Recent content by whalefish

I figured it out!! I went down a google hole about software related internet throttling and discovered that there is in fact some poorly written software out there (MSI's LAN manager as an example) that screws with your internet speeds. Anyways, I didn't actually have that installed, but I...

Thanks everyone for your replies so far. To clarify, I'm using the same physical adapter on both computers to eliminate variables. The adapter is placed in the same exact position for both computers to eliminate signal issues, which I've confirmed by checking signal strength with a wifi...

It isn't the case, I'm using the Netgear A7000 wifi adapter which comes with a 5ft cable. I've positioned the antenna so it is in the same exact spot plugged in to the desktop or laptop. I'm thinking it must be something software related that's throttling the connection on the desktop, or...

I'm completely stumped by this. I have two computers, one a laptop, one desktop. Both running Windows 10, compared using the same identical USB 3.0 wifi adapter. The older laptop is consistently getting speeds in the range of 550mbps down, where as the very new and powerful desktop is getting...