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    Question Internet stops working on PC after about 10 minutes, still shows connection is fine

    I am having an issue with my wired connection on my PC. I can boot up and do everything normally for about 10 minutes. After that nothing will load, no apps, no browser, no games, nothing. If i opened a stream while the internet was working that stream will continue to play like normal. The...
  2. Hinatachan

    Question Speedtest is 1 gigabit but I get 20 MB max

    I recently got an internet that is 1 gigabit upload and down. I always get minimum 900 mbit speed test from Speedtest/ookla. But for some reason, it is unstable. I tried downloading from private trackers on qbittorent. I got max 20MByte speed. I am living in Turkey and my friend tried to...
  3. T

    Question Weirdly slow/slow internet on one device

    The internet in my desktop, my main machine, is very unreliable. Websites time out when trying to log in, YouTube vidoes buffer constantly, etc. My internet itself seems fine. Verizion FIOS, 1gig connection. Speedtests all come back in the high 800mpbs. No problem streaming 4k content on my tv...
  4. C

    Question Ookla's Microsoft store speedtest app is very slow compared to the website version?

    Hello everyone, sorry for misspellings and noobieness. I just joined and it is 1:31am. I took a speed test on speedtest.net and it shows a download speed of 168.81mbps download speed and an upload speed of 2.19mbps. When I speedtest with the Ookla speedtest from the microsoft store, it shows a...
  5. Y

    [SOLVED] My router is capping my internet speed

    Hi, I have 100Mbps internet and I just noticed that I only get 30Mbps when I connect my PC to my router. I get my whole 100Mbps when I connect from modem to my PC. I tried to restore factory setting but still no luck. My router is D-Link DIR-619L.
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    Question Download problems over ethernet ?

    Hi y'all, I haven't posted with a problem in a while but this one is really bugging me. My roomates and I have had problems with our ethernet recently that have been beyond frustrating. Both of my roomates have switched to WIFI over ethernet because of slow download speeds, but I don't have the...
  7. C

    Question Trying to connect to internet.

    So I'm connecting to the internet on a laptop and everything works for a couple minutes then some websites as well as discord just start to infinitely load or not connect whatsoever. Edit: I forgot to add, it works perfectly normal on my dorms wi-fi but at home it doesn't work, and I keep...
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    Question Only one PC has internet problems l

    I recently got a new PC and I have a very strange issue. On my PC I barely have a connection when connected to my wifi. I should be getting 50+ mbps upload and download, but I have been lucky if I got 5. The weird part is that when I turn on my hotspot on my phone it works perfectly fine and...
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    Question Limited Bandwith

    Hello, everyone I live in egypt and the internet packages that all ISPs in here provid are limited thre's no unlimited plans and the packages are little for such expensive prices and i was wondering if there was a way that i can get unlimited plans maybe like satelite internet or idk if someone...
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    Question Windows 10 laptop can connect to hotspot but not to internet (normal wifi)

    My old HP Probook 6450b suddenly stopped having internet. It is connected to the router but it says "No Internet, Secured". The router and wifi is fine because all of my other devices work fine. I tried using the hotspot on my phone to share 4G and that worked fine. I'm not sure what to do...
  11. ToxicThing

    Question When I turn on Windows 10 mobile hotspot, I lose internet connection on my PC ?

    Hey, I got this problem since I updated to newest version of Windows 10 yesterday I think. The problem is when I turn on mobile hotspot in Windows 10 and connect my phone, I lose internet on my pc. I am using cable internet and have 100 mb/s, but when I connect my phone it can't connect to...
  12. C

    Question Severe continuous lag when gaming ?

    Hello. In the recent past I have been experiencing severe continuous lag when gaming. It does not matter what machine is used to play the game (console or pc) and it does not matter which game (all games are affected). Given these observations, what could the problem be ? Could it be with my...
  13. badinternethaver

    Question Internet spiking to huge pings because of 1 device?

