wireless card extremely slow

[sgopus]

I just installed a wireless LAN card in my desktop, I had disabled the
onboard LAN connection to ensure no conflict, it sets no more than 3 feet
away from my lan antenna/dsl modem, it's a DLINK wireless card and it's
horribly slow, it takes a loooong time to load web pages, and this is an ADSL
connection, I switched back to the onboard lan connection, any suggestions?

xp seemed to recognize the card and connect without supplied software, I
installed it anyway as it allows for a configuration utility.

xp Pro svc pck 3 all patches and fully updated.

 

[peter]

Knowing the model number of the Dlink unit would help in a search for what
speed it is capable of..........but then you could look that up in the
manual.
peter

 

[DL]

Curious; you installed a wireless card allthough yr desktop/lan is only 3ft
from yr modem, I know which I'd prefer in the circumstances.

 

[Paul]

I just installed a wireless LAN card in my desktop, I had disabled the
onboard LAN connection to ensure no conflict, it sets no more than 3 feet
away from my lan antenna/dsl modem, it's a DLINK wireless card and it's
horribly slow, it takes a loooong time to load web pages, and this is an ADSL
connection, I switched back to the onboard lan connection, any suggestions?

xp seemed to recognize the card and connect without supplied software, I
installed it anyway as it allows for a configuration utility.

xp Pro svc pck 3 all patches and fully updated.

Does the wireless LAN card have the antenna connected ?

Are there any Bluetooth devices nearby ?

Do you own cordless phones ? Are they on 2.4GHz, 900MHz, 5GHz ?

Do you have a wireless keyboard/mouse ? How far is the
transceiver from the DLink ?

Have you tried moving the DLink further from the router ?
Sometimes, there can be an overload, if they're too close
together. On one of the web sites that test Wifi devices, they
actually got better results, when they installed an RF
absorption mat near the test setup (implying there was
too much signal).

Do you live in an apartment building with a lot of other
Wifi users ? Is anyone in the vicinity using 802.11n
(three antennas) ? The channel width is double on that
technology. See the table at the bottom of this page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n

Paul

 

[David B.]

My first question would be, why? If your only 3 feet from the router why use
wireless?

 

[DL]

He just needs new gadgets

My first question would be, why? If your only 3 feet from the router why
use wireless?

 

[sgopus]

You guys are hilarious, you know nothing of my personal situation, and stoop
to make all kinds of WAG's to why, it's really not a concern to be worthy of
others asking why. Just that i have an issue and it needs to be resolved.
forget the why.
I'll check on the model # of the card tomorrow

 

[sgopus]

I appreciate your questions, nobody else living close enough to make a
difference county living 5 acres, yep antenna is attached, I also have a
range booster, (came with the cards). no bluetooth device in use when these
issues occur, yes I have cordless phones.

I had noticed on initial load after install, things worked great, a few days
after initial load it started getting slower and slower.

 

[DL]

The why is pertinent because unless there is an overwhelming need for
wireless it makes no sence in the circumstances stated.

 

[Paul]

I appreciate your questions, nobody else living close enough to make a
difference county living 5 acres, yep antenna is attached, I also have a
range booster, (came with the cards). no bluetooth device in use when these
issues occur, yes I have cordless phones.

I had noticed on initial load after install, things worked great, a few days
after initial load it started getting slower and slower.

You might try tracking down some reviews for the particular product.
Either try the Newegg customer reviews, or look on Amazon. There
are some less than acceptable products out there.

I'd probably try it without range boost, and see
if that makes a difference at all.

I might also try it with another OS. If I could find
a Linux driver for it, I might fire up a Linux LiveCD
and do some testing there.

If you post again, please include the DLink card part number,
and the make and model of wireless router you're using. Maybe
there is a review on Smallnetbuilder for it.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless

Paul

 

[sgopus]

only in your mind, it makes sense to me and my situation and you don't need
to know more about why.

 

[sgopus]

Since I can't figure out why your asking why, your query makes no sense to
me, the why isn't resolving my issue.

 

[DL]

When you find a wireless card the consistantly provides at least equal
performance & reliability as a wired Lan, then do let us know - so far I've
yet to find one.

 

[Bob I]

Humm, that would be a pretty sorry wired LAN!

When you find a wireless card the consistantly provides at least equal
performance & reliability as a wired Lan, then do let us know - so far I've
yet to find one.

 

[sgopus]

Most likely very true. Since this is my first foray into the world of
wireless internet, I'm finding new things out daily.
The card is a D-Link WDA-2320 it's capable of 108 MBPS, but so far is only
getting 54 MBPS that's half of it's capability, I do not find anything in the
config software to allow for much in the way of changing settings.