Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme

kotentie · 05-12-2009, 01:17 PM

I've Been having this problem with my airport extreme and my pc. I have the pc directly connected with an Ethernet cable to the the extreme and everything works fine for the first few hours after I start up the PC but then the connection slows to a stop. I then reset the PC and then everything is fine again. Whats Going ON?

johnwill · 05-12-2009, 06:13 PM

I'd be looking for malware if a reset of the PC only fixes it.

**lorjack** · 05-12-2009, 07:39 PM

You could use a program like wireshark to analyze the traffic when it starts to slow down.

kotentie · 05-12-2009, 07:46 PM

I don't think its malware. I've done pretty though scans, and why would malware not slow down the internet (other pc's using the wifi run at regular speed) or slow down the processing (system doesn't run slow).

I'd like to use wireshark, but I'm not really familiar enough with tcp/ip protocols to analyze the results

**lorjack** · 05-12-2009, 07:50 PM

Can you get into safe mode with networking? See if it does the same thing then

05-12-2009, 01:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
kotentie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: Me	Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme I've Been having this problem with my airport extreme and my pc. I have the pc directly connected with an Ethernet cable to the the extreme and everything works fine for the first few hours after I start up the PC but then the connection slows to a stop. I then reset the PC and then everything is fine again. Whats Going ON?

05-12-2009, 06:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,111 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme I'd be looking for malware if a reset of the PC only fixes it. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-12-2009, 07:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme You could use a program like wireshark to analyze the traffic when it starts to slow down. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

05-12-2009, 07:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
kotentie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 OS: Me	Re: Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme I don't think its malware. I've done pretty though scans, and why would malware not slow down the internet (other pc's using the wifi run at regular speed) or slow down the processing (system doesn't run slow). I'd like to use wireshark, but I'm not really familiar enough with tcp/ip protocols to analyze the results

05-12-2009, 07:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Connection Problem With PC and Airport Extreme Can you get into safe mode with networking? See if it does the same thing then __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...