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So recently got broadband in the new house, and the line got activated last night. All my housemates seem to be getting the internet fine on their laptops but I can't.
When on wireless, the speed is VERY slow. Some pages, like google's home page can take 2 minutes to load and image heavy sites such as Youtube home page, with all their thumbnails will not load at all, except once in a while albeit without the images.
On wired however, everything is absolutely fine - typing this through wired right now. Video streaming and normal web browsing works without a hiccup.
Before I got home broadband in my house, I was using my mobile internet - using my 3G phone as a wifi hotspot. That was working well too, for a week. After that time, the internet became as slow as it is on my home broadband now. I assumed this was due to my mobile service provider throttling my internet speed due to the unusually high usage but while this may still be true, the similarity of slow speeds through both my home broadband and mobile internet on my laptop's wifi is making me suspicious. I can't use my mobile internet any more since my mobile recently died but that's another story.
Below is some wireless connection details - my home broadband is Virgin Media 28DS.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Param>Netsh WLAN show all
Wireless System Information Summary
(Time: 26/9/12 14:19:29 GMT Daylight Time)
=======================================================================
============================== SHOW DRIVERS ===========================
=======================================================================
Interface name: Wireless Network Connection
Driver : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1030
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Intel
Date : 27/10/11
Version : 14.3.0.6
INF file : C:\Windows\INF\oem86.inf
Files : 4 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\NETwNs64.sys
C:\Windows\system32\NETwNc64.dll
C:\Windows\system32\NETwNr64.dll
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
IHV service present : Yes
IHV adapter OUI : [00 80 86], type: [00]
IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\Windows\System32\IWMSSvc.dll
IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {1bf6cb2d-2ae0-4879-a7aa-a75834fbd0e3}
IHV diagnostics CLSID : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW INTERFACES =========================
=======================================================================
There is 1 interface on the system:
Name : Wireless Network Connection
Description : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1030
GUID : fa472688-638f-4510-af9c-caaf1bb77788
Physical address : 4c:80:93:67:3d:65
State : connected
SSID : Virgin Media 28DS
BSSID : 4c:60:de:f6:c6:78
Network type : Infrastructure
Radio type : 802.11g
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Connection mode : Auto Connect
Channel : 10
Receive rate (Mbps) : 65
Transmit rate (Mbps) : 65
Signal : 99%
Profile : Virgin Media 28DS
Hosted network status : Not started
=======================================================================
=========================== SHOW HOSTED NETWORK =======================
=======================================================================
Hosted network settings
-----------------------
Mode : Allowed
SSID name : "PARAM-PC-29210"
Max number of clients : 100
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Hosted network status
---------------------
Status : Not started
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW SETTINGS ===========================
=======================================================================
Wireless LAN settings
---------------------
Show blocked networks in visible network list: No
Only use GP profiles on GP-configured networks: No
Hosted network mode allowed in WLAN service: Yes
Allow shared user credentials for network authentication: Yes
Block period: Not Configured.
Auto configuration logic is enabled on interface "Wireless Network Connectio
n"
=======================================================================
============================== SHOW FILTERS ===========================
=======================================================================
Allow list on the system (group policy)
---------------------------------------
<None>
Allow list on the system (user)
-------------------------------
<None>
Block list on the system (group policy)
---------------------------------------
<None>
Block list on the system (user)
-------------------------------
<None>
=======================================================================
=========================== SHOW CREATEALLUSER ========================
=======================================================================
Everyone is allowed to create all user profiles.
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW PROFILES ===========================
=======================================================================
Profiles on interface Wireless Network Connection:
Group policy profiles (read only)
---------------------------------
<None>
User profiles
-------------
All User Profile : Virgin Media 28DS
=======================================================================
========================== SHOW PROFILES NAME=* =======================
=======================================================================
Profile Virgin Media 28DS on interface Wireless Network Connection:
=======================================================================
Applied: All User Profile
Profile information
-------------------
Version : 1
Type : Wireless LAN
Name : Virgin Media 28DS
Control options :
Connection mode : Connect automatically
Network broadcast : Connect only if this network is broadcasting
AutoSwitch : Do not switch to other networks
Connectivity settings
---------------------
Number of SSIDs : 1
SSID name : "Virgin Media 28DS"
Network type : Infrastructure
Radio type : [ Any Radio Type ]
Vendor extension : Not present
Security settings
-----------------
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Security key : Present
=======================================================================
======================= SHOW NETWORKS MODE=BSSID ======================
=======================================================================
Interface name : Wireless Network Connection
There are 6 networks currently visible.
SSID 1 : NETGEAR04
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 2c:b0:5d:73:2e:28
Signal : 46%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 11
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 2 : Virgin Media 28DS
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 4c:60:de:f6:c6:78
Signal : 99%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 10
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 3 : SKY25788
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 3c:81:d8:82:57:89
Signal : 65%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 6
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 4 : BTHub3-6ZZP
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 00:fe:f4:03:fc:38
Signal : 16%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 8
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 5 : O2wirelessCE01C1
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 58:98:35:ce:01:c1
Signal : 51%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 1
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 6 : DSL-2640R
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 00:24:01:12:b6:df
Signal : 16%
Radio type : 802.11g
Channel : 1
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
When on wireless, the speed is VERY slow. Some pages, like google's home page can take 2 minutes to load and image heavy sites such as Youtube home page, with all their thumbnails will not load at all, except once in a while albeit without the images.
