Wifi speeds doubling front port vs back port?

[K i a r a]

Hey!

So, all the sudden I've gotten a huge drop in download speeds with my back port. 

I use a USB Wifi adapter and I've been using it for 3-4 years with no issues till all the sudden. (Back USB port) 

Ive tried to use different ports in the back but its no help.

 

Plugged into my back USB Port.

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Plugged into my front USB Port.

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[Guest]

Added anything to your setup recently that would cause interference with the wireless signal? 

[WereCatf]

2 minutes ago, K i a r a said:

So, all the sudden I've gotten a huge drop in download speeds with my back port. 

I use a USB Wifi adapter and I've been using it for 3-4 years with no issues till all the sudden. (Back USB port) 

Ive tried to use different ports in the back but its no help.

Have you moved your PC or your router, or added or moved stuff around either the PC or the router? If so, it's most likely just that the signal has to go through too much stuff when plugged into the back.

[rcmaehl]

Is this a 5GHz network or a 2.4GHz network?

[K i a r a]

8 minutes ago, Den-Fi said:

 

 

7 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

 

Yeah, I moved it across my room. Like 6 Feet.

Its strange because this is the location I first had my setup a year or so ago. And never noticed any issues with the Wifi but now you can tell when you are downloading something that its a big difference. 

[K i a r a]

7 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

Is this a 5GHz network or a 2.4GHz network?

5GHz.

[WereCatf]

1 minute ago, K i a r a said:

Yeah, I moved it across my room

There you go, then. Either move it back or use the front-port.

[rcmaehl]

On 1/24/2020 at 4:25 PM, K i a r a said:

5GHz.

5GHz is EXTREMELY easily affected by anything in the way of it's signal. A semi-metal or fully metal computer case is definitely going to affect your speeds like this.