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W7 + slow network
Hi guys,
I've been troubleshooting my network problems with Windows 7 for a very long time, and I have yet not figured out what is wrong. You guys are my last chance and I'm hoping for help!
My problem is that lately I have been getting higher pings and slowed connection speeds than I used to have. I tried installing XP on another partition and it gave me a much better ping and connection speed. Worth mentioning is that when testing the connection speed, XP reached it's maxlimit in just moments, while W7 took 10 seconds. I can also note that on XP, my browser loads websites faster than on Windows 7.
I am suspecting that my network drivers are somehow not working well with Windows 7, but since they have worked just fine until a few weeks ago, it should not be a problem.
My network card is: Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller
I have tried both upgrading and downgrading the drivers with no success, and this whole situation bothers me so much, especially because I have put so much time on trying to fix it.
If you have any suggestions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to write them down.
Worth mentioning is that I have tried software like Netlimiter to see if something was eating up my bandwidth, but nothing did.
Thank you very much in advance,
Teemu