    So whenever my brother watches netflix or youtube ping in game spikes to sometimes 2000, why is it like that? When other family members watch netflix, twitch or anything else it does not do that, only when he watches. He has a cable from the router to his PC, could the cable be defect? Maybe his...
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    Question Ethernet speeds inconsistent

    My ethernet speeds for my desktop continue to drop. I'm unable to watch netflix and youtube. Downloads take a while to complete. Currently I have gigabit ethernet speeds from verizon fios 940/880. On my family's mac, the speeds seem to be limited to and get 100/100 however this is likely due...
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    [SOLVED] Help with internet issues

    So my internet has always been good. I have an ethernet connection and never have any problems with downloads or streaming or anything like that. However a month ago it changed out of nowehere and now I can't stream one youtube video without it buffering or download anything. I have run speed...
  16. Amosdecker

    Question Slow web-page loading & occasional hangups with otherwise fast internet ?

    Hi, I'm facing a problem, in so far as my internet speed is good, but a lot of times websites take 5-7 seconds to load, or I have to keep clicking the reload button. I don't think it's right. My speed is about 200 mbps, but from what I've gathered on this forum, it's not a reliable indicator...
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    Question Internet (Ethernet) Lags for 1-3 seconds every night at EXACT same time

    Every night the last week my internet lags for maybe 1-3 seconds. Not long, but long enough to notice. If I'm in a game my ping goes from 5ms to 9k then comes back down to 5ms. This happens EVERY NIGHT at the same time 22:44. Has anyone encountered anything like this before? Been going on for...
  18. Phillip_Sparks

    Question My computers' wifi is very slow but on the other devices it works perfectly fine

    PC Spec i9-9900kf MSI Z390 Gaming Edge AC RAM: Hyper X predator 8x2 16 GB SSD: WD blue SN550 M.2 PSU:650W OS: Windows 10 21H1 Internet speed Download 500 Mbps Upload 200 Mbps Recently I have had an internet problem with wireless and wired, My pc used to get 100-200 Mbps download and 50-100...
  19. ThatOneTechyDude

    [SOLVED] Internet not working after installing new CPU

    Hello all, Today my flatmate installed a new CPU in her PC with my help. Upgraded from an i5-7600k to an i7-7700k. Installation went flawlessly, had to pop out the GPU to get at parts of the CPU cooler but it was resat just fine. Nothing else was touched, all connections have been checked along...
  20. L

    Question Internet crashes at night....

    Hey, my internet keeps crashing every night at 3 AM and I am tired of it. I don't want to call customer services yet before I explore a bit on the internet if this is possible to fix it. Anyways, my internet restarts at the same time and then in a while it fixes itself, is it possible to fix it...
  21. Zooi Wanted

    [SOLVED] My internet keeps disconnecting ?

    So long story short. I build a pc last year, when i put the video card later i was careless and killed my ethernet port with static electricity. I'm a using an ethernet to usb converter. It worked well for 4-5 months but this week it started to act up. It's disconnecting inconsistently...
  22. R

    [SOLVED] Problem with fiber lan speeds

    Hi all, Just set up a fiber connection for a small company and that is supposed to give near 1000/1000 download/upload. I am currently testing the speeds on my work laptop, server, and spare laptop. Regardless of where I'm connected, it seems like all speeds are the same. Connected to network...
  23. J

    [SOLVED] New PC won't install wifi drivers / cannot access internet - "no connections are available".

    I assembled a new PC today and cannot access internet on it. No network options and it just says "Not Connected - No Networks Available". Using the CD provided hasn't helped either; via the AsusSetup.exe I managed to install the intel chipset & Realtek LAN driver but trying to install the intel...
  24. Morchek

    [SOLVED] Strange internet connection issue ?

    For the past year or so, I've been having this issue with my wired internet connection where on browsers I have to reload some pages several times for the page to load, and on most games, I have to retry the connection several times for it to connect to the server. My YouTube is fine, and I can...
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    Question PC suddenly doesn't recognize Ethernet connection / cable ?

    A few days ago I reinstalled win10 freshly onto my desktop PC as I had some issues going on. Since then (and I think shortly before that as well, while trying to avoid reinstalling win10) my ethernet connection stopped working. I tried it all - different cable, reboot (a million times)...
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    Question Outbound Packet Loss (Wired Connection)

    I have been PLAGUED with this outbound packet loss issue for as long as I can remember. As for solutions: I have accumulated days in google searches, youtube videos, forum posts, hardware changes, service technicians out, pings, tracerts; anything you can think of. Nothing I've done so far has...
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    [SOLVED] Laptop OEM Drivers

    What is the best way to install Laptop drivers after clean windows installation? Nowadays windows install all drivers automatically during or right after the windows installation or first boot up (when laptop/pc is connected to internet). So there is two ways to install OEM drivers and I want to...
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    Do the people who invented the internet have political opinions about the internet and what would they be?

