- Dec 1, 2013
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I just completed a new build that has an Asus Z97-A motherboard with Intel networking. When I plugged in the ethernet port it took several reboot attempts to connect to the network. When it finally did connect to the internet the connection was throttled to a crawl Microsoft Update times out after a half hour trying to find updates for the machine and it estimated several hours to download SteamSetup! Even though I installed the Intel Driver from the Asus DVD-ROM and this was the same connection I had plugged into my old PC and gave me average speeds for FairPoint service.
The Windows diagnostics could detect no problem with LAN connection. Upon looking at the hardware properties it was displaying that the connection was 10mbs. I tried shutting down and rebooting the FairPoint modem/router which did not improve the speed at all. Also I tried moving the ethernet connection to a different port on the modem/router which also did nothing to improve connectivity. And at the time there was only one other ethernet connected PC and one tablet connected to WiFi.
FairPoint representatives insist the company does not throttle anyone's internet speed. But I've had instances in the past where my phone and tablet devices were getting almost no connectivity at all but my chromebook PC, which runs on the WiFi from the same modem/router was getting normal speed along with the ethernet connected PCs. They say it must be a problem with my hardware not FairPoint. But all LAN problems I've had in the past gave me no internet connection at all, I've never known a LAN error windows could not detect but just slows the internet connection down instead of allowing no connectivity at all.
Could this actually be hardware problem or do I need a new internet provider?
The Windows diagnostics could detect no problem with LAN connection. Upon looking at the hardware properties it was displaying that the connection was 10mbs. I tried shutting down and rebooting the FairPoint modem/router which did not improve the speed at all. Also I tried moving the ethernet connection to a different port on the modem/router which also did nothing to improve connectivity. And at the time there was only one other ethernet connected PC and one tablet connected to WiFi.
FairPoint representatives insist the company does not throttle anyone's internet speed. But I've had instances in the past where my phone and tablet devices were getting almost no connectivity at all but my chromebook PC, which runs on the WiFi from the same modem/router was getting normal speed along with the ethernet connected PCs. They say it must be a problem with my hardware not FairPoint. But all LAN problems I've had in the past gave me no internet connection at all, I've never known a LAN error windows could not detect but just slows the internet connection down instead of allowing no connectivity at all.
Could this actually be hardware problem or do I need a new internet provider?
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