You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.
We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.
-
250kbs is more than 3.5kbps; Five foot USB extension is awful close to the length limits of certain revisions of USB– RamhoundCommented Sep 10, 2021 at 0:55
-
Reflex typo, fixing. Thanks for the catch– William Walker IIICommented Sep 10, 2021 at 0:56
-
1In order to eliminate WiFi has the problem can you simply run a long Ethernet cable to the machine? I realize it’s not a permanent solution, but it’s a cheap test, and eliminates all sort of factors– RamhoundCommented Sep 10, 2021 at 1:00
-
@Ramhound Yeah it's wifi. Ethernet is fine. Moreover it's MY wifi. My partner's lappy sat in my room happily chugs away at 40MBs down, 16MBs up... My question is more about "Yes, my rig sucks, but if it sucks THAT badly why does it work at all? And if doesn't suck that badly, why does it suddenly crap out for hours and hours at a time?"– William Walker IIICommented Sep 10, 2021 at 1:01
-
1You have not controllled for a bad wifi adaptor or bad wifi driver. My bet is you have a crappy realtek chipset based adaptor.– davidgoCommented Sep 10, 2021 at 1:06
|
Show 6 more comments
How to Edit
- Correct minor typos or mistakes
- Clarify meaning without changing it
- Add related resources or links
- Always respect the author’s intent
- Don’t use edits to reply to the author
How to Format
-
create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
``` -
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
``` - put returns between paragraphs
- for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
- _italic_ or **bold**
- indent code by 4 spaces
- backtick escapes
`like _so_` - quote by placing > at start of line
- to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>
How to Tag
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Choose one or more (up to 5) tags that will help answerers to find and interpret your question.
- complete the sentence: my question is about...
- use tags that describe things or concepts that are essential, not incidental to your question
- favor using existing popular tags
- read the descriptions that appear below the tag
If your question is primarily about a topic for which you can't find a tag:
- combine multiple words into single-words with hyphens (e.g. windows-7), up to a maximum of 35 characters
- creating new tags is a privilege; if you can't yet create a tag you need, then post this question without it, then ask the community to create it for you