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11-04-2014, 07:07 PM | #1522 (permalink) |
Dude... What?
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AT&T... I think?
It's my landlord's internet. He shares it between me, my two roommates, and his kids.
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11-04-2014, 07:09 PM | #1523 (permalink) |
Fck Ths Thngs
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Yeh, sounds like your internet is super slow and overloaded with users.
OR You can ask him to call AT&T, last time I had internet trouble my landlord called the company and they came out and did something with the outside lines free of charge. Could be an external issue. At the very least, they could verify everything is setup properly and working as intended. |
12-05-2014, 12:35 AM | #1525 (permalink) |
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I've been having that issue a lot lately too, I thought it was the dorms wifi that was the issue though. Maybe we watched the same porn video.
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12-05-2014, 06:25 AM | #1526 (permalink) | |
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Other than that, call your provider.
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12-05-2014, 09:29 AM | #1528 (permalink) |
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Mine updates automatically, about two weeks ago was the last time. I'm gonna go with TH's Ethernet suggestion, I found a plug for it in my room that I didn't know was there.
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12-05-2014, 04:54 PM | #1529 (permalink) |
not really
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probably, you can't tell these days.
Anybody remember the glory days of XP when you wouldn't update because it inevitably would make your computer ****tier. Not much has changed except your forced to update now. I read I could change the wireless channel on my network card but am unsure how to. Ethernet is an option but I paid for a network card and want my ****ing network card to work. Anybody know any terminal commands I can punch in or something? The user setttings on windows 8 must be aesthetic because they don't actually do anything. |
12-05-2014, 06:00 PM | #1530 (permalink) | |
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I assume you're saying "network card" but meaning "wireless router"? If so, that's fine. WiFi is good because it allows you to be mobile. It makes sense using it on a Laptop or some other portable device. But if it's a desktop or computer that doesn't move, you're better off using the Ethernet adapter because you get higher speeds and no interference. But if you'd like to stay with being wireless, I would first troubleshoot in such a way as to pinpoint *where* the issue likely is. To do that, you should first rule out the wireless router having interference issues. If other wireless devices on the network are having no issues at the same time your computer IS, then it's probably not the router. Second, I would do that test where all the devices are in the same physical location and not moving. If it's only your computer dropping, it's definitely not interference nor is it a problem with the router. If you can get yourself to that point, you have then narrowed down where you should start focusing. Your computer. At that point, it's usually best to work from layer 7 up, (physical layer all the way up to application layer), but I doubt you have a spare external wifi card lying around that you can just up and install. Which is sad, because with the exception of drivers, it's usually physical with these sorts of issues. Because of that, you probably shouldn't rule out a hardware problem. If you've got all the latest drivers for it, the correct ones, and went through any settings you might know about, checked for malware and all that, then it's going to be a wild goose chase. Because there's still the big hardware problem unknown. Until something ends up working. However, there's one thing you should check first. Event Viewer. I don't know how to get to it on 8 because I've never used it, but if you Google the location of Event Viewer, you should be able to locate it. Once you do, there should be a section called "custom views", under which there should be "administrative events". Click on that and let the window refresh. This is going to be an aggregate of all errors. Click through them at times correlating with your issue until you see something relevant and Google it. Good luck.
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