help with Comcast/ or network adapter

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help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« on: January 24, 2005, 05:55:43 PM »

i bought a linksys usb wireless-b network adapter, and had good results with it, but i figured i would return it and pay the 10 dollars more for the wireless-g adapter.. well i made the switch and im downloading so much slower from about a 3mb download to a .8mb download... i tested my sisters laptop on the same wireless network and she still gets about a 3mb download.. im pretty aggravated trying to figure out what went wrong


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2005, 06:00:14 PM »

hey nieeves and welcome to the forum

do you have any tweaks loaded, and if so what tweaks?

also update your NIC drivers

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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2005, 07:52:24 PM »

im using cablenut right now and your tweaks, but it seems like the problem is definately in the adapter. any way of fixing it? sadly i dont have the receipt.


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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2005, 04:13:15 AM »

find what brand you have on NIC and model

then go to manufactors homepage and download latest driver

also in this stage, open cablenut click delete cablenut tweaks and click save to registry and reboot

i will later help you load the correct tweakfile

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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2005, 06:59:44 AM »

actually...the device manager is showing it as a generic ethernet controller... should i just go out and buy a cheap ethernet card


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2005, 07:06:53 AM »

in device manager, right click on generic ethernet controller and choose update driver....

lets try this first, even tho new ehernetcards is very cheap approx 10-20 bucks

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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2005, 07:16:41 AM »

yea i tried that route already.. looks like im just gonna get a new ethernet card


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2005, 07:18:30 AM »

try google and find a driver, but its your call to spend the money on a new card...

check this http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=TgzInqwh&p_lva=&p_li=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=1.8%3B2.u0&p_prods=8%2C0&p_cats=&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=8&prod_lvl2=0&p_scf_lang=1&p_search_text=wireless-g+adapter+slow&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2005, 07:42:38 AM »

the linksys drivers i found on that site were somehow older versions of what i had, im heading to the store right now to pick up a new card, shouldnt hurt the bank too much, gonna pick up some more ram too... be back in about an hour or two


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2005, 08:04:29 AM »

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i bought a linksys usb wireless-b network adapter,

Using usb AND wireless? o.o........... Isnt that like a double punch in the face?


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Re: help with Comcast/ or network adapter

« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2005, 10:01:00 AM »

well pretty much i had no choice but to buy the usb adapter, i just moved up north to my sisters and i didnt want to run a 25 foot long cable from her router to my room, and i ran out of pci slots for my computer.. well i figured out what was wrong and i had to switch out my ooold usb 1.1 card for my usb 2.0 card.. speeds a little better, just around 2.4MB


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