Ethernet slow on one Computer

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

mattfrz

Commendable
Jan 18, 2017
1
0
1,510
Hello, I've had my computer now for a while and I always thought that downloading games such as on steam with 500KB/s for me is normal. Lately I got a laptop with Windows 10 from work and tried to download at home. On the laptop I download on steam with 1,2MBps and on my Desktop with 500KBps. Another thing is that if I download on my desktop, I cant do anything else on the internet.. not even on my phone. I've also connected the laptop to the internet and it is still at 1,2MBps which is enough for me.. I don't know what to do and am starting to get frustrated as I've been looking all over the Web and haven't found a single solution yet. And yes, I also replaced the cable and still no changes.

Desktop - Windows 7

Laptop - Windows 10

If you need any other details, please inform me seeing as I don't know which information you are needing.

Thanks!
 
Solution
Ralston18
On your desktop run the Windows network troubleshooter. See what, if anything, it may find and fix.

Even though you did so, always good to still try another known working (@1.2 mbps) ethernet cable. Cat5e recommended. Even if you have a working Cat 5e cable in place it can still be slowing things down. (Recently discovered such a situation myself.)

Other suggestions:

1) Configuration - Your desktop's ethernet adapter may need to be reconfigured. Some network cards do not play well with the network router. Especially if different brands. You might try, for example, manually setting the network adapter's speed and duplex manually versus "auto-negoiate". Or vice versa if the setting is already manual.

2) Desktop - Windows 7...
Sort by date Sort by votes
Ralston18

Ralston18

Titan
Moderator
Oct 11, 2014
34,905
3,325
146,290
On your desktop run the Windows network troubleshooter. See what, if anything, it may find and fix.

Even though you did so, always good to still try another known working (@1.2 mbps) ethernet cable. Cat5e recommended. Even if you have a working Cat 5e cable in place it can still be slowing things down. (Recently discovered such a situation myself.)

Other suggestions:

1) Configuration - Your desktop's ethernet adapter may need to be reconfigured. Some network cards do not play well with the network router. Especially if different brands. You might try, for example, manually setting the network adapter's speed and duplex manually versus "auto-negoiate". Or vice versa if the setting is already manual.

2) Desktop - Windows 7 may not have an up-to-date network card driver. Since the desktop is Windows 7 there may never be an updated driver. Still, trusting that your desktop has a RealTek ethernet adapter, go to RealTek's website and download the newest driver you can find. Install and reconfigure for your network.

3) Access your router's admin pages: look for some QoS configuration/settings that could be causing the problems.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom