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Best way to troubleshoot poor wifi on Windows 7?
Hi all,
I'm having an ongoing wireless problem with my Windows 7 PC in that speeds are a lot slower than expected and I even get intermittent 'connected to network but no internet access' problems.
I have two computers on my network: a Windows PC, and a Macbook. With the laptop my download speed is regularly 17mbps. But my PC can barely pass 7mbps. I ran speedtest with the laptop on the floor next to the PC so I know they both have the same line of sight to the router. My laptop also never drops the connection.
This tells me that the router cannot be at fault and that it's setup correctly.
I have the latest drivers for my PCI wireless adapter. Windows is up to date.
So.. where do I go from here? Is it possible that the wireless adapter just isn't very good? (I bought it as it had good user reviews). Although it barely managers a signal strength higher than 2 bars (which according to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is about -85dbm Very poor!).
Is it likely that some adapters work better with some makes of router? I have a Netgear router and the adapter it TP-Link.
Or could it be an issue within Windows? If so where would I start looking?
Thanks in advance for any help!