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Last answer on Sep 12, 2009 5:45:19 pm BST FVaiden, on Jan 7, 2009 7:22:57 am GMT 
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Hi,

I freshly installed Vista 64 bits on a laptop, and got the wireless working so I can connect to the internet.
I also have an older desktop running XP SP2 (wire connected), and notice that the network connection is much, much faster. So I wanted to check if connecting via wire would solve the issue; but somehow the wire connection doesn't get to the internet. When I check via "IPCONFIG" I see that the router didn't assign an IP address to the ethernet card, even after trying IPCONFIG /RENEW.
Any ideas? Or is it impossible to have both wireless & wired connection at the same time? (Although I already tried to deactivate the wireless without success). Otherwise, my original problem of slow internet connection doesn't make much sense, because internet speed is typically lower than my 54 Mbps wireless speed so I doubt that even if the wired connection would work, my speed would go up.
(Already tried to revert to XP, but it doesn't install on my brand new laptop, probably because of lack of drivers).

Thanks for any help

Configuration: Vista business 64 bits
XXodd M570TU

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vangogh34, on Jan 7, 2009 4:37:09 pm GMT

Hi,


First of all please check whether your wireless device is well installed on your computer and check whether there is no restriction on your router.

For your information it is not possible to use both cable and wireless connection...you can use once at a time.
try setting up your wireless connection and check whether your Internet procotole is set on obtain ip automatically


Cheers;

vangogh

   
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FVaiden, on Jan 8, 2009 11:39:04 am GMT
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Hi Vangogh,

My wireless works good, except for the slow speed of it. I indeed get an IP address assigned automatically. I followed your advice & disabled the wireless, and rebooted the system completely. Now, my wired LAN works! And to my astonishment; it actually works fast (without doing detailed measurements, it certainly feels the same speed as the desktop). So, my problem becomes more: why is wireless so slow compared to the wire? I already found some notes on internet about using netsh commands to change some settings, and I tried some of them, but for the moment this doesn't seem to impact the speed.
Will look further, but any ideas are welcomed.

   
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urlinkguydotcom, on Jan 9, 2009 1:42:26 am GMT

Hi, first of all check your router. If you are using a WIRELESS G ROUTER, your wired connection will give you a network speed of 100mbs and 54mbps for the wireless. That is normal, there is nothing wrong with your computers.

   
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FVaiden, on Jan 9, 2009 9:20:38 am GMT

I agree that wireless speed of the pure network can be about half of the wired speed; but here I'm talking about internet speed. As my broadband connection is 10 Mbps, I would assume that to be the determining factor and there is no or not much difference in internet speed if I connect wired (100 Mbps) or wireless (54 Mbps). But it is definitely not the case.

   
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albino, on Mar 11, 2009 5:34:20 am GMT
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I have the same exact problem, do you fix it??

   
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-DominioN-, on May 31, 2009 8:59:39 pm BST

The difference is there just not noticibly obvious in web browsing and downloads but if you do any online gaming or even video netmeetings and the like, the latency, packet loss/resend and packet size (some satttelite connections use up to a 5MB packet) all make significant performance variations that are more than obvious. If you have it available, stick to hard lines and save the wireless for what it was meant to be.... Convenience of mobility.

   
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 laxplayer973, on Sep 12, 2009 5:45:19 pm BST
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Here, this guide will solve your problem

http://gameolosophy.com/...

   
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