Dell Inspiron E1505 Notebook Logo

Related Topics:

Bev Keffer Posted on May 30, 2017
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

How to speed up inspiron internet access

I've added more memory but even a direct ethernet connection to my firewall is slow. Download tests show speeds of only .07 to .18 mbps and uploads about .04 mbps depending on the time of day. Our desktop gets much closer to the 12mpbs service speed plan, so it must be the machine. Wireless hardware is original, so I would like to know if a compatible upgrade is available that would improve the situation or if some other bottleneck is more likely preventing better throughput.

1 Answer

Jim Rus

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

Cheetah:

An expert who has answered 20 or more questions within one hour.

  • Expert 124 Answers
  • Posted on May 30, 2017
Jim Rus
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

Cheetah:

An expert who has answered 20 or more questions within one hour.

Joined: Aug 06, 2016
Answers
124
Questions
0
Helped
42391
Points
336

Try it in safe mode with networking.

5 Related Answers

Anonymous

  • 1 Answer
  • Posted on Jul 18, 2008

SOURCE: Wireless internet problem,help please

Please disable firewall if you have on your computer and then check for the issue

Regards
Syed

Ad

Anonymous

  • 240 Answers
  • Posted on Apr 03, 2009

SOURCE: Dell Inspiron 6000 won't connet wireless network after reinstall

check DEVICE MANAGER if the wireless card have the right driver installed. if you found that the wireless card have yellow exclamation point on the right it means, you installed a wrong driver.

check also in BIOS if the wireless card is enable and the switch is turn on.

press Fn+F2 to enable wireless radio/anthena (funtion key with wireless icon in blue color)

some dell laptop have hard switch located right side check this and turn the switch on.

if you want to see the icon n task bar, go to control panel....network connection...right click on wireless adapter...select properties...check Show on taskbar

Steeler Ed

  • 130 Answers
  • Posted on May 02, 2009

SOURCE: Wireless issues with my Dell XPS/Dimension One desktop

Even if it's a new Dell, you may need to update either the drivers for the wireless card or the BIOS.

Also, verify which protocol your Dell is set to use (i.e. 802.11g, 802.11b, auto-select, etc.). Dell may have fixed to to a slower protocol for compatibility.

Anonymous

  • 2 Answers
  • Posted on Jun 10, 2009

SOURCE: Internal Wireless card get really bad signal

The particular wireless card that comes stock in those laptops is horrible. I work for a school district and we have 10 of those laptops in a school library with a wireless access point. They constantly lose connection, don't get an IP address and generally don't work well at all. We have tested everything we can and have narrowed it down to the fact that that particular wireless card is a piece of junk. We are currently outfitting all of those laptops with new PCMCIA Wireless cards. We tested a single laptop using a new card in the slot and disabled the internal wireless. After that was done, the laptop worked like a charm. For a comparison, we have other laptops in that same library that have an Intel wireless card instead of the Dell one. They have always connected fine and with no issue to the same Wireless Access Point that the Dell wireless has problems with.

Anonymous

  • 3153 Answers
  • Posted on Aug 13, 2009

SOURCE: Dell Inspiron 6000 will not connect to internet

It is still possible that it is infected

whilst AVG and S&D are good I dont know of any security product that "does it all"

I would reccomend "superantispyware" and "malwareantibytes"


http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php


download them to a usb drive and install them to the affected computer and run them

Set any setting to scan as deep and as many items as possible

It is also concievable that a virus or trojan has taken over some of the network settings and possibly the "HOSTS" file

Another program to download and run would be "hijackthis"

http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html


That program can save a log file which can be posted to particular web sites. On these sites are people who know how to disect that log and tell you what to remove and how.


If this information was useful please click

Ad

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
1answer

I want to no how to fix the internet connection. It is very lagging and does our every minute

Not enough information are you using wireless internet connection via a wi fi router via a broadband connection like DSL or Cable. Your play station may be too far way from it to get a reliable signal. you may need a wi fi repeater or a direct ethernet cable from your router to your play station. I am testing out a powerline ethernet connection this is another way to connect ethernet. Direct 100 Mb/s cable is the best as wireless and powerlines is slower (note1). You may have a slow internet connection test it by goggling for " test download speed " .