    Should people get the internet for free? Is that one of the opinions they would have? I've been upset cause my youtube channel is like dead and wont grow and I know its because youtube one of the only good publishing websites is run terribly by google. As an artist I can't grow my channel...
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    Question Ethernet connected but no internet

    When I booted up my pc today I didn't have any internet, even though my ethernet cable says it's connected. I checked if the problem was with my cable, by connecting it to my laptop, It worked perfectly on my laptop so it's not that. I've tried numerous fixes; Restarting the router, ipconfig...
  30. PeterPeter420

    [SOLVED] Mobile Hotspot vs Wifi

    Hello, I just moved into a new flat with my partner. We need internet asap, but we can't get Fibre from anyone. We require fast speeds because we like to game together and my partner works from home. It must be stable with decent range. I came across these mobile hotspots like GigaCube...
  31. J.wilhelm

    [SOLVED] Router after a switch

    Trying to get better connectivity on the front end of my house. Currently have Modem>router>router but am getting about 100 less mbps up front at the 2nd router. Is it possible to go modem>router>switch>router? This would put everything up front hardwired to the switch, and the 2nd router just...
  32. MANDRILL08

    [SOLVED] Making my computer internet wireless?

    I built my PC back in 2019 and I didn't need to worry about making it wireless as I knew I'd have access to an ethernet spot. Although I'm moving to a uni rented room in September and I won't have access to ethernet and need to make my computer wireless. I have no idea what to get or how and I...
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    [SOLVED] Help setting up this network switch

    My router is this: https://www.amazon.com/802-11a-Wireless-ax-Integrated-Residential-Replaces/dp/B08PCRYJPW I need to connect my two NAS and my PC to a network switch capable of 10g fiber internet so I found this...
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    [SOLVED] Slowest mobile hotspot is actually faster than LAN or Wifi

    My house has LAN coming out of the wall. Using a quite good wifi router, I connect my computer to the wiki router. So I have three options to connect to the Internet. 1. LAN line connected to the router, and another LAN line from router to PC 2. LAN line connected to the router, and use Wifi...
  35. ConorDuey2000

    [SOLVED] Powerline Adapter (AV1000) Download Speed only 8-16 Mbps ?

    Hey. I recently bought the TP-Link AV1000 powerline adapter for my computer, but after I set it up, the download speed's very slow. It ranges from 8 Mbps to 16 Mbps. https://www.speedtest.net/result/12845398519 I've tried everything including reinstalling my LAN drivers, running the Windows...
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    Question Internet connection dies when downloading games on my desktop PC, but other devices don't have the same issue on the same network ?

    Hey everyone , thanks for reading . My problem: When I download games from Steam , for example, it downloads at full speed, no problems, then the speed starts to drop quickily and the connection dies, every device connected to the modem lose internet connection as well. This only happens...
  37. Purpleflax

    [SOLVED] Vastly differing WiFi speeds.

    Hello! I thought I'd come on here and ask about this issue since I've been struggling with this one myself for awhile. Recently set up a new network with about 50Mbp/s down on my devices. The problem comes though that this speed seems to apply sometimes and not other times. For example if I do...
  38. Jacobomb

    Question Internet works fine with any device but my PC

    [Moderator edit to break up a solid paragraph of text.] Hello, my PC about 3-5 months ago was working perfectly fine with the internet, until it one day started having issues. I was connected to the internet but going online on multiplayer games would not work. One example is Halo Infinite...
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    [SOLVED] How to set up a private router ?

    Hey, I want to end terms with my home network service provider and looking to buy a private router and set it up - which I have no idea how to do exactly. I don't know how this goes in other regions, but here you pay for a package deal to have a network infrastructure and a service provider...
  40. A person?

    Question Suddenly slow internet speed only on Pc.

    (New PC got it 2-3 weeks ago) Hello whilst I was playing a game averaging (50-90ping) suddenly started to spike to 300s then 700s then ultimately to 20-30k which I thought it was my router so I went and restarted it, but even after that it was still very laggy, so I searched up speed test and I...