you don't mention, but is the wireless interface disabled/off when the wired connection is tested ?
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Roger Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > A colleague has a problem that is stumping us: > > He has broadband at home and when connecting wirelessly to his router his > throughput is significantly slower than when using the Ethernet connection. > Speedtest.net says he's getting in excess of 20Mbps down and 5Mbps up via > a wireless connection, but with a wired connection to the router his > reported speed drops to 5 down/1 up, and the difference is readily apparent > when browsing. > > Connecting with a wired connection from another machine, however, doesn't > not report a slower speed and closely matches the wireless speed. > > He's updated the drivers for the NIC, adjusted the speed and duplex > settings, disabled the software firewall, tried other ports on the router, > swapped cables, but cannot improved his throughput when using an Ethernet > connection from this machine. It seems odd that his wireless connection > would be noticeably faster than his Eethernet connection. > > Anything else he can check? > > > Roger Wright > ___ > > I just had my vision checked. My hindsight was 20/20. My foresight is > legally blind. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
