My wireless adapter has random flatlining.

[Daedalus]

Can't buy a new one, because technically I'm stealing internet from my parents. If I said I can't get internet from my room and I need a new adapter, most likely they will slaughter me.

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[HelplessNobb88]

Be quiet, I already told you that i'm loading stuff.

Can't buy a new one, because technically I'm stealing internet from my parents. If I said I can't get internet from my room and I need a new adapter, most likely they will slaughter me.

then you are forgeted bro. Look through you firewall settings, maybe something is awry there.

[Kochieboy]

then you are forgeted bro. Look through you firewall settings, maybe something is awry there.

:yaoming:

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They think I soak up internet like a sponge. (We have cricket, Not Unlimited)

What exactly are you doing on the internet right now?

Loading the forums.

[Tom]

Loading the forums.

That's what I thought. In that case it is probably perfectly normal to get flat lines on an I/O graph. It measures how much data is being sent and received, and data should only need to be sent/received when a page is loading. So once a pages has loaded, you will see a flat line when you are reading the page.

As for the slow speed, do you have another computer do compare speeds with? It might be your ISP being stupid/overloaded.

EDIT: I meant ISP, not IP

[KoopaScooper]

It might be your ISP being stupid/overloaded.

His ISP has nothing to do with his low network transfer rate, it's either his wireless access point being slow (usually these have options to crank up the transfer rate,) or the adapter overheating and trying to cool itself.

[Kochieboy]

That's what I thought. In that case it is probably perfectly normal to get flat lines on an I/O graph. It measures how much data is being sent and received, and data should only need to be sent/received when a page is loading. So once a pages has loaded, you will see a flat line when you are reading the page.

As for the slow speed, do you have another computer do compare speeds with? It might be your IPS being stupid/overloaded.

I'm talking about when it's loading a page or downloading something

Also when I have the cricket router hooked up to my computer, it's a loving bullet compared to my adapter

(usually these have options to crank up the transfer rate,)

Dunno about that.

[KoopaScooper]

Also when I have the cricket router hooked up to my computer, it's a loving bullet compared to my adapter

I wouldn't be surprised, 100 mbps is definitely greater than 11 mbps.

[tails]

My laptops wifi is far far worse.

[KoopaScooper]

My laptops wifi is far far worse.

I know that feel
On my desk computer, I get 5.5mbps
loving wireless adapters being stuff

[Kochieboy]

Comparison image for the non-belivers.



Link to the adapter.

[Tom]

What's your router?

[Kochieboy]

What's your router?

A cricket crosswave router

[Tom]

A cricket crosswave router

It looks like that only supports up to 802.11g, which apparently broadcast max of 54 Mbps. Right now it's probably in 802.11b mode, which will limit you to 11 Mbps. You'll have to see if you can get it in to 802.11g mode if you really care about your LAN transfer rate.

That being said, from my understanding it won't make any difference because you appear to be using 3G. You won't get much more than 3 Mpbs on a 3G connection, and from my personal experience 3G hotspots will often be very unreliable. I may be wrong, but if you're only getting 3 Mpbs from your router, it doesn't matter how fast your wireless is as long as it's more than 3 Mbps. It's like connecting a fire hose onto the end of a garden hose, sure you have a bigger hose but you won't get any more water coming out of it.

[Kochieboy]

Bump.

So I got my wireless to speed up by changing the settings from 802.11 b/g/n to 802.11 b. Nice and quick now. Also no timing out! (Whoo-hoo!)