I'm using a wireless PCI adapter to connect to a new internet provider in Toronto. My signal strength is about 50% all the time and they have a frequency at 802.11b . I can download files up to 200KB/s (sometimes even more) but my problem is that I always have to refresh the pages alot until I get the website in my browser...it always says "waiting for www...." Do you guys think it is a connection problem, a setting problem or is it just from the service provider? I always (or almost all the time) get the website loaded but it is a pain having to refresh the browser over and over to get the whole page. As I said, I usually have no problem downloading a file, but it always takes a long time to load a web page. Thank you so much in advance.
2007-01-04 16:50:04 · 2 answers · asked by David 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
No, my ISP doesn't support 802.11g although I get that frequency sometimes (frequency is set to "auto") I've tried to set it just to 802.11b only but doesn't make a difference.
My PC is 2.40GHz and I'm using Windows XP professional.
2007-01-04 17:12:17 · update #1
In IE, Tools,options, connections, LAN Settings, uncheck Automatically detect settings. Also, try some internet tweaks from the web for your computer. Check for spyware, and virus scanners will slow things initially opening. Run HJT and Spybot.
Good Luck!
2007-01-04 19:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sam M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your internet provider support 802.11g? It's faster.
Also, what browser are you using? I have found that Firefox loads pages faster than Internet Explorer.
What's your CPU speed? If it is anything more than 1.5Ghz, then this should not be an issue. If is less, then that can be one possible bottleneck.
2007-01-04 17:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