W7 internet issue

[gaucho22]

Hello--

I have a relatively new dell with W7. I have seen tons of similar forums, and I always see the same fix suggestions. Things I've tried

• reinstalling windows
• running netsh in cmd
• removing firewall
• rebooting router
• configuring advanced wireless settings

nothing works! here's what i've found, i'm using a basic router/modem combo, its a netgear dg834gv4. I have an excellent signal but i continually get "connectivity" issues. I have updated all the firmware, and even found a so called W7 upgrade for the router. Nothing works, websites take for ever if at all, videos buffer every 5 seconds, and most of the time i get "server not found" error.

but when the neighbors wifi is in range, i connect to them with only one bar of signal strength, and my connection is lightning fast.

This is driving me crazy, can someone please help!

 

[Desslok]

OK, so you are trying to connect wirelessly? What if you hardwire it and try it that way?

 

[Jacee]

What Anti-virus program are you running? Some can cause a slow connection, or even a 'time out'.

 

[gaucho22]

OK, so you are trying to connect wirelessly? What if you hardwire it and try it that way?

yes i am trying wirelessly. Have hardwired and the problem persists.

 

[gaucho22]

What Anti-virus program are you running? Some can cause a slow connection, or even a 'time out'.

McAfee Suite... I tried disabling it, and just using the windows firewall... didn't help, then shut off the windows firewall... didn't help either.

 

[zigzag3143]

What Anti-virus program are you running? Some can cause a slow connection, or even a 'time out'.

McAfee Suite... I tried disabling it, and just using the windows firewall... didn't help, then shut off the windows firewall... didn't help either.

Are you using homegroup? Homegroup is for win 7 machine networks only. Some older hardware (routers) have connectivity issues.

You can check for yourself by making a new network connection using the workgroup model. If the problem goes away, you can disable Ipv6, and kill homegroup.


Let us know if yoou need help

Ken

 

[gaucho22]

I dont know how to make a workgroup model network, or how to disable ipv6....