04-30-2011, 11:21 AM
I have had my computer working/struggling with connecting to the internet for a while. My set up was a Broadcom 802.11G Network Adapter (Internal) which was connected to a Linksys WRT54G Wireless router which is connected to a Motorola SB5101U Cable Modem. I was getting a connection speed of about 0.5-1.5MB/s (Data from speedtest.net or whatever)
My brother left to college recently so I snagged his Linksys G USB Network Adapter from his old computer to see if it would increase my speed. Just the position my computer/desk was, was making the connection terrible. After connecting the USB adapter my speeds rocketed to 16+MB/s.
Now comes the problem(s), for some reason the USB adapter can't connect to my router even though it could before. Running the troubleshooter comes up with an error "The Diagnostic Policy Service Is Not Running" and from what I've read on the internet to fix that I would need to reinstall windows to fix it, which is my last option I am looking at. What drives me crazy is the fact that my internal adapter still works so I'm back to slow internet while I wait for a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
|Z3R0|
My brother left to college recently so I snagged his Linksys G USB Network Adapter from his old computer to see if it would increase my speed. Just the position my computer/desk was, was making the connection terrible. After connecting the USB adapter my speeds rocketed to 16+MB/s.
Now comes the problem(s), for some reason the USB adapter can't connect to my router even though it could before. Running the troubleshooter comes up with an error "The Diagnostic Policy Service Is Not Running" and from what I've read on the internet to fix that I would need to reinstall windows to fix it, which is my last option I am looking at. What drives me crazy is the fact that my internal adapter still works so I'm back to slow internet while I wait for a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
|Z3R0|