Slow wireless

saltydog909 · 01-02-2009, 11:48 AM

I have a new Dell inspiron 910 xp mini, the wireless is very SLOW.

I am using a Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4) with the latest firmware.

The 910 appears to be using a broadcomm airforce application.
When I run the bradcomm site utility moniter, I see my network running at
11 MB. The other networks (neighbors) I see there are all runing at 54 MB.
My network shows a type B while the others show B,G.
I do have a strong signal.

My old dell inspiron 5100 XP with a Linksys Adapter (WPC54G)
as well as a couple of macs on this newtwork run great with great speed.

Microsoft support was no help.

Any ideas how I can get back to regulars speeds ?
Thanks in advace

**johnwill** · 01-03-2009, 01:37 PM

Well, I'd be talking to Dell, not Microsoft.

saltydog909 · 01-08-2009, 03:43 PM

Sorry, I meant Dell, not MS.
They want to charge me to fix thisw new laptop I just bought from them.
I have two laptops sitting next to each other and web pages take 1 second on the old one and 10 secons on the new (bad) one.

I did notice that there about 4-5 networks on channel 6 on the site moniter.

**johnwill** · 01-08-2009, 04:26 PM

Well, first step is to change the channel to one that isn't so busy. I'd try channels 1 or 11 in your situation.

01-02-2009, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
saltydog909 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newburyport, Ma Posts: 31 OS: xp	Slow wireless I have a new Dell inspiron 910 xp mini, the wireless is very SLOW. I am using a Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4) with the latest firmware. The 910 appears to be using a broadcomm airforce application. When I run the bradcomm site utility moniter, I see my network running at 11 MB. The other networks (neighbors) I see there are all runing at 54 MB. My network shows a type B while the others show B,G. I do have a strong signal. My old dell inspiron 5100 XP with a Linksys Adapter (WPC54G) as well as a couple of macs on this newtwork run great with great speed. Microsoft support was no help. Any ideas how I can get back to regulars speeds ? Thanks in advace

01-03-2009, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,774 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Slow wireless Well, I'd be talking to Dell, not Microsoft. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-08-2009, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
saltydog909 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newburyport, Ma Posts: 31 OS: xp	Re: Slow wireless Sorry, I meant Dell, not MS. They want to charge me to fix thisw new laptop I just bought from them. I have two laptops sitting next to each other and web pages take 1 second on the old one and 10 secons on the new (bad) one. I did notice that there about 4-5 networks on channel 6 on the site moniter.

01-08-2009, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,774 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Slow wireless Well, first step is to change the channel to one that isn't so busy. I'd try channels 1 or 11 in your situation. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience