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Unbearable, unusable internet speed on just one machine

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ThisIsEddieBear

Discussion Starter · Jun 21, 2021

Hi ladies and gents,

I have two machines for work. A mac and a pc, in my home-office.

The Mac is running fine wirelessly (61.6 upload, 12.1 upload, which is fine for me)
The PC is hitting between 0.5 - 2.0 download and even lower upload speeds (unusable!)

The wifi adapter is the problem I think? I have tried:

changing the wireless channel
turning off QoS
Troubleshooting
checking for driver updates
reinstalling the adapter
Resetting my WiFi
Resetting network settings
Enabling adaptivity

(I think that covers every angle I've tried, I also tried the steps featured in this video:

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Is the solution to buy a better wifi adapter? If so, any recommendations?

I need this fixed asap as I am a video editor and my work is suffering as a result.

THANK YOU!

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lunarlander

· #2 · Jun 21, 2021

Plug in an Ethernet cable and test.

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ThisIsEddieBear

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 21, 2021

lunarlander said:
Plug in an Ethernet cable and test.

I did, ethernet testing the speeds are great. It's a wireless problem,

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lunarlander

· #4 · Jun 21, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

Try this and change the DNS servers to Google's DNS servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-your-pcs-dns-settings-windows-10

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managed

· #5 · Jun 21, 2021

Has it ever worked faster on Wireless ?
What wireless card is shown under 'Network adapters' in Device Manager ?

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ThisIsEddieBear

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 22, 2021 (Edited)

lunarlander said:
Try this and change the DNS servers to Google's DNS servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-your-pcs-dns-settings-windows-10

I've also tried this solution to no avail. Thanks for the tip though.

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ThisIsEddieBear

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jun 22, 2021

managed said:
Has it ever worked faster on Wireless ?
What wireless card is shown under 'Network adapters' in Device Manager ?

It did work well for about 6 months yes. Only in the last month has it become unusable.

The wireless adapter is an external USB I received with the PC when I bought this machine.

In network setting the adabpter is labeled:
"realtek 8811cu wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC"

^ I have suspected the adapter may be the problem. I have reinstalled it, checked for driver updates and reconfigured it by Enabling adaptivity and switching off QoS (all suggestions I have seen while searching for a solution)

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ThisIsEddieBear

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 22, 2021

Guys & Gals I fixed it.

By fixing it, I mean I bought a new adapter and it's hitting 80.98 download speeds! That's incredible for me.

For anyone interested the adapter is a "Maxesla USB Wifi Dongle for PC, High Speed 1200Mbps USB Wifi Adapter 802.11ac 5dBi Dual Band 2.4/5GHz USB Wifi Computer Internet Adapter for PC/Desktop/Tablet/Laptop, Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X"

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managed

· #9 · Jun 22, 2021

I'm glad you found a Usb adapter that gives you that much speed. :up:

(Please click on [Mark Solved] at the top left of the page if you feel it is now)

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