Internet Speed

[Yorvyk]

On 04/06/13 11:09, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 04/06/13 05:49, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Jackson,
>>>
>>> Are we talking about the Network Manager version? Or type of Wifi? As in
>>> G or N? Or release? What do you mean by wifi version?
>>
>>>
>> All of the above.
>> Have you checked in BIOS to see if there is are any settings for Wi-Fi?
>> Try deleting the Wi-Fi settings in network-manager, or what ever you use,
>> and the reconnecting. It maybe the settings a 'stuck' at 1 Mb/s.
>>
>> Steve
>
> Thank you, Steve for your answer :)
>
> 1- Regardless what release of Lubuntu I'm using, 12.10 or 13.04, same result.
>
> 2- The laptop (check my signature) is an old one. I'm sure it has
> 802.11g but the maximum speed of 802.11g should be 54Mbps and YES, I
> know that is the theoretical speed and usually, the real speed is
> somehow 50% of that so still it should work.
>
> 3- I'm using 802.11n router which is definitely compatible with 802.11g
>
> 4- I already have checked BIOS, nothing at all for Wifi.
>
> 5- I have already deleted the network form the network manager, did
> not change anything.
>
>
>  From my understanding, the speed of 802.11g which is 54Mbps (Maximum)
> is the speed of data transmission between layers, etc. Not the speed
> of the internet that your ISP provides you with. I might be wrong
> though.
>
> Now, I had an USB Wireless Adapter. It is 802.11n and when I connected
> it and disconnected the built-in one on my test laptop, the speed is
> getting better and www.speedtest.net is showing 8.something Mbps
> (download speed) instead of 0.88Mbps and 1.something Mbps (upload
> speed).
>
> HOWEVER, and I still can't understanad that ... without that USB
> Adapter and while I'm using the default Wifi built-in adapter on my
> test laptop, the last test result from www.speedtest.net is:
>
> Download Speed: 0.88 Mbps
> Upload Speed: 3.something Mbps
>
>
Look at the router diagnostics or status to see what speed you are 
getting between the computer and router.


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Steve