I've been having some frustrating issues with my WiFi lately. My internet plan is supposed to provide me with 250 Mbps, but I'm only getting around 20 Mbps on my PC most of the time. Just yesterday, my signal strength was better at 3/4 bars, and I was getting 120-150 Mbps, but now it's only 2/3 bars. To make matters worse, my PC has been disconnecting from the internet frequently over the past few days. I've already tried several troubleshooting steps I found online and even bought a new 5GHz WiFi dongle, but it still only seems to connect at 2.4GHz, and I can't switch it to 5GHz in the device manager. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
4 Answers
Perhaps your new dongle could be set up to repeat the router's signal? If you place it halfway between your PC and the router, it might help. Just note that it might also work on the 2.4 GHz band. Some repeaters have an Ethernet port for a wired connection, which is worth considering if you've never done this setup before!
Honestly, using a wired connection is way more reliable than WiFi. But if you're upstairs and would need to pay an electrician to run a cable, that could get complicated.
Do you know the model of your WiFi card and the driver version? That info might help us troubleshoot better.
The driver version is 1030.52.731.2025. I think the model is a TP-Link Wireless Nano USB Adapter.
Here's a screenshot that could help us diagnose the issue better: . What do you think?
It sounds like the WiFi card in your PC could be failing. That's not that uncommon, unfortunately. Have you thought about how you might fix this?
Not really sure where to start. Any tips on what I should do?
Yeah, I might have to consider that option. Running a cable might not be ideal, but at this point, I need a solid connection.