Frustrating internet. Please help

[Spork829]

Okay, so I've got a rather poor situation here. I recently bought this motherboard. Not so recently that I can return it, though. It has no built-in wifi, so I started using a powerline adapter. It was...bad. It would cut out randomly at times, and the speeds were worse than my wifi. So I returned that and got a PCIe wifi card. The speeds are better, but it's still a bit inconsistent and can't handle live streaming like my old motherboard with wifi could. Both were about $40 and from TP-Link. I've heard negative things about them, so is it probably that I need a better product from a better manufacturer? Could it be that this motherboard is causing the spikes, a.k.a. just inherently bad? Any help would be much appreciated.

[Trey222]

Do you have drivers installed for the wifi card?

[Enderman]

how about using an ethernet cable instead of crappy wifi solutions

[Spork829]

4 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

Do you have drivers installed for the wifi card?

Yep, it came with a disk with the drivers and a program, both of which I installed.

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

Yep, it came with a disk with the drivers and a program, both of which I installed.

Try going to their website and installing new ones. The ones that come on disks are usually outdated. 

[Spork829]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

how about using an ethernet cable instead of crappy wifi solutions

Not an option or I sure as well would

[Spork829]

Just now, Trey222 said:

Try going to their website and installing new ones. The ones that come on disks are usually outdated. 

I'll try that

[Spork829]

Just now, Spork829 said:

I'll try that

 

1 minute ago, Trey222 said:

Try going to their website and installing new ones. The ones that come on disks are usually outdated. 

Would outdated drivers really make it work so poorly though?

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

Yep, it came with a disk with the drivers and a program, both of which I installed.

There could be a bug somewhere in the software that was fixed in a newer version. 

[Spork829]

3 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

There could be a bug somewhere in the software that was fixed in a newer version. 

Okay, I'll let you know if anything improves

[Spork829]

8 minutes ago, Spork829 said:

Okay, I'll let you know if anything improves

 

11 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

There could be a bug somewhere in the software that was fixed in a newer version. 

Okay, I downloaded and installed the newest driver from http://www.tp-link.us/download/TL-WDN4800.html#Driver 

. Could the problem be that it doesn't seem to support Windows 10, which I'm using?

 

Edit: Testing wether it's improved right now, but I think I may have to restart.

[Trey222]

 

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

 

Okay, I downloaded and installed the newest driver from http://www.tp-link.us/download/TL-WDN4800.html#Driver 

. Could the problem be that it doesn't seem to support Windows 10, which I'm using?

Could be. Try installing the driver in compatibility mode. 

[Spork829]

1 minute ago, Trey222 said:

 

Could be. Try installing the driver in compatibility mode. 

How would I go about doing that? Do I need to uninstall first? I'm somewhat of a noob at this

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

How would I go about doing that? Do I need to uninstall first? I'm somewhat of a noob at this

Yes uninstall then right click and select "troubleshoot compatibility" 

[Enderman]

19 minutes ago, Spork829 said:

Not an option or I sure as well would

cable is always an option unless you live on some isolated island in the middle of the pacific

[Spork829]

10 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

Yes uninstall then right click and select "troubleshoot compatibility" 

From where? Again, not experienced in the slightest with drivers

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

From where? Again, not experienced in the slightest with drivers

Go to the driver file. Right click it then find "troubleshoot compatibility" and follow the steps. 

[Spork829]

13 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

Go to the driver file. Right click it then find "troubleshoot compatibility" and follow the steps. 

I...uh... you gotta tell me where the driver file is.

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

I...uh... you gotta tell me where the driver file is.

Most likely in your downloads folder. 

[Spork829]

4 minutes ago, Trey222 said:

Most likely in your downloads folder. 

Okay, that's what I originally thought, but nothing in there will bring up a "troubleshoot compatibility" option, just general file options (copy paste etc.). Am I doing something wrong? Can post a screenshot of the zip folder if you want.

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

Okay, that's what I originally thought, but nothing in there will bring up a "troubleshoot compatibility" option, just general file options (copy paste etc.). Am I doing something wrong? Can post a screenshot of the zip folder if you want.

You have to extract the zip file first. 

[TacticlTwinkie]

31 minutes ago, Enderman said:

cable is always an option unless you live on some isolated island in the middle of the pacific

Well it's not always a convenient solution. A cable ran throughout the house, potentially up some stairs or around a door, can be a bit of a challenge to do in a neat fashion. If the op is renting, drilling holes or running cables through the walls may be off limits. 

 I personally use wifi for my desktop since it's a much easier solution than running a wire 100 or so feet through my house, which I rent. 

[Spork829]

.............

I knew that the whole time.

 

okay so do I need to uninstall something first or can I run the troubleshooter now?

[Spork829]

Just now, TacticlTwinkie said:

Well it's not always a convenient solution. A cable ran throughout the house, potentially up some stairs or around a door, can be a bit of a challenge to do in a neat fashion. If the op is renting, drilling holes or running cables through the walls may be off limits. 

 I personally use wifi for my desktop since it's a much easier solution than running a wire 100 or so feet through my house, which I rent. 

Yep, I essentially rent because I am 16 and live with parents. They frown upon me running a cable through basically the whole house, not to mention holes in the ceiling.

[Trey222]

3 hours ago, Spork829 said:

.............

I knew that the whole time.

 

okay so do I need to uninstall something first or can I run the troubleshooter now?

Yes uninstall the driver before reinstalling it.