dannyual767
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I've got a Belkin 11b router and corresponding wireless notebook card hooked into my cable modem. My old pc (with newly added Windows XP Pro) is wired into the router. My laptop is an older Compaq Presario with Windows 98. The router is on a bookshelf almost 5 feet off the ground.
When I go to any of the internet speed test sites (i.e. Speed Test ), my pc has speeds that are 3 to 4 times faster (about 2200kbps) than my wireless laptop. What is making the laptop wireless connection so slow? My brother has the same router but a much newer more powerful laptop and it's speed is pretty close to his wired in pc. Why is my laptop 1/3 to 1/4 the speed of my pc?
My brother thought that maybe my distance from the router had something to do with it but I get the same slow speed whether I'm 3' away or 25'. Not only that, but I don't get any real distance. If I try to go into the next room, service disappears. In fact, if I go around the corner, service gets iffy . When I did a search on this topic, I read where some people can access other peoples wifi network from outside their apartment buildings ! I don't think that mine can transmit through the wall much less outside my house and down to the street . Could I have bought a bad unit from Circuit City? Please help with any advice. Thanks!
When I go to any of the internet speed test sites (i.e. Speed Test ), my pc has speeds that are 3 to 4 times faster (about 2200kbps) than my wireless laptop. What is making the laptop wireless connection so slow? My brother has the same router but a much newer more powerful laptop and it's speed is pretty close to his wired in pc. Why is my laptop 1/3 to 1/4 the speed of my pc?
My brother thought that maybe my distance from the router had something to do with it but I get the same slow speed whether I'm 3' away or 25'. Not only that, but I don't get any real distance. If I try to go into the next room, service disappears. In fact, if I go around the corner, service gets iffy . When I did a search on this topic, I read where some people can access other peoples wifi network from outside their apartment buildings ! I don't think that mine can transmit through the wall much less outside my house and down to the street . Could I have bought a bad unit from Circuit City? Please help with any advice. Thanks!