I use a TP-link system to get my connection from the router on the other side of the house and recently upgraded from a mac to a PC I built myself. LAN optimiser and all network drivers are installed, but Ookla says I am getting a 3-4 mbps compared to a steady 12-20 mbps i had beforehand.Even worse, Steam is installing my games at 800kbps. I have no idea what to do.
New PC has lower speeds than old Mac in same place with same wired connection
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ingtar33
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sounds like your ISP is artificially slowing your connection down
try connecting through a VPN and see what happens. I'm willing to bet your speeds will jump back up to what they used to be (ISPs bottleneck "known" ports that certain programs like steam use, those port assignments are different on a mac, so they probably weren't bottlenecked). I have the same problem at my house, my provider artificially limits my download speeds with torrent programs and programs like steam as well as netflix and youtube. so i run my system through a home VPN, fixed the problem on the spot.
vpns are incredibly useful for many reasons, so it would be worth setting one up even if it doesn't resolve your problem. that said it sounds like this is the source of your issue. That or you did something silly like add a 2nd router and now have 2 routers on the same network
try connecting through a VPN and see what happens. I'm willing to bet your speeds will jump back up to what they used to be (ISPs bottleneck "known" ports that certain programs like steam use, those port assignments are different on a mac, so they probably weren't bottlenecked). I have the same problem at my house, my provider artificially limits my download speeds with torrent programs and programs like steam as well as netflix and youtube. so i run my system through a home VPN, fixed the problem on the spot.
vpns are incredibly useful for many reasons, so it would be worth setting one up even if it doesn't resolve your problem. that said it sounds like this is the source of your issue. That or you did something silly like add a 2nd router and now have 2 routers on the same network
ingtar33
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