slow dsl connection
After 8 hours of ATT on site work it was determined that something in or about my pc slows down our internet connection. With my network card unplugged my admin will get about 2.5 mbps download. Plug in my network connection and she drops to .4 or .5. When i am plugged in i get in the .4 or .5 speed. We have an att modem then a Linksys router. We swapped out routers and modem and no difference. It is my pc. It is a fairly new PC. I have AVG anti spyware. When i first got the pc i installed Zone ALarm. It was not a good match. Totally screwed up several things in connecting to internet. I have long ago uninstalled it using both uninstall and Zone Alarm program to remove all trace of program. When i hook up a lap top to my network connection the down load speed are good. I am using Vista home. I have disabled AVG and it makes no difference.
madhatter5501
could be the driver on the pc's wireless card. can you run a speed test from speedtest.net from both the pc and the laptop and post the results?
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I do not have a wireless card on my desktop pc.
My download speed on my desktop is .4 upload is .15
laptop (direct connect line taken from back of desktop) is 2.6 down and .42 up.
My download speed on my desktop is .4 upload is .15
laptop (direct connect line taken from back of desktop) is 2.6 down and .42 up.
oh wow, that is a difference. is the laptop not using wireless then?
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no same dsl line from router. First plugged into my desktop -- crappy, then taken from there and plugged into laptop -- snappy
try updating the driver on the pc for the network adapter and see if that helps? If it is only the pc then it has to be some configuration on the pc
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ok how do i do that
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got it i think.
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if this is the right hardware and file. 
yes
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i do not find a Local Area Connection button on lower right of screen. I have a Network button. when i open that i am shown a map of my Local Area Connection 2- Network. "Name" Pc - Gateway - Internet.
When i use the drop down box and ask for a network map of Local Area Connection it reports that "The adapter is not connected"
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I did find a program that was running and when i killed it my time jumped up to over 2.5 on the download. Thanks
I am always curious. What program was it?
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utorrent
LOL! Good program. I use it a lot but it sucks my internet done to nothing too :)