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  1. S

    Question A laptop will connect to the network but not the internet, other laptops are working fine.

    I have a laptop and it will connect to the internet in most of the building but it wont connect in one room (Even when it is right beneath the access point) It will connect to our internal network but not the internet. All the other laptops we have tried connect to the network and internet...
  2. AnonDon

    Question Not able to utilize the full wifi upload speed in HP (EliteBook 840 G5) Laptop

    I have an office HP laptop(Elite Book 840 G5) with windows 10 enterprise edition 64 bit connected to internet through wifi. when I use this particular laptop and do a speed test ,the upload speed is low. But when i use a mobile/personal laptop and apply a speed test , the upload speed matches...
  3. T

    Solved! Can my wifi speed on a home router be slowed if I am on a VPN

    I found this on slowing down some users Login to your Router. Collect IP from active client table. Go to Bandwidth Settings. Input value: IP, Bandwidth limit. ................. If I am on a VPN can my IP be found. I'm using NordVPN and they say there is an...
  4. KumaBaby

    Solved! Issue with wifi "send and receive" signal staying very low going up and down

    I'm using a wifi adpater because when i use the ethernet chord it disconnects me a lot and the wifi speed just goes up and down, it'll only stay up at 8mb/s when i'm downloading something. My isp is xfinity with the 60mb/s internet plan. https://prnt.sc/64NQTTuAC_Qp
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    Question How to check if someone on a shared wifi is trying to hack my account

    I use Nordvpn most of the time so that should be ok. If I'm not using the VPN is there a way to see if someone is trying to hack into my account? Sometimes the system gets very slow. speedtest.net show it goes down from 18 to 2. I suspect some sort of program is running that may be trying...
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    Question WIFI issues windows 11

    Hi all Bit of a strange one and I've tried all the normal things to get my WIFI working again (this is on a desktop but couldn't find the right thread to post in) Its been Woking fine since upgrading to windows 11 but to day I turned it on and its showing connected to router (Netgear...
  7. VJK

    Solved! Why does my laptop have internet access only when it is connected to phone's hotspot and not when it is connected to a normal wifi?

    The problem started after I got my laptop's screen repaired (which had gone blank). The technician had mentioned that he had replaced some component of my laptop to make the screen work. Now my laptop gets connected to a normal Wi-Fi, but it says that the connection is limited and I am unable to...
  8. botguy

    Question My google chrome download speeds are very bad compared to anything else

    So my problem started two days ago at the time of writing this. I use my phone which i connect to my pc using an usb cable, and use that to connect to the internet, so usb tethering. So more on the problem, i have tried some speedtests and it is fine, around 70mbps download speed, but whenever i...
  9. amboozle

    Solved! Unable to connect to this network acer aspire 3

    hi there my laptop can’t connect to other networks than my home network anymore. it doesn’t connect to my phone’s hot spot either. i’ve tried to manually connect to a network but that doesn’t seem to work either. what should i do?
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    1gbp/s download but not getting 1gbp/s

    in ethernet properties and on my wifi providers settings it says i should be getting 1 gbp/s download speeds but i only get 44mbp/s using speedtest.net, is there a solution to this problem i am having image1: image2:
  11. mhyss3

    Solved! Parsec streaming setup for home

    I currently have a gaming desktop with an i7 + rx 580 8gb. I wanted to figure out how I could stream my games over wifi to my laptop. The desktop is connected to a tp-link repeater (WA850REN300) using ethernet and the laptop is connected though the onboard wifi card (Intel). The main home router...
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    Question Wifi Dropout - I've tried many things!

    Hi all, My laptop and Wi-Fi (and router) are working absolutely fine and then I lose connection to my wifi and all other possible connections. My simple way to fix it (that only works half the time) is to disable my wifi adapter through Device Manager or to restart my laptop. I have tried...
  13. L

    Question Strong wifi network but very slow internet

    I'm using a public wifi network that works with 50mbps on my phone but on my laptop it does less than 2mbps. I've tried forgetting it and rebooting, troubleshooting, updating my drivers and reseting to factorysettings but i can't get it to work properly, please help.
  14. sam_voerman

    Solved! All my asus laptop's conection drivers seem to be broken.