On wired however, everything is absolutely fine - typing this through wired right now. Video streaming and normal web browsing works without a hiccup.
Before I got home broadband in my house, I was using my mobile internet - using my 3G phone as a wifi hotspot. That was working well too, for a week. After that time, the internet became as slow as it is on my home broadband now. I assumed this was due to my mobile service provider throttling my internet speed due to the unusually high usage but while this may still be true, the similarity of slow speeds through both my home broadband and mobile internet on my laptop's wifi is making me suspicious. I can't use my mobile internet any more since my mobile recently died but that's another story.
Below is some wireless connection details - my home broadband is Virgin Media 28DS.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Param>Netsh WLAN show all
Wireless System Information Summary
(Time: 26/9/12 14:19:29 GMT Daylight Time)
=======================================================================
============================== SHOW DRIVERS ===========================
=======================================================================
Interface name: Wireless Network Connection
Driver : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1030
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Intel
Date : 27/10/11
Version : 14.3.0.6
INF file : C:\Windows\INF\oem86.inf
Files : 4 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\NETwNs64.sys
C:\Windows\system32\NETwNc64.dll
C:\Windows\system32\NETwNr64.dll
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
IHV service present : Yes
IHV adapter OUI : [00 80 86], type: [00]
IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\Windows\System32\IWMSSvc.dll
IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {1bf6cb2d-2ae0-4879-a7aa-a75834fbd0e3}
IHV diagnostics CLSID : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW INTERFACES =========================
=======================================================================
There is 1 interface on the system:
Name : Wireless Network Connection
Description : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1030
GUID : fa472688-638f-4510-af9c-caaf1bb77788
Physical address : 4c:80:93:67:3d:65
State : connected
SSID : Virgin Media 28DS
BSSID : 4c:60:de:f6:c6:78
Network type : Infrastructure
Radio type : 802.11g
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Connection mode : Auto Connect
Channel : 10
Receive rate (Mbps) : 65
Transmit rate (Mbps) : 65
Signal : 99%
Profile : Virgin Media 28DS
Hosted network status : Not started
=======================================================================
=========================== SHOW HOSTED NETWORK =======================
=======================================================================
Hosted network settings
-----------------------
Mode : Allowed
SSID name : "PARAM-PC-29210"
Max number of clients : 100
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Hosted network status
---------------------
Status : Not started
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW SETTINGS ===========================
=======================================================================
Wireless LAN settings
---------------------
Show blocked networks in visible network list: No
Only use GP profiles on GP-configured networks: No
Hosted network mode allowed in WLAN service: Yes
Allow shared user credentials for network authentication: Yes
Block period: Not Configured.
Auto configuration logic is enabled on interface "Wireless Network Connectio
n"
=======================================================================
============================== SHOW FILTERS ===========================
=======================================================================
Allow list on the system (group policy)
---------------------------------------
<None>
Allow list on the system (user)
-------------------------------
<None>
Block list on the system (group policy)
---------------------------------------
<None>
Block list on the system (user)
-------------------------------
<None>
=======================================================================
=========================== SHOW CREATEALLUSER ========================
=======================================================================
Everyone is allowed to create all user profiles.
=======================================================================
============================= SHOW PROFILES ===========================
=======================================================================
Profiles on interface Wireless Network Connection:
Group policy profiles (read only)
---------------------------------
<None>
User profiles
-------------
All User Profile : Virgin Media 28DS
=======================================================================
========================== SHOW PROFILES NAME=* =======================
=======================================================================
Profile Virgin Media 28DS on interface Wireless Network Connection:
=======================================================================
Applied: All User Profile
Profile information
-------------------
Version : 1
Type : Wireless LAN
Name : Virgin Media 28DS
Control options :
Connection mode : Connect automatically
Network broadcast : Connect only if this network is broadcasting
AutoSwitch : Do not switch to other networks
Connectivity settings
---------------------
Number of SSIDs : 1
SSID name : "Virgin Media 28DS"
Network type : Infrastructure
Radio type : [ Any Radio Type ]
Vendor extension : Not present
Security settings
-----------------
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Security key : Present
=======================================================================
======================= SHOW NETWORKS MODE=BSSID ======================
=======================================================================
Interface name : Wireless Network Connection
There are 6 networks currently visible.
SSID 1 : NETGEAR04
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 2c:b0:5d:73:2e:28
Signal : 46%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 11
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 2 : Virgin Media 28DS
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 4c:60:de:f6:c6:78
Signal : 99%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 10
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 3 : SKY25788
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 3c:81:d8:82:57:89
Signal : 65%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 6
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 4 : BTHub3-6ZZP
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 00:fe:f4:03:fc:38
Signal : 16%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 8
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 5 : O2wirelessCE01C1
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 58:98:35:ce:01:c1
Signal : 51%
Radio type : 802.11n
Channel : 1
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54
SSID 6 : DSL-2640R
Network type : Infrastructure
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Encryption : CCMP
BSSID 1 : 00:24:01:12:b6:df
Signal : 16%
Radio type : 802.11g
Channel : 1
Basic rates (Mbps) : 1 2 5.5 11
Other rates (Mbps) : 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54