maddoglewis <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>I hope someone on this forum can help me. I have just got a new laptop
>and I am having some problems downloading files. I am connecting my
>laptop wirelessly and didnt have any problems with my old laptop. The
>download starts ok but after a few minutes the connection seems to
>stall and no more packets are recieved. I can start downloading other
>files but it will again stall after a few minutes. When I connect
>directly to the modem I dont have this problem, and my old laptop
>worked fine with the same wireless router. Does anyone have any ideas
>how to fix this problem, I would really appreciate any suggestions.
It would be helpful if you would disclose some clues as to what
hardware and software you're using, what internet connection you're
using, and whether it slows down downloading from one particular site
or all sites. You know, make, model, numbers, details, and stuff
required to answer any technical question.
If this is a new computah, out of the box, I suggest you cease
downloading and start updating. All new machines are delivered
lacking updates. In many cases, these updates include driver updates
to the wireless client card, which is mostly likely what's causing the
problem. The slowdown could also be due to Windoze running updates or
virus scans in the background while you're furiously downloading. The
download will slow down because other programs are downloading or
installing at the same time.
New machines are also delivered with the virus scanner unregistered
and unconfigured. I suggest you cease downloading until you have
installed and updated anti-virus and anti-spyware programs.
It's also likely that something is fishy in the router. My guess(tm)
is that you're running Vista. There were some compatibilty issues
with Vista and some routers. I suggest you identify your router, go
to the manufacturers web pile, and check if you have the latest
firmware in the router.
If you still have your old laptop, it would be interesting if you
would retest for the same problem. Side by side comparisons and
substitution are my favorite ways of isolating problems.
Also, try an ethernet connection from the new laptop to the router
instead of the modem and see if the problem persists. There are too
many variables to assign the blame and you haven't tried all the
possible combinations.
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