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Self assigned IP issues Hello everyone, hope all are well. For the last day I’ve been pulling my hair out with this issue I’ve been having on my MacBook and I’m assuming iPhone. My work laptop (windows) has been working perfectly fine, however no matter what method I try online nothing works...

( English is not my first language, so please bear with me. ) This problem started yesterday when I tried changing the DNS in my wifi router's settings. After modifying the DNS addresses and clicking save, the router could no longer connect to the Internet: it perpetually showed "connecting"...

Hello everyone, hope you are all well! Recently I have been experiencing a strange issue, I guess I can break it down from the beginning. Moved into a new apartment in July, had to switch to Spectrum unfortunately so went with their 1Gb plan since my wife and I both work from home (we are using...

Hey All! I’ve been putting together a new rig and I have encountered an issue I haven’t seen before. Basically, my computer is strung together and I am navigating through windows 11 setup. I am at the step “Let’s connect you to a network”. I am plugged into ethernet, but also have the Asus...

Good time of day everybody I have a trouble I have a Zte mf283ru wifi router with vodafone sim card in it and a computer with winows 11 operating system pc conected to router via wifi not ethernet and when I try to dowload any torrent file it just not dowloads it shows dowload speed 0kbs I am...

I was hoping someone could help with connection issues in games. I've got a wireless internet connection into my apartment (because they dont have wires installed throughout the house) but ive got a cable running from my router to my pc and ive experienced a few connection issues in some games...

Hard to summarize for a title. I have 1.5Gbe Internet (hoping it may go up some day), with Rogers (Canada). I have the modem running as the router, my computer using the 2.5Gbe jack on the modem, an Asus RT-AX86U router for wifi on the main floor (not a big home), my son's computer plugged into...

I had 5 gig google fiber installed today, my pc is hooked up to ethernet. My motherboard is capped at 2.5gig ethernet. Did speed tests and they show 2500mbps up and down but when i try to download anything it only downloads at 10-20mbps. Ive watched atleast 20 youtube videos trying to figure it...

Fing is showing the warning You have Connectivity Problems - Ethernet link speed is not optimal. I am running Windows Ten Pro 64. The Router is a PlusNet Hub 2 . The adaptors in PC are Gigabit Network Connection. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks

Hello, so basically the problem here is that until yesterday I usually had around 9 ping with very few lag spikes (I do use ETHERNET), but yesterday for some reason my ping started to spike i thought nothing of it but it wouldnt drop, so i restarted my PC and it went back to 9 ping, then it...

I have been having lag problems while playing Diablo 4. I initially assumed it was my apartment’s internet, my router, or Blizzard, but I now think it’s my laptop. The internet suggested I disable cross-play, which I did, but I still see lag. And when I was playing side-by-side with my cousin on...

Hey! Today I started downloading black ops 4 on battle.net. And the download speed is always around 7-15 MBps and it should be 60MB+. And yes i know they have hours where ppl are online alot and using the launcher but hear me out, Im using a desktop, and my GF recently moved in with a laptop so...

Up until several weeks ago, I had no internet issues. I frequently lose internet access to all of my devices, now; wired and wireless. My browsers and Windows network adapter diagnosis say that the DHCP server can't be reached. I use an Arris SB8200 modem and a TP-Link Archer C7 v4.0 router...

I get what fiber optic is, meaning I know it's a faster cable that uses infrared or something like that to send data and it will increase my speeds. But do they just replace my main line going to my house with a fiber optic cable? Or do they just give me a router that has optic plugins or...

Good afternoon all, I've come across a particularly frustrating issue where I am getting ping spikes and/or packet loss while playing LoL. The issue started maybe 2 or 3 months ago, and around that much time ago I received a new modem/router from my ISP. I can't say for sure the issue started...

When I'm playing just about any online game, I will experience these very weird ping spikes. My ping will go up to around 3000 and will make it so I cannot do anything in-game. Usually I will be in discord with my friends too and I will get a red bar but I can hear them the whole time perfectly...

Hi i just bought an used PC with a B550-A motherboard, but it can't detect the ethernet cable. I tried all drivers for both windows 10 and 11, then i noticed something in the ethernet port but im not sure if its just some new ethernet port design or is it broken, can you help me determine that...

CPU: 10700k CPU cooler: 360ML AIO Coolermaster Motherboard: z490 Gaming X Gigabyte Ram: 16x2 3200Mhz SSD/HDD: 4SSD/2HDD GPU: RTX 3080 PSU: V750 Gold Coolermaster fully modular OS: Windows 11

I am at my wits end with this issue, and my ISP (Spectrum) has been absolutely, frustratingly useless. A bit of background: we moved into a new house in March this year (~2.5 months before the time of this post). My router is an ASUS RT-AX55 and the modem is a Spectrum unit - model EN2251. These...

