
Originally Posted by
rushhour36
ok so my laptop works perfectly and connects to the internet fine at home, it loads pages as quickly as it should, but as soon as i come to university and connect to the WiFi here, it slows down to snail pace. ive tried updating drivers and that hasnt done anything, everything looks normal but isnt. ive tried multiple browsers too and that doesnt help, i bought the laptop for using in uni but it seems like a waste of money until i get this fixed,
any help is greatly appreciated!
Wifi often changes speed depending on the signal strength (e.g. 54Mbps / 24Mbps)
- there is a delay when this speed changes.
You might find it's dynamically changing too often, try fixing it to a static lower speed
Under linux its this:
Code:
sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 1M
(not sure of the equivalent in windows, have a look in the wifi card's device properties)