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  1. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Ultimate Service pack 1 x64
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    Wireless running slow, full strength, other devices off


    Hey guys, recently my laptop has been running a bit slow despite being on full signal strength, it isnt even that far from the router, ive tried resetting the router but i dont think its the cause because my pc connected via ethernet is still running at max speed it normally reaches. Even when the pc is turned off the laptop is still slow, im wondering if anyone has any ideas.
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  2. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
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    MajorFoley said:
    Hey guys, recently my laptop has been running a bit slow despite being on full signal strength, it isnt even that far from the router, ive tried resetting the router but i dont think its the cause because my pc connected via ethernet is still running at max speed it normally reaches. Even when the pc is turned off the laptop is still slow, im wondering if anyone has any ideas.
    There are some router settings that will allow your 802.11n devices to run at full wireless N speeds but you need to use the 802.11n Only setting in your routers wireless set up page. The only draw back is that your legacy devices running wireless G or below won't be able to connect any more.

    This setting will allow you to connect at full 802.11n speeds, the mixed settings would have you maxed out at 54Mbps where full speed can be up to 450Mbps for wireless N.
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  3. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Ultimate Service pack 1 x64
    Thread Starter
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    chev65 said:
    MajorFoley said:
    Hey guys, recently my laptop has been running a bit slow despite being on full signal strength, it isnt even that far from the router, ive tried resetting the router but i dont think its the cause because my pc connected via ethernet is still running at max speed it normally reaches. Even when the pc is turned off the laptop is still slow, im wondering if anyone has any ideas.
    There are some router settings that will allow your 802.11n devices to run at full wireless N speeds but you need to use the 802.11n Only setting in your routers wireless set up page. The only draw back is that your legacy devices running wireless G or below won't be able to connect any more.

    This setting will allow you to connect at full 802.11n speeds, the mixed settings would have you maxed out at 54Mbps where full speed can be up to 450Mbps for wireless N.
    Thats gonna be a problem if some devices connected dont support N speeds... guess i better check compatibility before i change that setting
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  4. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Ultimate Service pack 1 x64
    Thread Starter
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    MajorFoley said:
    chev65 said:
    MajorFoley said:
    Hey guys, recently my laptop has been running a bit slow despite being on full signal strength, it isnt even that far from the router, ive tried resetting the router but i dont think its the cause because my pc connected via ethernet is still running at max speed it normally reaches. Even when the pc is turned off the laptop is still slow, im wondering if anyone has any ideas.
    There are some router settings that will allow your 802.11n devices to run at full wireless N speeds but you need to use the 802.11n Only setting in your routers wireless set up page. The only draw back is that your legacy devices running wireless G or below won't be able to connect any more.

    This setting will allow you to connect at full 802.11n speeds, the mixed settings would have you maxed out at 54Mbps where full speed can be up to 450Mbps for wireless N.
    Thats gonna be a problem if some devices connected dont support N speeds... guess i better check compatibility before i change that setting
    EDIT: ok changing this did not seem to help, could i screen share with anyone and see if they could help me find whats wrong?
    Last edited by MajorFoley; 18 Jun 2013 at 23:18.
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  5. 2xg
    Posts : 2,377
    Win7 & Win8 64bit
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    Hi there,

    In addition, you may also change the wireless mode setting from your Wi-Fi adapter if available.

    Is it in general it's slow? Perhaps when you are browsing or gaming, etc....?
    Hey guys, recently my laptop has been running a bit slow despite being on full signal strength,
    Do you have the latest driver for your Wi-Fi adapter?

    Yes please....feel free to share some screen captures.
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  6. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #6

    MajorFoley said:
    MajorFoley said:
    chev65 said:

    There are some router settings that will allow your 802.11n devices to run at full wireless N speeds but you need to use the 802.11n Only setting in your routers wireless set up page. The only draw back is that your legacy devices running wireless G or below won't be able to connect any more.

    This setting will allow you to connect at full 802.11n speeds, the mixed settings would have you maxed out at 54Mbps where full speed can be up to 450Mbps for wireless N.
    Thats gonna be a problem if some devices connected dont support N speeds... guess i better check compatibility before i change that setting
    EDIT: ok changing this did not seem to help, could i screen share with anyone and see if they could help me find whats wrong?
    Honestly that setting is what you would use to improve wireless speeds but probably has nothing to do with your problem. The facts are there are a million reasons why your wireless appears to be slowing down, it can be anything from A/V software to a virus. These types of problems are extremely difficult to track down.

    Your best bet is to start up in safe mode with networking to see if the problem persists. If the problem goes away in safe mode you can be sure there is a program or software or a virus on your machine that is causing the problem. Fixing it can be quite an adventure but it would at least narrow it down.

    It's option 3 number 5 in the link below.
    Safe Mode
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  7. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Ultimate Service pack 1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    chev65 said:
    MajorFoley said:
    MajorFoley said:

    Thats gonna be a problem if some devices connected dont support N speeds... guess i better check compatibility before i change that setting
    EDIT: ok changing this did not seem to help, could i screen share with anyone and see if they could help me find whats wrong?
    Honestly that setting is what you would use to improve wireless speeds but probably has nothing to do with your problem. The facts are there are a million reasons why your wireless appears to be slowing down, it can be anything from A/V software to a virus. These types of problems are extremely difficult to track down.
    Yeah well tomorrow or later today, when its not 2:07 am im gonna post a couple of screen caps
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  8. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #8

    In addition to chev65's post, possibly try booting your machine into Safe mode with Networking to see if there is a third party application that may be slowing your speed down. Also possibly try to temporarily disable your A/V and test?

    To boot your machine follow this (Option one) - Safe Mode Please replace all references of 'Safe mode' with 'Safe Mode With Networking

    Josh
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  9. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Ultimate Service pack 1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Hey guys here are a few screen caps of a couple of settings, if theres something specific of a screen cap needed let me know,
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Wireless running slow, full strength, other devices off-screencap1.png   Wireless running slow, full strength, other devices off-screencap2.png   Wireless running slow, full strength, other devices off-screencap3.png  
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  10. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
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    MajorFoley said:
    Hey guys here are a few screen caps of a couple of settings, if theres something specific of a screen cap needed let me know,
    The settings are fine but you need to start up in safe mode with Networking in order to narrow down the problem.

    If the slow wireless problem doesn't occur in safe mode then you can be sure the problem is caused from an installed program or software.
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