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Question

not the performance hoping for

by Mar 24, 2017 7:39PM PDT

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Something really stands out there.
by Forum moderator Mar 24, 2017 9:02PM PDT

" Link Speed: 9.7 KBps "

Until you fix that, it's going to feel sluggish.

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by riddik3231 Mar 25, 2017 7:53AM PDT

Is that my Internet connection speed. Because I'm running on a USB wifi adapter because the router and stuff is down stairs. Would a network card be a good idea

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You have to tell me.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 25, 2017 8:08AM PDT

But I'll answer yes. It's usually more an issue of location and distance. If you are on USB WiFI, try some USB extension cable and move it up, down, left and right and see if that helps.

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by riddik3231 Mar 25, 2017 4:06PM PDT

It's just like a flash drive. There's no other parts of the adapter. I'm using the netgear wna3100 I believe

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by Bob__B Mar 25, 2017 10:14PM PDT

Run an internet speed test, use google, see what you get.

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by riddik3231 Mar 26, 2017 2:57PM PDT

I got 23.7 mb for download speed
and 6.71 mb for upload speed

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by Bob__B Mar 26, 2017 3:14PM PDT

Now go and run that speed test on a machine that's closer to the router.

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