This is a shot in the dark, but have you checked the binding order on the adapter? (Network Connections cpanel, Advanced -> Advanced -> Bindings)
--Steve On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Stu Sjouwerman <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, my first idea too. Swap out the NIC and see what happens.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, December 05, 2011 10:35 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Home Throughput Issue**** > > ** ** > > I think you meant to say "faster" rather than "slower" in that first > sentence. :)**** > > ** ** > > The only thing left is to try a different NIC in the problematic machine. > Also, what kind of router? Years ago, I had a netscreen 5XT firewall at > home, and had setup throttling of traffic for a particular IP because of a > slow machine, and when I changed out the system, I forgot that I had set > there, and it took me a few days to pin it all down. :) > **** > > *ASB***** > > *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker***** > > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…***** > > > > **** > > 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 > ___**** > > > ** > ~ 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
