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KauaiHawaiiGuy
Sep 20, 2021Aspirant
Slow WiFi and I can't figure out why
I can't make this short so here goes. We have Xfinity Internet and TV and our package includes 200 Mbps internet upload and 5 Mbps download speeds. We use a Arris SB6190 modem that we own and a NetG...
KauaiHawaiiGuy
Sep 20, 2021Aspirant
Also you asked what wireless card was in the laptops ....... don't know if this is waht you want but under network adapters it says DW1530 Wireless-N WLAN Half Mini Card, and below that it says Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection, and then 9 lines that all start with WAN Miniport .......
michaelkenward
Sep 21, 2021Guru - Experienced User
KauaiHawaiiGuy wrote:
....under network adapters it says DW1530 Wireless-N WLAN Half Mini Card
Google suggests that that could be a 10-year old device. (Hard to tell.) If so, it is several wifi generations behind the curve.
Old router + old wireless client = slow wifi.