectly fine. 10+Mbps Down/ 2Mbps Up. After that though, it will just SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW down a LOT! The Up speed will still be high though, which is what gets me confused on what's happening. The download speed will dip down to under 1Mbps.

I'm running a Sony Vaio VGN-NS130E w/ an Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter.

Any other info that is needed to help solve my problem, ask away! I'll try to send it over asap!

Thank you so much and I look forward to all your help. ;]

CM

If you arent using homegroup you can disable IPv6, which has several random problems. Its in network and sharing.

We could use more info on the router

Thanks


Ken J

I disabled the IPv6, and that didn't do the trick.

I ended up calling AT&T UVerse today to see what expert advice they can provide me with, and they were not able to troubleshoot the problem. We ran a test where we turned off all the WIFI connections in the household and ran a speed test w/ the windows 7 laptop. The internet speed ran perfect... When I booted all the WIFIs back up, it dipped back down low [.50mbps down/.51mbps up]. I also ran the test on another laptop [Vista OS] and it ran at perfect speeds.

The router is: AT&T UVerse 3800HGV-B Gateway

Have you paid your Internet Bill?

CMach08,

Can you try to turn on every computer one at a time?
Run your speed test, and if it succeeds, turn on the next computer/device and do the same.
Hopefully you can single out the source of your Internet speed problem.

Have a nice day!

zx81

Yes. I don't think AT&T would have bothered giving me technical support initially.

cmach08.

did you manage to find any solution to this?

im finding a very similar problem on my vaio NS10L.

runs fine until someone else is using the wifi, then i lose connection and/or speed..

On my laptop, I went to the Device Manager and to the Network Adapter. I selected my Wireless controller properties, I then went to Power Management and changed the

[] "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" setting to off (deselected).

My speeds went back to my usual. That's all I did. I'll keep testing, if anything changes I'll repost or edit this post!

Technoguppy
Toronto, Ontario

What happened was that the driver Windows is installing is a compatible but OLD version. Recently, Atheros had a driver update for their network cards which are not displayed yet on the Sony website.

[wikidrivers.com] Atheros_AR5xxx_AR9xxx_8.0.0.238.exe

Go to the link above and download that driver. It's 8.0.0.238 and it will definitely fix the problem. I hope this works out for you. This is only an update for the Atheros Wireless Drivers! Now, I can officially say that I love Windows 7... minus that hick-up. ;P

hey thanks cmach08...

i've installed the driver you linked to and it looks good so far. barring any issues to come, i think my love affair with win 7 is back on track.

thanks again.
craig.