Hi, I have upgraded my cpu from ryzen 5 2400g to 5600. After the upgrade I noticed that my wifi card not detected anymore. (Not even detected in device manager). Ethernet connection also disconnect randomly (error code 43). I have done many things to solved this. -Clean windows installation...

I can't seem to be getting my full internet speed with an ethernet cable. I tied plugging the ethernet cable into a laptop right beside my desktop and the laptop was getting 1Gbps download and 30Mbps upload on the speedtest.net speed test. But when I try doing the same speed test from the same...

So I play Valorant and in game my ping spikes like crazy. It started about 4 days ago randomly and now it hasn't gone away. In game it consistently spikes to 200 ping every 1-3 seconds making it unplayable at times. I'm connected to an extender via ethernet and I tried doing just wifi and it was...

Hey y'all, I have a problem where I always time out from my games no matter what I try, it disconnects me and I'll have to reconnect back again after 10-15 seconds. I am connected to the internet via ethernet cable and I've had this issue for the past few years, even when I've moved houses and...

I have the Z590 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE with the 10gb network adapter so it should be capable of 10gb. I had ATT come out and check that the slow speeds weren't being caused by them. They said it's my hardware limiting me. I updated my network adapter to the latest version from their official...

whenever i test my internet speed on ookla it says i have 20mbps but whenever i download something on steam it only downloads at 2.5mb/s at it only uses 20% of my network when i look on taskmanager i have i wired connection and i've tried all the tricks on youtube but none seem to work (edit: i...

Hello tom's hardware ! I have a very strange problem concerning while playing Elder scrolls online. I keep getting random and very frequent disconnects not related to any specific time or thing going on in the game. This problem occurs only while playing this particular game. Any other games...

I was watching a youtube video when my desktop PC decided to restart. When it booted back up (Windows 10) I no longer had a wired connection. I'm not sure what all information I should include so I will add what I think is relevant. Steps I've taken to repair the issue (some tried multiple...

I have an odd network problem I can't figure out. Here's a basic map of the set up: The modem connects to a switch(1) then from there it goes to a router which provides wifi, a tablet, and another switch(2). The tablet works fine on ethernet and the wifi signal is working with devices such as...

Describing Screenshot: I've paused and unpaused 3 times, it jumps straight to 21-22Mbps instantly no built up and it stays there. (Steam) I have a 1gbps fiber going in, but it's limited to 100Mpbs(that's what I'm paying for) speedtest.net seems to be fine, Here is an example: Download and...

Hello, like the title says, I'm having a weird problem with my internet. I start playing a game, everything is fine for 2-3 minutes and then the quality starts dropping, despite my being being stable and low (fiber). Then when I join a new lobby, I lag for 2 minutes etc. After I take a few...

I recently got a new router from Verizon (model no. CR1000A ) and am experiencing some strange drops in internet connectivity that I wasn't before, but ONLY on my desktop PC. To be specific, the internet on my desktop functions mostly normal (tested separately with both wifi and ethernet) but...

Hi there all, new user of Tom’s Hardware here seeking any help that I can get to find an issue that I have with my PC (I’m a rather amateur builder so people may be able to spot any immediate errors in my hardware). In December 2022 I purchased and installed a new graphics card. Previously I...

Hi guys, I’m in a pickle right now. The internet connection at my place isn’t the best. It keeps on dropping at random, and the speeds are fluctuating. For now, I only have my phone, and laptop connected to the network, but soon I will be having TVs, more phones, another laptop and a desktop...

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I have an z490 mother board with possible speeds of over 2gbs. My internet speed is 1gb but not able to produce over 400 mbps download but capable for getting up to 40 upload I have tried different ethernet cables still not getting anywhere to 1gb of speed. Tried the same ethernet on other...

Hello, So today I went on Google chrome, and I first of all noticed that my profile on chrome was completely signed out. I was able to sign back in, however my chrome background picture had disappeared. There was nothing on the home menu apart from my bookmarks and favourites. I checked on the...

I figure I should explain the issue, given that I need help. Common sense right? Anyhow, me and my family recently got new internet, and it works wonders, absolutely beautiful connection and speed. My last internet took around 4 days to download a 800mb game on my Oculus, which sucks. So imagine...

My computer displays that I'm connected to the internet, but whenever I go to any page nothing will load. I've tried troubleshooting, I'm up to date, all my drivers are good. Issue persists with wifi or ethernet connection. The strange thing is, if I use my VPN everything works fine. My pc is...

I have an old HP with the Holly-2. That has a 1gbs on board network adapter in it. I upgraded the cpu and ram to max at amd 3080k and 8gb. I just built a computer with a b650 aorus pro ax motherboard with on board 2.5gb link speed and a ryzen 9 7950x 128gb ram. I don't know how to find the link...

My Internet Speed has been acting erratic. I will start an internet speed test, during the test the download speed will peak at 800 mbps and then crash back down to around 75 mbps. This all happens during the same test. The Upload Speed is around 0.12 mbps. I installed a wifi USB card and I...