Computer Issues

Denamian said:

According to ASRock > Z170M-ITX/ac it has wifi built in. Simplest thing to do would be to pull the pci card, hook up the antennas that came with the mobo and see if the problem persists.

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Maybe I'm blind but I'm not seeing it. In the picture on that page, the 802.11ac Wifi component it's pointing to is the PCI card.

Perform the same test from another computer, if possible (phone even) to limit the problem to the machine. Go from there.

error said:

Perform the same test from another computer, if possible (phone even) to limit the problem to the machine. Go from there.

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My phone, laptop, and PS4 all do not have this problem. It is most certainly just my PC, and has only started occurring since I installed this temporary mobo.

Kriptini said:

My phone, laptop, and PS4 all do not have this problem. It is most certainly just my PC, and has only started occurring since I installed this temporary mobo.

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Check MB has onboard stuff turned off, try moving closer if it has a weaker radio and I think you already checked for updated drivers (windows should handle this anyway) so... The only thing I can say is to grab something like this to use in the interim: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-WiFi-USB-Adapter/dp/B00UA98HS8

p.s. re-read and totally missed where you already said you checked other devi

error said:

Check MB has onboard stuff turned off, try moving closer if it has a weaker radio and I think you already checked for updated drivers (windows should handle this anyway) so... The only thing I can say is to grab something like this to use in the interim: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1200-WiFi-USB-Adapter/dp/B00UA98HS8

p.s. re-read and totally missed where you already said you checked other devi

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As far as I can tell, all the mobo stuff is turned on, except for the Bluetooth which I manually turned off because I thought it might be interfering with the Wifi signal. I might try one of those USB adapters, though I've heard they're not great for gaming either. Worst case scenario, I can just wait until my repaired mobo comes in.

Denamian said:

That's why I mentioned pulling the card. You might want to make sure the onboard wifi isn't disabled in the uefi as well.

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Pulling the card totally killed the Wifi, and I saw no options in UEFI for some other form of Wifi.

Denamian said:

Well, then I'm at a loss at this point. Hopefully your replacement comes in soon.

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I'm having second thoughts about it. The damage to the mobo isn't covered under their warranty and they want me to pay $140. At this point I'm considering just looking for a new one.

Are you plugged directly into the router/modem? Could be a bad cable, if you are not plugged direct into the router/modem and into a network jack in a room there could be a whole host of problems and interferences that could cause those problems.

If you want to eliminate the router/modem/switch as a variable, you could connect two pc's via a single network cable, assign ip's on the same subnet and do some network tests

Denamian said:

At that price you should be able to just replace it yourself. What was the old mobo?

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ASUS Z170i Pro Gaming. They're not made anymore from what I understand. Shame too, it's really solid.

loudgas said:

Are you plugged directly into the router/modem? Could be a bad cable, if you are not plugged direct into the router/modem and into a network jack in a room there could be a whole host of problems and interferences that could cause those problems.

If you want to eliminate the router/modem/switch as a variable, you could connect two pc's via a single network cable, assign ip's on the same subnet and do some network tests

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Unfortunately, cables aren't an option for me. It's gotta be Wifi.

If you are going through walls or ceilings in this case I would suggest using N , it should work better with barriers than AC.

Can you just change file names?

Bandwagon

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Maybe try 'show hidden devices', perhaps that other nic is there but is lacking the driver.

Make Device Manager show Non present devices in Windows

a c i d.f l y said:

Oh Jesus, Killer NIC's. Fuck those things. Delete the Killer application if you haven't, that shit messes with things and the default windows driver runs fine. I had to toss my 2200 because of compatibility issues with Spectrum/TWC.

Also, 5ghz has half the range of 2.4ghz, new router probably has a much more powerful antenna. Benefit is less interference since microwaves and so much other shit operates at 2.4.

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I ended up sending the N6300 ( N450 Modem with AC 1750 Router ) back. and went back to my old CG3000 which isn't supported on Spectrum ( was on TWC ) because the speeds were better on it( even though Spectrum says the N6300 is good to 300 hah ).
The final tech last week did say the same thing that some issue exists with Spectrum, E2200 network regardless of modem/router.

Being a Mobo replacement isn't in the budget and everything else is still fast compared to most shit pcs even though it is 4 years old ( I5-4790, 16 gb dd3 ram and a NV 9700 video card ) I wonder if I would be better off with a NIC card instead of the killer E2200 built in the motherboard. Honestly I am not having any major issues but I am only getting 70mb of the current 110 I should be wired. Still getting 4x + the speed needed to stream HD and things are back to being fast. Maybe since I wanted more range for the patio internet 50 feet away with spring coming I should just get a good extender. I had a EX2700 Netgear extender I sent back a month ago because even though it was 2 rooms away with a green signal, the boosted signal wasn't all that better and it seemed to reset often.


What the fuck. I removed Killer Networking Driver Suite ( only Killer thing installed ) and
PING
41ms
DOWNLOAD
95.86Mbps

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11.22Mbps