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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Usually hardwired is better, but depending on the age of your desktop, it could be a number of things. The network adapter may limit you to 100 Mbps if it isn't a gigabit card, but I would still expect to see it faster than 21. It could be misconfigured, you could have a faulty cat5 cable, there could be something in between like a switch that is causing trouble. It could also be the Shaw router, which are notorious for providing bad wifi, although I wouldn't expect it to be that poor if hardwired.
The next thing I would try is another device (if possible) hardwired to the modem/router, and work backwards from there. If it persists, try a different cable. Etc.
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Thanks. I've ruled out the cable and the modem so far. I do wonder if this coaxial outlet may have an issue? I feel like that would slow the wifi too though, not just the hard wired internet. I've also updated a network driver so maybe it's the desktop itself.
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