I have an enormous connection problem to the Internet for some reason. My ISP is Verison Fios, which is supposed to be some of the fasted Internet out there to my knowledge, but I'm to the point where I literally cannot game on line. Period. I recently made the switch to windows 7 (coming from Vista) and since then if there is anybody else on my network, doing anything, I mean anything, that takes up even the smallest amount of bandwidth, my connection goes to hell and my ping shoots up to nine million. I connect to the net via a NetGear USB stick, that worked fine with Vista, but isn't cutting it at all after the switch. I have run multiple speed/ping tests and usually I get around 5MB/s for both download and upload. And my ping is in the low 30s with no packet loss, so I really have no idea what is going on, being that I am the only one out of 6 computers on the network who is having trouble. Unfortunately, they way I have things set up now, is the only way I can connect to the Internet, without spending more money on the problem, unless, I can make my Internet come through the power outlet. I saw something about it earlier, and from my understanding all I need is an adapter which shouldn't cost me too much, but I wanted to consult everybody on here first before I do anything. What do you guys think/know about connecting through my outlet and is it worth trying?
Internet Through A Power Outlet?
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Well if you've narrowed it down to your PC, and the fact that it worked fine with Vista but not 7, this just sounds like a driver issue. Sure you could wire a ethernet cable through a power outlet...
Have you tried downloading Windows 7 drivers for your wireless adapter? Look up the model number of your adapter and look for the drivers on Netgear's website.
I have always suspected a driver issue but I have the latest release of drivers out there. I also thought it could be something interfering with the connection, but I have disconnected everything around me that transmits and receives any kind of signal to no avail.Well if you've narrowed it down to your PC, and the fact that it worked fine with Vista but not 7, this just sounds like a driver issue. Sure you could wire a ethernet cable through a power outlet...
Have you tried downloading Windows 7 drivers for your wireless adapter? Look up the model number of your adapter and look for the drivers on Netgear's website.
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Have you tried opening your command prompt and typing in "netstat" without the quotation marks? This will show you every application that is establishing a connection through your pc. Ignore the ones that say 127.0.0.1 this is your loopback IP. Count up how many say established, close wait and time wait. If its over 10 and you cannot account for those connections then there is either a spyware or virus issue. Anti-virus/spyware, Steam, EA Download Manager, etc.... are programs that typically establish a connection when you boot up. Have you also considered that somebody has tampered with the QoS settings in your router? Someone could have easily set your QoS to the lowest possible setting, thus limiting your bandwidth whenever another pc is connected.freesafety13Fios unfortunately doesn't QoS, I don't believe, although I could look into talking my father into buying a QoS router if that would help, then using it instead of the FIOS router (which is essentially what we do now), as we currently have a Linksys router as well as the Verison one ( but quite honestly I'm not sure how he has it set up exactly, however I do know that the Linksys router is a good bit stronger in terms of signal range, but I am not one who knows very much about networking, thus my ignorance on the issue). As far as running "netstat" through a command prompt, I know of everything that it's displaying, even though there are way more than 10 (because I was on the net with several web pages open, and I was watching a youtube video, when I ran the test).
[QUOTE="freesafety13"]Have you tried opening your command prompt and typing in "netstat" without the quotation marks? This will show you every application that is establishing a connection through your pc. Ignore the ones that say 127.0.0.1 this is your loopback IP. Count up how many say established, close wait and time wait. If its over 10 and you cannot account for those connections then there is either a spyware or virus issue. Anti-virus/spyware, Steam, EA Download Manager, etc.... are programs that typically establish a connection when you boot up. Have you also considered that somebody has tampered with the QoS settings in your router? Someone could have easily set your QoS to the lowest possible setting, thus limiting your bandwidth whenever another pc is connected.hitman6actualFios unfortunately doesn't QoS, I don't believe, although I could look into talking my father into buying a QoS router if that would help, then using it instead of the FIOS router (which is essentially what we do now), as we currently have a Linksys router as well as the Verison one ( but quite honestly I'm not sure how he has it set up exactly, however I do know that the Linksys router is a good bit stronger in terms of signal range, but I am not one who knows very much about networking, thus my ignorance on the issue). As far as running "netstat" through a command prompt, I know of everything that it's displaying, even though there are way more than 10 (because I was on the net with several web pages open, and I was watching a youtube video, when I ran the test).
