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Need help figuring out why my home wifi is so slow.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 11/11/14 at 12:58 pm
I did the speed test thing and I'm getting 30+ up and 20+ down so that's not really the issue. When I try to visit sites on my phone, laptop and ipad it just takes forever to load on all 3. It eventually gets there but it takes forever. When I'm on the office wifi they're all fine. Where do I begin? Oh, and I have the Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 modem/router combo rental from Cox if that helps.
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Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:03 pm to MightyYat
Did you do the speedtest on one of your wifi devices or on a wired machine?
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:23 pm to Korkstand
All wifi. I don't have a wired device in my home.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:24 pm to MightyYat
What was the Ping time on the speedtest?
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:26 pm to Croacka
All around the 30-40ms range.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:31 pm to MightyYat
might be your DNS settings.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:33 pm to Hawkeye95
Annnnnnnnnnd here's where I get lost. How do I check my DNS settings? Wtf am I even looking for?
This post was edited on 11/11/14 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:39 pm to MightyYat
windows key + R
cmd
ipconfig /all
that will get you your DNS settings, now changing them is a whole different story. Google it, I am sure there is a tutorial.
cmd
ipconfig /all
that will get you your DNS settings, now changing them is a whole different story. Google it, I am sure there is a tutorial.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:43 pm to Hawkeye95
I'm doing that now. The first thing that popped up is how to change to DNS settings to the Google Public DNS settings. Anyone do this?
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:44 pm to MightyYat
Rebooting your modem/router might be a quick fix. But if not...
quote:Do you know how to get to your router's configuration? It's probably here or here. Log in (you know the username and password, right?) and look for DNS 1, DNS 2, etc. on one of the setup pages. Change DNS 1 to 8.8.8.8 and DNS 2 to 8.8.4.4
How do I check my DNS settings? Wtf am I even looking for?
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:45 pm to MightyYat
quote:Yep, that's the 8.8.8.8 in my post above.
The first thing that popped up is how to change to DNS settings to the Google Public DNS settings. Anyone do this?
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:47 pm to Korkstand
I'll try this tonight and see what happens.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 2:00 pm to MightyYat
i had the same problem with my wifi at home. Images never loaded on this site. I would have to reload the page like 4 times to see everything. Changed my dns on my devices to 8.8.8.8 and everything works great now.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 8:05 pm to trux83LSU
Additional tips:
1) Upgrade the firmware on your router
2) if you live in an apartment complex or similar, change the wifi channel on your router. You can use iStumbler or idk the windows equivalent.
3) If it is a range issue then you may want to invest in a wifi extender.
4) if your wifi router is more than 4 years old, look into a new one. :)
1) Upgrade the firmware on your router
2) if you live in an apartment complex or similar, change the wifi channel on your router. You can use iStumbler or idk the windows equivalent.
3) If it is a range issue then you may want to invest in a wifi extender.
4) if your wifi router is more than 4 years old, look into a new one. :)
Posted on 11/11/14 at 8:44 pm to trux83LSU
Quick update. Just changed over to the Google DNS settings and everything in my house is night and day better. Thanks guys. 
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