    I bought my ASUS TUF Gaming FX705DU laptop about 2 months ago, and ever since I set it all up it has had a huge list of problems when it comes to connection. Firstly I use wireless headphones and a wireless speaker so I use Bluetooth a bunch. Once every hour or so it cuts audio for about 15...
  15. S

    Solved! Can't turn on Wi-Fi

    Hello, so I own Alienware 14 and I have dual-boot, windows 10 and ubuntu 16.04. I noticed that I could not turn off airplane mode on windows 10 and could not connect to Wi-Fi(and I searched and tried many suggestions from different forums but still no use) . I thought that was an issue of...
  16. L

    Solved! Connect to WiFi controlled device

    I have a device I connect to via WiFi from my laptop. I then use a software on my laptop to change settings on the device. An internet connection is not required. I only want to setup a WiFi connection from my laptop to the device. I’m using Windows 10. When I select the device in my detected...
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    Solved! Laptop high ping and poor connection when other devices is fine

    Hi, I'm having a problem with my Lenovo legion Y520 Specs: OS-name Microsoft Windows 10 Home Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2501 Mhz, 4 cores(r), 4 processors Ram: 8gb graphic cards : intel(r) HD Graphics card 630 and Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 ti wifi card: Realtek 8821...
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    Solved! dell 3521 suddenly can't connect to any wifi!

    hello there guys i'm having a very annoying problem with my dell 3521 laptop a few days ago suddenly wifi stopped working! i can't connect to any wifi, other devices can what i tried so far to solve this problem: 1- forget saved networks, try to connect again, nothing 2- cmd, ipconfig /release...
  19. rahulkumarbudhwani

    Solved! Laptop Freezes or wifi gets disconnected and unable to connect to new wifi hotspot when laptop is moved

    I have an Asus X550LD laptop with 8gb ram , graphics card and i 5 processor. When my laptop is moved, then one of the below mentioned things happen. My laptop freezes totally. It does not respond to any key and then I had to only hard reboot the computer. My laptop gets disconnected to the...
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    Solved! Keyboard on Samsung SmartTV not working

    Have a Samsung 8000 Smart TV . When trying to enter my wireless internet password, the remote does not type on the keyboard. I know it is not that remote because I tried another Samsung remote that I paired (works on another set). I have done all the things, such as factory reset, unplugging...
  21. D

    Solved! Unstable Wifi! Driver problem?

    Hi! I have an Asus X555UJ laptop with wifi issues. The problem is that I have a very unstable wifi, it disconnects all the time. Could it be a driver problem? There is nothing wrong with my internet connection because it works well on my other laptop. Thanks for the help! /Robert
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    Question Devices wont connect to wifi

    No devices will connect to wifi. When I reset the router, the first light to come on is the wifi light and I can connect at this stage. Then, when the light for internet comes on it kicks the connected devices off the wifi. Router type is HG658c
  23. Hacknique

    Question Wifi doesnt work correctly (Dell Inspiron 7348)

    Hello! I have an Dell Inspiron 7348, i have windows 10 on it, but i have a problem with wifi. When i turn on the laptop, it shows on the login screen that i am connected but with limited access and when i login, settings show that i am not connected. Chrome and Steam works but when i try to...
  24. E

    Solved! Lose internet connection in browsers

    Hello, I am seeking help from you guys regarding my internet connection that i keep loosing every now and then. What's weird about it is, i would be working normaly in Chrome or Firefox and suddenly it tells me that i no longer have internet connection, all thought the network icon in the task...
  25. J

    Solved! wifi behavoir change, MediaPad M3 8 LTE 4G

    Last week our Huawei tablet dropped DNS resolution. Error messages said we'd lost wifi, but could still reach Plex server within my network; the M3 just didn't see outside the network. Network topology hasn't changed in ages. Okay, I DID just add an Nvidia Shield - they share a gateway, but I...
  26. J

    Question WIFI NOT switching on!!

    I have an old HCL Me laptop with i5 3rd gen. I don't use it very often. Recently I upgraded the ram to 8gb from 4gb. During this time I somehow got a virus the TrojanDownloader:JS/Fakepack. So for safety reasons I removed the WIFI adapter (hardware). I have successfully removed the virus (it...
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    Question Wifi speed

    Hello guys, I have wifi problems with my ASUS F750J Laptop. On my android phone internet speed is around 300Mbps, but on my laptop only 40mbps. I updated network adapter drivers, but it didn't helped. And strange thing: at my parents house internet speed(70+-mbps) is same on both my phone and...
  28. L

    Solved! Laptop can't pick up friend's wifi but picks up everything else

    Lately I have encountered a problem I didn't have before. I used to always be able to connect to my friend's wifi whenever I was at his place but lately my laptop cannot even find it. My phone is able to pick it up but not my laptop. My laptop picks up mobile hotspots even and nearby neighbor...