network

Forum discussion tagged with network.
  1. Doctor_Bootleg_404_

    Question Wi-Fi is terrible at second floor, how to proceed?

    Hi everyone, I've recently returned to my old folks' home and realized just how poor the Wi-Fi signal is on the second floor. Sometimes, my PC can't even detect the network in the Network & Settings > Network Status menu. I'm looking for the most affordable and effective way to improve the...
  2. Marianus

    [SOLVED] PC suddenly limits internet speed to 6.5 Mbps ?

    Hey Everyone, No problems for 4 years of PC ownership. Randomly happened the other night, it cut out mid-game. I have done a full malware scan and driver reinstall. My computer has suddenly limited my internet speed to 6.5 Mbps. It says “Connected, secured” underneath my SSID in the basic...
  3. Mr_Amorphous

    Question Asrock X870 Riptide - Wifi not showing up

    I have just (re)finished a build with this board everything is running flawlessly except the fact that it does not show any options for a Wifi connection. All board and chipset drivers are installed and up to date. Network settings only shows the LAN connection and Bluetooth. I used the...
  4. T

    Question Windows 7 - Can't connect to shared folder if password is enabled

    Hi, I have this weird problem, I know that you can use shared folder from VirtualBox but I'm trying to setup a network and I've been testing using My PC with 2 Virtualbox machines In the two VirtualBox machines there are two network adapters: 1) With NAT connection for internet 2) Host-Only...
  5. V

    Question IKEv2/IPsec VPN Server ?

    Hi everyone, i recently bought a new android phone and i ran into an issue regarding my vpn connections I have a vpn server set on my router (ASUS RT-N12+) and used my old android phone to connect to the vpn and access my network. Hoowever the router supports only PPTP VPN... and my new android...
  6. Prezken

    Question Network Efficiency

    My company helps setup camera networks for federal and state organizations. Everything looks pretty solid to me, but their network setup has been used for 10+ years and I was just curious if there is anything you guys can think of to improve it. A new set of eyes is always useful. So, here is...
  7. L

    Question Can I use a splitter and router setup as an access point instead of a MoCA adapter ?

    I have a gateway (router and modem) from my ISP that is located upstairs in the office. The home is really old and the downstairs has really bad connection via wifi. Luckily there is another coax cable from the office upstairs going downstairs to the room I would like to setup another source of...
  8. N

    Question BSODs after upgrading to Windows 11 - - - - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - afd.sys ?

    After upgrading to Win11 I've been getting semi frequent BSODs, roughly once an hour on average. I have: Updated drivers Updated BIOS Done Windows updates According to other posts it seems to be network related, but updating drivers hasn't helped. Specs MBD: Aorus B650 Elite AX CPU...
  9. JboyFn

    Question Is It Network issues or my Pc

    For about a year now I have been having issues with my games connecting to online severs. My browsers work completely fine and my internet on my pc never loses connection. Also I plan on getting a new rig so I need to know if these problems will persist I use powerline adapters PC: I5-9600k...
  10. F

    Question BAN IP on site

    THANKS BUT i WANT BETTER ANSWER, HOW HARDWARE CAN BE BANNED? Hypotetically....There is an online platform that banned my IP. I try to create new account with using VPN. I purchased NordVPN with dedicated IP, but everytime I create new account on the platform they track me down. Is it possible...
  11. F

    Question I want to know how things work

    Hypotetically....There is an online platform that banned my IP. I try to create new account with using VPN. I purchased NordVPN with dedicated IP, but everytime I create new account on the platform they track me down. Is it possible that my device IP is banned and it is vissible to them even if...
  12. F

    Question IP banned on web platform ?

    There is an online platform that banned my IP. I try to create new account with using VPN. I purchased NordVPN with dedicated IP, but everytime I create new account on the platform they track me down. Is it possible that my device IP is banned and it is vissible to them even if I use VPN? How...
  13. D

    Question Wifi to my desktop suddenly became very unstable and slow after 10 months of minimal issues

    I've been living in a basement for the past 10 months, sharing a Wi-Fi connection. My dad helped me set up an ASUS router in my room to boost the signal, which is connected via ethernet to my desktop. This setup worked fine for a while, with typical speeds of 20-40 Mbit/s for both download and...
  14. A

    Question Issues connecting to WiFi during Windows 11 installation ?

