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August 1

Slow connection?

Hello. Is there a way to determine if my periodically slow Internet connection is a problem with my wifi router or a problem with my computer? Thank you. → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 00:11, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You can use something as simple as traceroute to see how long it takes to go from node to node between your computer and a remote server. From there, you can keep a log of normal times. Then, when you have a slowdown, see which node pair are running slowly. From there, you work on figuring out where those nodes are. Is it your computer to your router? Is it your router to your ISP. Is it a switch elsewhere? 209.149.113.5 (talk) 13:18, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have an ethernet cable to bypass the WLAN for test. If there are many other WLANs near, they might interfere. Have a DSL speed test for testing WAN performance. Else, not only computers suffer from bad capacitors. Routers and power supplies also do so. Business 19" equipment is less affected of it. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 20:14, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]