Wireless slow

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hi hoping u can help me,i have a dell inspiron 1545 laptop the wireless is so slow ,tryed connecting with wired connect and getting full 60mb download and 2.95 upload ,my wireless speed is 7mb download and 2.95mb upload ,Also checked my son,s lap speed he getting 52mb download and 2.95 upload speed,just wondering is there something wrong with my wireless card

heres my info

OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Version:                6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation
Original Install Date:     30/01/2011, 16:18:59
System Boot Time:          02/06/2012, 08:12:32
System Manufacturer:       Dell Inc.
System Model:              Inspiron 1545
System Type:               x64-based PC
Processor(s):              1 Processor(s) Installed.
BIOS Version:              Dell Inc. A14, 07/12/2009
System Locale:             en-gb;English (United Kingdom)
Input Locale:              en-gb;English (United Kingdom)
Time Zone:                 (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : gary-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-E4-00-E2-D8-A1
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-E4-00-E2-D8-A1
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9402:4d69:9d3c:9652%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 June 2012 10:04:57
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 02 June 2012 12:05:00
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::f507:473d:6e2a:abc1%11
                                       192.168.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 226026496
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-96-F4-C4-F0-4D-A2-BD-1D-83
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F0-4D-A2-BD-1D-83
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f507:473d:6e2a:abc1%10(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.104(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 June 2012 09:15:13
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 02 June 2012 12:06:07
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 250629538
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-14-96-F4-C4-F0-4D-A2-BD-1D-83
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{C96CFE9A-6140-46A6-91FA-D984F02CB2A3}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{8C92F4BC-E7F5-4DE8-8E10-71C2964A1D97}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:10f4:31f4:3f57:ff97(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::10f4:31f4:3f57:ff97%12(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{4A040016-E97E-4862-91F5-D5B87B8A06F2}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

PudgyOne · Accepted Answer

wrxengland,

The Belkin router has issues with WPA Security. It cannot determine the difference between WPA-PSK(TKIP) Security(Personal) and WPA-AES. Had another member trying to connect their wireless print adapter and it wouldn't connect. Try NO Security or WEP. I prefer using these Recommended Wireless Router Settings I use channel 11. I would make a new SSID to make connecting easier. You'll have to try using WEP or NO security with the Belkin.

Rick

DELL-Roshan L · Answer

Hi wrxengland,

Welcome to the Community,

It could be due to loose antenna cables on the wireless card.On your system model wireless card is seated right at the bottom under the main access panel.So while moving around with the laptop if the antenna cables gets dislocated or if its not correctly seated,though the wireless connection may work but download speed may get affected.

I would suggest you to reseat the antenna cables on the wireless card.To reseat antenna cables,disconnect the charger,remove battery,open the access panel on the bottom which has 4 screws on it (right in the middle). Once you remove the access panel you will see the wireless card with two antenna attached to it.Remove both cables and reconnect them accordingly and make sure it is securely connected to the wireless card.Put back the access panel.Now reconnect the battery and charger.

Check your wireless and let me know how it works.

Thank You

PudgyOne · Answer

wrxengland,

Start, control panel, device manager, network, double click on Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card

Click on advanced and change the antenna diversity from auto to aux. Look and see if there is settings for Power management, transmit power and roaming aggressiveness and put them on the maximum

Click on power management. Uncheck the box, allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

Rick

wrxengland · Answer

Thank you for the reply tired both but didn,t work ,i i have a old n wireless router and usb adapter ,i don,t use router no more just wanting to use the usb adapter ,the model no is F5D8233-4v3 for the router and ver 3000x which was in the same box has the router,tried to install the software for the usb adapter but didn,t work i,m using windows 7 any drivers r software i can download to make it  work looked on belkin site can,t find any

wrxengland · Answer

Cheers for all the help guys ,ended up going out and buying a 300mb  usb wireless adapter ,working fine now http://www.speedtest.net/result/1988988881.png

PudgyOne · Answer

wrxengland, Glad our information was helpful. Thanks for posting back. Take care, Rick

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