Slow Media?

[slashbrackets]

This is really strange to me. I have cat6 wired in the house and i'm hard wired to my PC via the router. However, when I go to sites like youtube it's slow to load. Video's will eventually load but every so often I get the spinner for a few seconds and then it starts back. I have the gigabit package from verizon. Speedtest.net shows my speed as: DL 839 mbps, UL 282.92 mbps. 

 

Now, here's the real mystery. When I unplug ethernet cable and use WIFI I have no issue with youtube, or other sites. It's all very fast, and no spinner in the middle of a video. Though, 3 or 4 times in a day my wifi adapter is gone (disconnected from internet and adapter doesn't appear in wireless settings). I have to reboot to get the adapter back and then it goes out again in a vicious cycle. So, I switch back to ethernet and have to tolerate sputtering youtube.

 

When youtube is sputtering I run a speedtest.net and i'm at the normal DL 800+. 

 

It did not used to always be this way. I had ran on ethernet for a couple of years before this started in my new house (built in 2018). This started a few months ago, I think after a windows update. I'm guessing some sort of policy change causing things to slow down.

 

Ideas?

 

p.s. games seem to be fine, no issue. I run overwatch and at 30-40 ms latency. Ark Survival Evolved and no disconnect or lag. ONLY the browser do I experience sputtering and lag.

[LWM723]

Try TCPOptimizer to optimize you settings, it made a big difference for me:
https://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

[slashbrackets]

Don't think it could be a network policy setting or something that a windows update did?

[Slayerking92]

[slashbrackets]

I use OpenDns, never had this issue for years until a few months ago. I THINK with a windows update. Bear in mind, same router, same router config between wifi (has no issue) and ethernet.

 

So, still think it's DNS?

[LWM723]

Use DNSJumper to quickly change your DNS server and you'll find out.