Network Card Ever Slower to Connect.

Netwalkers

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Have a 3 year old Dell Inspiron 546 with Windows 7. In it is a Realtek Network PCIe FE Family Controller. For the last couple of years is has been slow to connect to the internet - like 1 to 3 minutes. Now it's getting much longer. 10 minutes and more. Is there a fix? Or do I need to replace it.

If replacement, what do I replace it with? I'm told it's soldered into the mother board. All the adds I see for network cards have various different connections with no guidance on which is the right card.

Any help is much appreciated.
 

2x4b

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It is more likely that the Cable/DSL modem or your router is failing than the PC's network card being 'slow'.
Ask your ISP to check out its equipment (the modem) first. Most consumers "rent" the modem and the ISP will switch it out for free if it is faulty.