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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] shop internet connection
From: Thomas Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 14:30:19 -0500
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Here is the $64M question. What do you want the laptop to do, which it curre=
ntly can=E2=80=99t?

The laptop specs call out 802.11b/g/n wireless. The data rates you note seem=
 like they are in family with what you=E2=80=99d expect, at least to my eye.=
=20

Alternatively, can you connect the laptop to the box in the shop via Etherne=
t?

Regards,

Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com

> On Jan 2, 2025, at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> I'm trying to get better internet connectivity in my detached garage/shop.=
  First tried hardwired cat-5 but it was right at the limit for distance and=
 slow and intermittent.  Next went with power line adapters and while they w=
ere consistent in connection...speed was still slower than I wanted...
> =20
> This Christmas my s-I-l gave me a Orbi mesh system and we installed it wit=
h no problem putting one satellite box IN the garage and the master box sitt=
ing on top of my fiber modem hard wired to the modem.
> =20
> I have 300mb fiber from ATT and the speed is great (350-375 MB) to hardwir=
ed pc and around 140 mb on ipad in the house or in the garage.=20
> I have an older laptop I use in the shop (Toshiba Satellite L875D-st210) w=
hich is my primary shop machine.  Best speed I can get is 30-40 mb.
> while the tablet sitting next to it is 140 mb+.
> =20
> I'm wondering if the old laptop has a wireless card that is old and slower=
?  Everything I knew about computers is old and obsolete after 20 years out o=
f the business.  Can someone with current knowledge tell me if the problem i=
s with an antiquated card in the laptop and is there a way to get better wir=
eless speed on the laptop?  or is that just the nature of wireless nowadays?=
 BTW the laptop is running windows 7 with no options to run win 10.
> =20
> =20
> thanks
> John
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Here is the $64M question. What do you want=
 the laptop to do, which it currently can=E2=80=99t?<div><br></div><div>The l=
aptop specs call out 802.11b/g/n wireless. The data rates you note seem like=
 they are in family with what you=E2=80=99d expect, at least to my eye.&nbsp=
;</div><div><div><br></div><div>Alternatively, can you connect the laptop to=
 the box in the shop via Ethernet?</div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<b=
r id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div>Tom=
 Coradeschi<div>tjcora@icloud.com</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite">On Jan 2, 2025, at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM, john niolon &lt;jniolon@=
att.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
<meta name=3D"GENERATOR" content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.10570.1001">

<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">I'm trying to get better internet connectivity i=
n my detached garage/shop.&nbsp; First tried hardwired cat-5 but it was righ=
t at the limit for distance and slow and intermittent.&nbsp; Next went with p=
ower line adapters and while they were consistent in connection...speed was s=
till slower than I wanted...</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">This Christmas my s-I-l gave me a Orbi mesh sys=
tem and we installed it with no problem putting one satellite box IN the gar=
age and the master box sitting on top of my fiber modem hard wired to the mo=
dem.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">I have 300mb fiber from ATT and the speed is gr=
eat (350-375 MB)&nbsp;to hardwired pc and around 140 mb on ipad in the house=
 or in the garage.&nbsp; </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">I have an older laptop I use in the shop (Toshi=
ba Satellite L875D-st210) which is my primary shop machine.&nbsp; Best speed=
 I can get is 30-40 mb.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">while the tablet sitting next to it is 140 mb+.=
</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">I'm wondering if the old laptop has a wireless c=
ard that is old and slower?&nbsp; Everything I knew about computers is old a=
nd obsolete after 20 years out of the business.&nbsp; Can someone with curre=
nt knowledge tell me if the problem is with an antiquated card in the laptop=
 and is there a way to get better wireless speed on the laptop?&nbsp; or is t=
hat just the nature of wireless nowadays? BTW&nbsp;the laptop&nbsp;is runnin=
g windows 7 with no options to run win 10.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">John</font></div><span>________________________=
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