TP-LINK WN881D wireless card really slow

[mywificardisterrible]

Recently installed this card on my new desktop running Windows 8. Get really slow speeds on it. Less than 100KB/s while my laptop gets at least 1MB/s. Tried updating drivers and it told me they were up to date.

 

[Paul NZ]

Update them with the drivers from the tplink site not from windowsupdate

The windows ones are crap. I'm using the WDN3200 which is dual band. I have to use the drivers from the site. Otherwise I cant connect to the 5 ghz channel on the router.

 

[mywificardisterrible]

Update them with the drivers from the tplink site not from windowsupdate

The windows ones are crap. I'm using the WDN3200 which is dual band. I have to use the drivers from the site. Otherwise I cant connect to the 5 ghz channel on the router.

I downloaded the driver and used the device manager to browse for the driver, but it just told me I already had the best driver installed.

Edit: I figured out how to switch drivers

 

[mywificardisterrible]

Update them with the drivers from the tplink site not from windowsupdate

The windows ones are crap. I'm using the WDN3200 which is dual band. I have to use the drivers from the site. Otherwise I cant connect to the 5 ghz channel on the router.

Speed still lags around 100KB/s

 

[scout_03]

did you check those settings http://www.tp-link.com/en/faq-709.html

 

[mywificardisterrible]

did you check those settings http://www.tp-link.com/en/faq-709.html

I checked the window it said to check and this is what it showed.http://i.imgur.com/Sd3ANNm.png

I also moved the pc closer to the router and now get 500KB/s to 1MB/s so I guess that works.

 

[Paul NZ]

If the modem is Wireless G, you'll only go as high as 54 mbps

The modem would have to support wireless N to go higher / get near 300 mbps

 

[scout_03]

this means signal strench is to low where the pc was could massive wall or object in the pathway of the wireless signal could you raise the router on a shelf and see what happens .

 

[mywificardisterrible]

If the modem is Wireless G, you'll only go as high as 54 mbps

The modem would have to support wireless N to go higher / get near 300 mbps

Yeah but the wireless card only takes me as high as 1mbps anyway. I'm not trying to go for 300mbps .

 

[mywificardisterrible]

this means signal strench is to low where the pc was could massive wall or object in the pathway of the wireless signal could you raise the router on a shelf and see what happens .

Noted, thanks.