    Hi, I’ve just finished building a new PC, but have run into an issue with networking whilst installing Windows 11. When it reaches the internet step, it does not display any available networks, despite other devices in the same room having a very strong connection. I have so far tried...
  15. F

    Question Why am I getting download speeds up to 100-ish mbps ?

    I've come to notice that after more than 6-7 years , 11mb/s is not the average download speed , especially in my country , Romania , I thought my package from my network supplier was just that , around 100mbps but I've contacted them on another issue and they told me that I should get minimum...
  16. J

    Question Computer loses Ethernet connection some time after being powered on (among other issues)

    So I've been given an old work PC (an HP 290 G1 Microtower), and I've been using it as a makeshift NAS. However, recently it's been giving me trouble. Earlier this week I was transferring files over it, when suddenly it stopped being connected to the network. Now, when I say it wasn't connected...
  17. A

    Question Bizzare glitch with new ISP

    So my landlord recently moved out of the country, and as a result we had to get our own contract with the ISP. A few days later they said it was up and running and our smart TV did indeed get Internet again, but both Wifi and wired connections to either the network switch or the router are dead...
  18. NotOnline

    Question My router is disconnecting every 2 hours ?

    Router model: Huawei B312-926 At first i thought it was my ISP dropping the connection from time to time, but today i just realised I've never checked my router log to see what problem is and I found out my router is disconnecting every 2 hours, i don't know what to do, please help. This is...
  19. H

    Question Slow LAN connection ?

    I recently upgraded my network connection from 100mbps up to 300mbps and since noticed that my PC is stuck getting a max of 100mbps, I've tried a few things outlined below in an attempt to resolve or at least narrow down the issue however I am now lost as to what is causing the problem. I am...
  20. A

    Question Network driver issue?

    Hi All, I've been issues with my PC for the past few months where my internet would start becoming incredibly laggy within ~30-40 mins of booting up. I run a wifi system (have a wifi adapter connected as I don't have ethernet and my motherboard doesn't have wifi compatibility). As an...
  21. S

    Question Download speed reduces. Network reset solves but then it happens again after a few minutes

    Hello I've had some trouble with my Lenovo Legion laptop whereby the download speed (not usually the upload speed as well) will appear throttled. It can happen a few minutes after I restart my laptop or a few hours. With the issue present... in settings > ethernet > network the link speed...
  22. S

    Question Desperate for a Solution - Network/Switch Gigabit Connection

    Hello Everyone I have a setup with a leased line (1 gig) coming through a firewall (cisco meraki) on a network of about 30 PCs. Most are working okay with 1 gig over LAN. There's one PC (in a secluded area, where I can only run 1 LAN Cat6 cable directly from the Switch in the Comms room), so...
  23. Ograsmium

    [SOLVED] Download speed is slow on only my PC - please help!

    Hi all, Really struggling here - I only get slow download speeds on my Dekstop PC; 2 other laptops and my mobile phone report great download speeds. The network adapter is an Intel I219-V. I have tried all of the following; - Reinstalling network driver - Disabling firewall (on...
  24. JCarax

    Question Connection problems with a Huawei router (HG8245X6-10)

    Hi, 10 months ago I switched my ISP, it came with a different modem(HG8245X6-10). It is pretty decent overall but I started running into connection issues with games like Battlefield 2042. The game runs fine but I just cannot connect to matches. I get a black screen instead of a load screen and...
  25. kappamarvin

    Question Wired connections take around a minute to connect to the internet (ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400)

    I had setup my AX82U router as well as my new modem two days ago, everything works great and looks great on wifi but with my wired connection something is off. Before this was never an issue on my old nighthawk router but I have noticed that when I turn my PC on (happens on my brothers PS5 as...
  26. Trainenthusiast

    Question Is there a way to change my NAT type, on my PC?

    Hi there, I feel like my NAT type is currently set to strict because finding matches in certain games takes way too long while others in my area don't seem to be facing this issue. Also, often during games, the connection can get really bad for multiple rounds and then become totally normal for...
  27. Virgil Reeser

    Question Don't know if this is possible

    I have 2 nics in my windows 10 system (upgrade to 11 not possible and I probably wouldn't do it anyway). 1 is built-in Killer E2200 gigabit. The other is Realtek PCIe 2.5GBE. I want to use the 1GBPE for virtualbox only. I can set this in vbox. I also want to make windows stop trying to use...
  28. T

    Question NordVPN Disables My Network Adapter?

