Internet speed is choppy and broken

[domo kun]

I am using a Belkin Wireless G Router. Okay my wireless internet has been fine ever since I got it (2 months ago). But just in the past week my internet has had a lot of problems. Very often, when I go on a website it just keeps trying to load the page for a minute or so and then finnaly gives me a page load error. Usually saying "The server at (website here) is taking too long to respond." But when I refresh the page a couple of times it starts working again.

My downloading is also very weird. When I download something it will go fine, then pause for like 30 seconds to even 5 minutes or sometimes will just stop, then keep going like usual, and it will keep doing that, which really slows down downloading speed.

So to summarize, when downloads repeatedly go and pause, go and pause. My internet is always giving my "Page Load Error" and I have to refresh several times before it begins to actually load the page. So how can I fix this and thank you to anyone who can help me?

[tdotsnoball]

Is the computer you are experiencing the slow downs on directly connected to the router via a cat 5 cable or is it connected via wireless?

If you're connecting via wireless, my first step would be to try directly connecting the computer to the router and see if that fixes your problem. It would at least let you know the issue is with the wireless portion (which can receive interference from a lot of sources that would potentially cause some of the symptoms you're describing).

I've recently had similar issues in my home with a wireless-enabled desktop located several walls and one floor away from my wireless router that was very touchy on placement due to the metal desk it sits under causing interference. The thing that clued me in to it being a wireless issue was the seemingly intermittent interference (ie: pages will load rather quickly after clicking the refresh button several times, or downloading seems to stutter and go in spurts). I also ran a ping test using the following command in a command prompt:

ping -t (ip address of my wireless router)

This command will continue to send ping packets until you Ctrl-C to kill it. What this did was let me see the response times from the router, which varied from a few ms to over 1000 ms, again confirming my particular issue had to due with some kind of wireless interference.


Other potential sources of wireless interference are:

1. Other wireless networks in your area being on the same, or overlapping channels
2. Microwave ovens
3. Cordless phones operating in the 2.4 GHz range (assuming 802.11 b/g use)
4. Excessive metal around either the wireless router or wireless-enabled computer (desks, server racks, etc).

EDIT: corrected the syntax in the sample ping command

[domo kun]

Originally Posted by tdotsnoball Is the computer you are experiencing the slow downs on directly connected to the router via a cat 5 cable or is it connected via wireless? If you're connecting via wireless, my first step would be to try directly connecting the computer to the router and see if that fixes your problem. It would at least let you know the issue is with the wireless portion (which can receive interference from a lot of sources that would potentially cause some of the symptoms you're describing). I've recently had similar issues in my home with a wireless-enabled desktop located several walls and one floor away from my wireless router that was very touchy on placement due to the metal desk it sits under causing interference. The thing that clued me in to it being a wireless issue was the seemingly intermittent interference (ie: pages will load rather quickly after clicking the refresh button several times, or downloading seems to stutter and go in spurts). I also ran a ping test using the following command in a command prompt: ping -t (ip address of my wireless router) This command will continue to send ping packets until you Ctrl-C to kill it. What this did was let me see the response times from the router, which varied from a few ms to over 1000 ms, again confirming my particular issue had to due with some kind of wireless interference. Other potential sources of wireless interference are: 1. Other wireless networks in your area being on the same, or overlapping channels 2. Microwave ovens 3. Cordless phones operating in the 2.4 GHz range (assuming 802.11 b/g use) 4. Excessive metal around either the wireless router or wireless-enabled computer (desks, server racks, etc). EDIT: corrected the syntax in the sample ping command

Okay, I'll directly connect my router to my computer and see how that goes.

[OhMy]

Did you try to reset your router as well? sometime a reset (unplug the router and plug back in) may help.
of course you may try ping command or directly plug a PC to your ISP modem etc.

hopes that help