Check under the Advanced Settings in the router. QoS (I have FIOS, MI424WR Router)is there. I doubt this a problem with your PC. Rather this is an issue with your network config/hardware settings, or that other PC you mentioned is killing your bandwidth and could have its own infection.
Fios unfortunately doesn't QoS, I don't believe, although I could look into talking my father into buying a QoS router if that would help, then using it instead of the FIOS router (which is essentially what we do now), as we currently have a Linksys router as well as the Verison one ( but quite honestly I'm not sure how he has it set up exactly, however I do know that the Linksys router is a good bit stronger in terms of signal range, but I am not one who knows very much about networking, thus my ignorance on the issue). As far as running "netstat" through a command prompt, I know of everything that it's displaying, even though there are way more than 10 (because I was on the net with several web pages open, and I was watching a youtube video, when I ran the test).[QUOTE="hitman6actual"][QUOTE="freesafety13"]Have you tried opening your command prompt and typing in "netstat" without the quotation marks? This will show you every application that is establishing a connection through your pc. Ignore the ones that say 127.0.0.1 this is your loopback IP. Count up how many say established, close wait and time wait. If its over 10 and you cannot account for those connections then there is either a spyware or virus issue. Anti-virus/spyware, Steam, EA Download Manager, etc.... are programs that typically establish a connection when you boot up. Have you also considered that somebody has tampered with the QoS settings in your router? Someone could have easily set your QoS to the lowest possible setting, thus limiting your bandwidth whenever another pc is connected.Rhamsus
Check under the Advanced Settings in the router. QoS (I have FIOS, MI424WR Router)is there. I doubt this a problem with your PC. Rather this is an issue with your network config/hardware settings, or that other PC you mentioned is killing your bandwidth and could have its own infection.
Well like I said I am somehwhat illiterate when it comes to networking, so when I googled QoS settings for FIOS, I was confronted with multiple forums and such stating that FIOS doesn't support it (QoS). I am going to test all the other computers on my network with the "netstat" command in command prompt and see what I find and I will also look further into how to implement QoS effectively.[QUOTE="Rhamsus"]
[QUOTE="hitman6actual"]Fios unfortunately doesn't QoS, I don't believe, although I could look into talking my father into buying a QoS router if that would help, then using it instead of the FIOS router (which is essentially what we do now), as we currently have a Linksys router as well as the Verison one ( but quite honestly I'm not sure how he has it set up exactly, however I do know that the Linksys router is a good bit stronger in terms of signal range, but I am not one who knows very much about networking, thus my ignorance on the issue). As far as running "netstat" through a command prompt, I know of everything that it's displaying, even though there are way more than 10 (because I was on the net with several web pages open, and I was watching a youtube video, when I ran the test).hitman6actual
Check under the Advanced Settings in the router. QoS (I have FIOS, MI424WR Router)is there. I doubt this a problem with your PC. Rather this is an issue with your network config/hardware settings, or that other PC you mentioned is killing your bandwidth and could have its own infection.
Well like I said I am somehwhat illiterate when it comes to networking, so when I googled QoS settings for FIOS, I was confronted with multiple forums and such stating that FIOS doesn't support it (QoS). I am going to test all the other computers on my network with the "netstat" command in command prompt and see what I find and I will also look further into how to implement QoS effectively. Can you be more specfic about the other devices? If you run a smartphone (iphone, blackberry etc)/PSP/NDS anything on your WiFi along with just your PC, does that cause this issue?Please Log In to post.
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