What to do to increase internet speed?
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oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:09:43 PM
Hello everyone,
I've recently got my new gaming pc, and it has a intel pro 10/100/1000 network card, and I'm currently using an Asus Dual Band (2.4GHz 300Mbps/5GHz 300Mbps) Wireless-N USB Adapter with Graphical Easy Interface (USB-N53) with it. On my current connection my wi-fi strength is 3/5, but on my Asus G74SX laptop, I had 5/5 signal (not sure what wi-fi card it has). Also, the download speed and upload speed is slower on this (I haven't really looked into it, I'm just going off of speedtest.
This gaming pc:
-Download Speed: 10mbps (not sure if these are accurate, because I download steam games at 2mbps)
-Upload Speed: 11mbps
Asus G74SX
-Download Speed: 25mbps (download steam games at 3mbps)
-Upload: 18mbps.
Any suggestions on what I can do to increase wi-fi strength/download speed, etc.
P.S. Wired connection is NOT possible.
Thanks
I've recently got my new gaming pc, and it has a intel pro 10/100/1000 network card, and I'm currently using an Asus Dual Band (2.4GHz 300Mbps/5GHz 300Mbps) Wireless-N USB Adapter with Graphical Easy Interface (USB-N53) with it. On my current connection my wi-fi strength is 3/5, but on my Asus G74SX laptop, I had 5/5 signal (not sure what wi-fi card it has). Also, the download speed and upload speed is slower on this (I haven't really looked into it, I'm just going off of speedtest.
This gaming pc:
-Download Speed: 10mbps (not sure if these are accurate, because I download steam games at 2mbps)
-Upload Speed: 11mbps
Asus G74SX
-Download Speed: 25mbps (download steam games at 3mbps)
-Upload: 18mbps.
Any suggestions on what I can do to increase wi-fi strength/download speed, etc.
P.S. Wired connection is NOT possible.
Thanks
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TG_thoMz
September 9, 2014 4:13:45 PM
oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:16:13 PM
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oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:20:46 PM
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Because0789
September 9, 2014 4:23:23 PM
Generally the front of the machine is better. Most people stick the computer against a wall under a table. That means you are blocked by the case on one side the wall on the other and the floor and a table on the top and bottom. The best location is going to be on the side of the computer with the closet path to the router.
A USB extension cable costs like $3.
USB2 is more than enough to run a 802.11n card. It only matters if you run 802.11ac and even then most 802.11ac cards can not exceed the 450m speed of usb2.
A USB extension cable costs like $3.
USB2 is more than enough to run a 802.11n card. It only matters if you run 802.11ac and even then most 802.11ac cards can not exceed the 450m speed of usb2.
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Because0789
September 9, 2014 4:32:23 PM
I'll give you that the USB 2 might not limit it, but USB adapters have crap antennas and usually only one of them. Also it might be connecting to the 2.4 gHz band instead of the 5 because the signal isn't strong enough. The way to check would be to make the SSIDs of the 2 bands different and manually connect.
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oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:35:19 PM
oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:36:06 PM
Because0789
September 9, 2014 4:37:43 PM
Because0789
September 9, 2014 4:38:21 PM
oDANo
September 9, 2014 4:41:03 PM
Because0789
September 9, 2014 4:43:21 PM
oDANo
September 9, 2014 5:03:51 PM
oDANo
September 9, 2014 5:05:34 PM
oDANo said:
How do I make the SSID's different and manually connect it? Just checked my connection, saysMode: Station
Band IEEE 802.11g
Speed 54mbps
This is very telling display. This means your router likely does not support 802.11n and it also means it also likely does not run on the 5g band. It should not negotiate a "G" type of connection when all the equipment is 802.11n.
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oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:21:38 AM
Because0789 said:
Were you sitting in the same place when you did that test with the laptop?bill001g said:
oDANo said:
How do I make the SSID's different and manually connect it? Just checked my connection, saysMode: Station
Band IEEE 802.11g
Speed 54mbps
This is very telling display. This means your router likely does not support 802.11n and it also means it also likely does not run on the 5g band. It should not negotiate a "G" type of connection when all the equipment is 802.11n.
Which is better, 802.11n or 802.11g? I'm not home atm, but when I get home I'll check my router, maybe I should upgrade my router then?
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oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:29:37 AM
802.11n is much better in a number of ways. It is almost being considered "old" now that 802.11ac came out last year.
In theory at least you can get 450m on 802.11n. Realistically you really only get about 80m but it is a huge step up from 802.11g. Of course it may not matter if your current 802.11g can run as fast as your internet connection then 802.11n will not run any faster. It only will help if you are not getting the full speed you are paying for.
In theory at least you can get 450m on 802.11n. Realistically you really only get about 80m but it is a huge step up from 802.11g. Of course it may not matter if your current 802.11g can run as fast as your internet connection then 802.11n will not run any faster. It only will help if you are not getting the full speed you are paying for.
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oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:41:56 AM
It is a combination of your nic card and your router. The ISP does not control it unless they are providing the router but most allow you to use your own router. Your nic card is 802.11n dual band which means it can connect to any router that also uses 802.11n either on 2.4g or 5g radio band. It of course as you have found out will connect to older 802.11 hardware.
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oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:57:50 AM
oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:09:41 PM
oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:20:22 PM
oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:27:46 PM
I was also looking into purchasing a new router, is it true that it's better to use a router and network card adapter from the same manufacturer? In this case, get an ASUS router since my network adapter is ASUS? If that's not the case, any recommendations for a good router under $80
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-Wireless-N-Router-...
http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-G...
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Dual-Band-Wireless-N-Router-...
http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-G...
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Where every you got this from
...Mode: Station
Band IEEE 802.11g
Speed 54mbps ....
This shows it is running 802.11g and not 802.11n.
You are going to have to read the manual, almost all routers have a way to disable support for 802.11g
It is really strange that it negotiated 802.11g when you have 802.11n on both the nic card and the router.
...Mode: Station
Band IEEE 802.11g
Speed 54mbps ....
This shows it is running 802.11g and not 802.11n.
You are going to have to read the manual, almost all routers have a way to disable support for 802.11g
It is really strange that it negotiated 802.11g when you have 802.11n on both the nic card and the router.
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Because0789
September 10, 2014 1:29:31 PM
While connected to the network you visit 192.168.0.1 from a browser. It will ask you to log in and if you haven't changed it the username and password can be found here http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1148/~/de... . The you find the wireless setting and if it is set to "mixed" or "g/n" change it to n only to see what happens.
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oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:31:26 PM
oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:38:23 PM
oDANo
September 10, 2014 1:41:33 PM
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Because0789
September 10, 2014 2:07:16 PM
bill001g said:
Where every you got this from ...Mode: Station
Band IEEE 802.11g
Speed 54mbps ....
This shows it is running 802.11g and not 802.11n.
You are going to have to read the manual, almost all routers have a way to disable support for 802.11g
It is really strange that it negotiated 802.11g when you have 802.11n on both the nic card and the router.
oDANo said:
When I ran a speed test after I switched it to 300mbps, download now reads 58mbps, upload 11mbps.Yeah it seems like for whatever reason your router was manually set to the slower "g" speeds. I would keep an eye out for any older devices that can no longer connect to the wireless, like certain models of the PS3 for example.
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September 10, 2014 2:37:34 PM
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