    So I have recently had this problem where if I have NordVPN running and I download a file larger than a few GB, my network adapter just <Mod edit> craps out the bed. I've tested this numerous times where I'll have a Youtube video playing in the background and my task manager up to show when it...
  29. Wade Wilfong

    Question Gaming Buffer Bloat 40ms Buffer ?

    I play Fortnite and I get 45 ping on dallas server BUT when I start playing my ping is solid BUT THEN after 10 seconds my builds are placing SO delayed it feels like my ping is 200+ to 5000 if I wait before building my ping feels fine for 10 seconds cycle repeats, its so hard to play on this
  30. RyzenNoob

    Question Raspberry Pi 5 connection issues and IP problems

    I'm having a bit of a problem with connecting to the Raspberry Pi 5, first of all, most of the times it has a difficulty connecting using SSH software like PuTTY and BitVise. And when I do connect, after a few moments, it suddenly disconnects. Also, I managed to get the IP address, which is...
  31. velocci

    Question impact of a lot of torrents on a router

    Hi all, I have an ISP modem in bridged mode. I have my own netgear router (R7200) and a switch. plugged into that switch I have all my machines and I also have a QNAP nas. I also have two TV boxes plugging into that switch. on that NAS i'm running a Windows 10 virtual machine that I use for...
  32. G

    Question "Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings" ?

    I just completely reset my pc, and booted from USB. When setting up I noticed I couldn't connect to internet (neither WiFi nor ethernet) but I didn't think anything of it and just continued by clicking on 'I don't have internet'. After setting everything up I wanted to download the usual files...
  33. A

    Question Use public (ISP) static IP for Windows as a server

    Hello, I have a fiber modem router (HG8120C) and I got a public static IP address from ISP. My modem is configured with WAN (router mode) and PPPoE (with username and password) and NAT enabled .... I don't know anything about NAT or PPPoE or WAN (router vs bridge mode) .... I can see my static...
  34. S

    Question Do I NEED this Verizon white box powered ON to connect to the internet with my wireless router?

    My house just had a black-out and I restarted my power. My white Verizon wall box just started beeping (I think its because the white box is telling me that I need to replace the battery): https://ibb.co/98Nctqk For some reason, my router can't connect to the internet: https://ibb.co/6RXjZT4...
  35. D

    Question PC's get assigned wrong IP Addresses

    Hi, so it all started when I moved, I couldn't reach certain Websites or Apps like Lufthansa, Discord, Steam, Tomshardware etc... on the new WiFi. I looked into it and figured out I was getting wrong IP addresses ( 169.254......, even though my default gateway is 192.168.179.1 ). Several PCs...
  36. I

    Question Games disconnect when connected to Ethernet

    I have recently converted my garage into a room to have as my gaming/ man cave. Doing that meant I needed to run a 30m length of Cat6 ethernet cable to have network access in the room as the Wi-Fi range is not so great. When my PC was inside the house on Wi-Fi I had no issues, received the full...
  37. lyingfire

    Question Wireless and Wired connection slow

    Ryzen 5 2600 RTX 2060 Super 16gb DDR4 3200 B450m Pro My motherboard doesnt have built in WiFi so I had a wifi dongle for the longest time, but when my connection started to get slower I switched to a pci wifi card, however my wifi was still very slow (30mbps) however my phone and any other...
  38. Wade Wilfong

    Question Hit registry/button response

    What in a video game causes me to shoot someone and it not register? I just played a session with a ping of 30 and half my shots did not register so I did no damage, is it something to do with network, bad pc, bad router, bad sdd, bad power supply even, I just dont understand how this is normal...
  39. M

    Question Mixed/bad network performance

    I dont know if this is right thread but I will explain everything: I am using "home package" as my ISP descirbes it,its basically router with sim card that you can plug anywhere and have internet,so its not cable or optic. Its 4G so I *could* get unlimited speed for 4G.PC is connected to router...
  40. horrificsquid

    Question Wired & Wi-Fi connection directly to router not working on 1 laptop (40 other devices connected with no issue) help?

    My laptop has suddenly decided not to connect to my BT Smart Hub 2. I've tried both on the WiFi and wired. Both connections keep changing ip address every few seconds from the 192.168.1.### to a 169.#.#.# address, which I know suggests the DHCP is not working properly, but I can't seem to fix...