(note 1) there is a faster wireless technology currently being sold but the game station would not be able to utilise it.
0helpful
1answer

Netflix App on Windows 8

what if it told you the truth
you trying to use wifi with netfilx ?
try wired, connection to ethernet first.

first off there can be many causes, no need to blame ATI/AMD at first blush.
the correct question is not how to guess, but to test.
1: run ethernet cable, connected. works now? bingo>?
2: run speed test on the Ethernet, type that into google and do that next, if this fails download speeds, mines 200MB/s 2 is no good
netflex even publishes min, bandwidth , for movies, at 2 selected
resolutions HD HDX.?

you could update that amd driver, from amd.
go to amd.com and do that, i bet its not that.
3:; are you lacking PC memory free, are the loads of software running, in memory, empty the startup folder.
4: is the CPU showing overload in taskmagers.
5: is PC infected.
6: run netfix in firefox v56+ browsers. it works great.
i stop here, there are more tests, PC's are complex.
7: one more does PC #2 work? using your routers
wifi or ethernet, connections./?????? sure it will.
0helpful
1answer

My PS3 connection isn't working very well. Please help me!

If you found speeds that low,do a speed test on something else in the same area of the house(laptop) with the same site simultaneously.If you don't get a similar result.you know it's the PS3.If you do get a similar esult,retest the laptop closer to the router.If the laptop is now OK,then you've got some interference somewhere.If this is where your diagosis took you,consider running an Ethernet line from the router to the PS3.If the PS3's Wi-Fi is the trouble,you can get an Ethernet adapter that will run through your coax wiring to the router from Verizon(called a NIM-Network Interface Module).This would be a great option if you have a coax outlet where the PS3 is.Try running the PS3 with an Ethernet cord first to make sure it's just a Wi-Fi issue in the PS3 and not something that is affecting both.
0helpful
1answer

I have a dell demension 2400. I have upgraded to 2 Gig of memory. added a new video card geforce 6200, Added a new ethernet card (TEG-PCITXR 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Gigabit Network Adapter) updated to the...

This appears to be your computer problem rather than internet problem! If you are getting 15mb/sec that means there is nothing wrong with internet speed or the router. Also check speed on www.speedtest.net you can also do ping test on this site to make sure its not internet!
Widows 7 enterprise edition higher memory recommended you will be better off with windows XP!
0helpful
4answers

When i play youtube, it works but sometimes it says downloading, every five second, and it keeps on doing it, all the time, and its really slow, to download video or songs

Its is called buffering when a video or song downloading every 5 sec,it is natural especially in low memory in a computer, so I suggest to upgrade or install another memory atleast 1 G and above for better video downloading. And another reason why it buffer every five sec it is because of the traffic digitally especially transferring signal to your computer.
0helpful
1answer

I am using tp link td-w8901g router.my internet speed is of 384 kbps for which i have to be able to download at maximum 48 kbps. when i use internet normally, i am having slow browsing. the download speed...

If you are paying for a downlink speed of 384 Kbps you should be getting at lease around 300. First bypass your router - connect your cable/DSL ethernet line directly from the modem to your PC. Go to http://www.auditmypc.com/internet-speed-test.asp run the speed test and see what your download speed is.

If it's less than 300 call your service provider & ask them to check out your line. If they say that you are getting 300 Kbps or more, you have a problem with the ethernet card in your PC. Replace it.

Of course, if your speed is OK when you bypass the router, you have a router problem. Contact the manufacturer or replace it.

If you have any additional questions contact me by clicking on the "Add a comment" link located under your problem description on FixYa. Also, if you believe that this information was helpful to you, please rate my solution using FixYa's "Solution Helpful" rating scale.
Best regards,
Yavacotech
0helpful
1answer

I have Toshiba Satellite A100 running Windows XP and connecting via wireless to D-Link DIR-615 router. I can get a connection and access the internet but the pages take ages to load. I also have two...

You have a slow computer. To speed up page loading you might want to add an ad blocker to your browser to speed things up since the ads take up memory resources and slow down your computer.
0helpful
1answer

Dell inspiron. "unidentified network" problem

Try disabling firewall software that must be preventing access to network. disable and reenable the lan card might also help
1helpful
2answers

Internet extremely slow on one network, fine on the other

Not knowing if this relates directly as i am not from Australia but have you checked with the ISP.

The phone line providing the internet access may be damaged in some way or require calibration to reduce line noise (which can cause slow speeds).

Alternatively, have you got a usage limit that you may have reached. ISPs have the ability to throttle back your connection speed.

Thanks
1helpful
1answer

Ethernet speed changes from normal to zero

If you have high speed internet go to your ISP webpage and do a speed test. If You are paying for say like 10 MEGS and are only pulling 1.2 Megs. It probably is your modem. Your speed will slow down to approx 7.5 behind a router. Also Your ethernet cable might need replacing. might also might try resetting your router. disconnect all power even the cable comming in and reset everything. Hope that helps.
Not finding what you are looking for?

179 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Dell Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech
Grand Canyon Tech

Level 3 Expert

3867 Answers

SmartAviator
SmartAviator

Level 3 Expert

1124 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19187 Answers

Are you a Dell Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...