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I bought a tp link 450 Mbps wireless N Dual band pci express adapter for my computer.
Here is a link to the one I have: TL-WDN4800 - Welcome to TP-LINK
Using this adapter, I only have 3 to 4 bars and when I ran ookla speed test, I got 9.13 download and 5.24 upload. Using the utility on the website, I found that my signal strength is around 60 - 70% and sometimes it drops to 50%. Why is the signal so weak? (I am in the basement and the router is upstairs on the main floor)
Using a laptop in the same location I have 5 bars and I got 16 download and 5.3 upload and the signal is always 5 bars.
Is this just a bad adapter or is something else causing this slow speed?
Here is a link to the one I have: TL-WDN4800 - Welcome to TP-LINK
Using this adapter, I only have 3 to 4 bars and when I ran ookla speed test, I got 9.13 download and 5.24 upload. Using the utility on the website, I found that my signal strength is around 60 - 70% and sometimes it drops to 50%. Why is the signal so weak? (I am in the basement and the router is upstairs on the main floor)
Using a laptop in the same location I have 5 bars and I got 16 download and 5.3 upload and the signal is always 5 bars.
Is this just a bad adapter or is something else causing this slow speed?
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My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self Built
- OS
- Windows 7 professional x64
- CPU
- AMD fx 6300 3.5 ghz
- Motherboard
- Asus m5a97 R2.0
- Memory
- Crucial ballistix sport 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Msi radeon r9 270 gaming 2gb
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb
- PSU
- Corsair CX 600w
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF 912
- Antivirus
- Microsoft security essentials
