Internet very slow after Win 7 upgrade

[Adrian]

I've attached the device manager screengrab.

Could you advise where to find my motherboard info?

I can see 3 devices in your NIC, are you getting any conflicts from any of them?
How are you connected to your IP?

 

[cougarric]

i'll try the router thing next time i'm home which will be tues. i have a long cable that will allow me to do so.

And, yes, it is a desktop pc, on a wireless connection to the router upstairs.

 

[cougarric]

I've attached the device manager screengrab.

Could you advise where to find my motherboard info?

I can see 3 devices in your NIC, are you getting any conflicts from any of them?
How are you connected to your IP?

no i dont get any conflicts

 

[cougarric]

my connection has been pretty bad all night so far. feels like dial up at times.

I can't understand how sometimes it works perfectly, yet mostly it's really bad.

And can I just say guys, I really appreciate the assistance.

 

[Adrian]

my connection has been pretty bad all night so far. feels like dial up at times.

I can't understand how sometimes it works perfectly, yet mostly it's really bad.

And can I just say guys, I really appreciate the assistance.

Well, if we can eliminate the router then we may have an issue with your IP.
Depending if you are here in the US and you have comcast, Brighthouse or RR you may have a bad cable drop.

 

[cougarric]

I'm using the same router for connection of my iPhone and xbox live. Both run fine even when the pc is slow. I have tried speedtest on my iPhone when the pc has been bad and it works fine with fast download speeds.
I'll be hone later to test the cable if you still think it's worthwhile considering the above?

 

[cougarric]

I have connected via a cable rather than through my wireless router and everything worked perfectly.

Reverting back to the router and it's like being on dial up again!

With regards to it being a router problem - is this likely seeing as other accessories use the same connection without any problems? and I can connect to my neighbours wifi and I still encounter the same problems.

 

[cougarric]

I think I've solved it!

Upgraded my router firmware, and immediately I get download speeds of 17mb.

I'll report again tomorrow if it's still ok, but it does look good.

 

[chev65]

So far I've seen about 40 different systems fixed with a router firmware update but usually it won't connect at all. You never mentioned what model router you were using.

 

[Adrian]

I think I've solved it!

Upgraded my router firmware, and immediately I get download speeds of 17mb.

I'll report again tomorrow if it's still ok, but it does look good.

Allright then.

 

[Adrian]

So far I've seen about 40 different systems fixed with a router firmware update but usually it won't connect at all. You never mentioned what model router you were using.

I believe Coug is using a Linksys but the model is unknown.

 

[cougarric]

Yes. It's a linksys WRT54GS.
I backed up my previous config and installed the 7.5 firmware last night and the speed was rectified instantly.
Will try again when I get home shortly.

 

[cougarric]

After solving this problem I've realised that other drivers are likely to need updating.

Can anyone recommend a good driver scan program? Preferably a free one!

 

[Adrian]

After solving this problem I've realised that other drivers are likely to need updating.

Can anyone recommend a good driver scan program? Preferably a free one!

Coug, if everything is working at optimum then let Windows 7 updates handle it.
Adrian

 

[cougarric]

Everything does seem fine, apart from my volume and internet bars on the taskbar (bottom right) disappearing.

I've reinstated them a few times and they come back fine, until I reboot and they're gone again.

I figured driver issues may the cause here as well, so I ran a check with driveragent and found quite a few need updating.

I won't bother with a program if you don't recommend it, but if you have any other ideas for the above problem let me know. (After I've checked if the driver update has worked)

 

[cougarric]

i've just gone into windows update and noticed 5 updates.

Should be ok with these.