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fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 11:30 AM

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these downloads are on steam btw not an internet speed test

ionic shuttle Jul 16, 2023, 12:05 PM

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do an internet speed test and figure out if it’s steam or your internet

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 12:22 PM

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This sounds as if some nic settings are off

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:21 PM

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supple lily This sounds as if some nic settings are off

What do you mean by nic?

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:23 PM

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network interface card

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Just the ethernet card

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:25 PM

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I just use the ethernet input on my motherboard

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Do I need to get like a pcie wifi card?

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@supple lily

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:39 PM

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fierce elbow Do I need to get like a pcie wifi card?

You do not

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:39 PM

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ok

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:40 PM

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You might need to do some config updates though

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:40 PM

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ok if you could just tell me an idea ill be able to prob google the process

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i tried googling this issue but it was difficult to phrase for google to understnad

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:41 PM

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How are you connected to the router?

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:41 PM

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An ethernet cable from the router straight into my motherboard ethernet plug in

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:43 PM

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fierce elbow An ethernet cable from the router straight into my motherboard ethernet plug in

Ohhh... you said CAT5? or CAT5e?

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:43 PM

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i believe cat5e

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but i honestly cant remember anymore

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i bought the cable a while back

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:44 PM

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If it's CAT5 (non-e) you can only do 10-100mbps

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:44 PM

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ok and cat5e can presumably do more?

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:44 PM

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Yeah it can do gigabit

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:45 PM

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i honestly couldnt tell you which cable it is

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:45 PM

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There should be markings on the cable telling you what cable it is

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How long's the run?

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:46 PM

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I did use a wifi adapter before this and had similar speeds

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:46 PM

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supple lily How long's the run?

idk what you mean by run

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:46 PM

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Similar speeds on WiFi? What kinda WiFi card is it?

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:47 PM

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It was just a tp link wifi adapter plug in through USB

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:47 PM

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fierce elbow idk what you mean by run

The distance between router and your PC

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:47 PM

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fierce elbow It was just a tp link wifi adapter plug in through USB

Do you know the exact model

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:47 PM

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oh like 40 feet

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:47 PM

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supple lily Do you know the exact model

i can take a look

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see if i have it lying around

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i do have a feeling tho it isnt a hardware issue

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because ive used multiple adapters in the past and different cables but its always capped out at around 10mbps

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:49 PM

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I am just trying to find out if it's the router's fault or your PC/cable... I think it's your PC's / Cable's

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:49 PM

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I believe its pc

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cuz ive changed routers too

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:49 PM

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Me too

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:50 PM

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like before i moved to college my house wifi capped at around 10mbps

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then when I moved to college it stay around the same speed

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even tho my school wifi was significantly better

supple lily Jul 16, 2023, 1:52 PM

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Did you ever reinstall the OS?

fierce elbow Jul 16, 2023, 1:52 PM

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I have because I got a new ssd

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And had to delete everything

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it's getting quite late where i am so i will have to get off for a while this problem isnt too major I was just curious if anyone knew a quick fix for it

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