Internet Connection Problems G73-3DE Intel 6300

Hey guys, haven't been around for a while but i'm literally close to topping myself, got the most irritating problem with regards to my wireless.

So I have a G73-3DE, basically stock, minus the 6300 card. I have a 5ghz network setup in my house so I thought I may as well take advantage of it.

God has it been a waste of money so far.

I first noticed problems with JDownloader, which I use to manage pretty much ll my downloads. My work requires me to upload a lot of stuff to file hosting websites and download from them as well, between me and clients, in order to work out kinks in projects (i'm a video editor/SFX artist).

Now, JDownloader would show up a "Lost connection, wait x minutes" error at seemingly random times on all files. It would continue downloading the next part, but that would again, fail at a random time. After posting on the JD forums several times, including my logs, They recommended I drop my max conn. down to 1, from 2. I did this, even though my mac, in the same house, never had this problem, and my internet speeds haven't changed.

Now, in stead of just losing connection, the downloads simply freeze. The speed stays constant for 1 minute, but the progress bar doest move and no data is transfered. Then, it will pick up again, after another random amount of time.

I was convinced it was JD until I realized this sort of happens on Youtube. Buffering a video on any quality, will last a random amount of time, before it just stops. Looking at the network activity it will e buffering along at 14000kps~, then just crash at inconsistent times.

Now, I have noticed even browsers downloads in Chrome do this. Downloading any file from anywhere, it will download for anything from 5 secs to 5 hours, before the progress bar stop moving, and the speed slow starts to count down 1kb at a time.

So if anything, JD was HELPING me. As in, all other aspects of my internet just lose connection for no reason, even though it says i'm connected, but then never carries on doing what it is doing. JD however would star the download up again eventually.

So as a prolific downloader/uploader/youtuber this laptop is now worthless.

Driver wise, after my fresh install I downloaded the only 6300 related thing from intels website (read:no stand alone drivers) and it was their "MyWiFi" utility. T His let windows see the card, and everything worked, but with this problem. I asked Ken from GenTech about what driver he originally put on it (when I MAY of had this problem, or MAY NOT, never tested it before I wiped it). He said he used the 6250 driver on the Asus Driver disk. I am now using that with the same problems.

So sorry for the wall of text, but I have exhausted everything I can think of and am going crazy with frustration.

If theres anything more I can provide/answer please let me know, I really need you guys here lol.

:-( /10char

 

Need to turn that frown upside down!

Aside from signal strength/interference issues, it should work reliably well with default settings (on both ends).

MyWIFI has nothing to do with the driver as you already know. You may even want to try removing that for now and work with the latest driver to start with.

Download version 13.​4.​0.​0 titled "Intel® PROSet/​Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows 7 64-​Bit*" here.

The Intel PROSet/Wireless package has some diagnostic utilities, so I recommend installing the entire package, not just the driver - especially until you get it dialed in.

What brand and model router/access point are you connecting through?

Have you tried the 2.4GHz band?

What are your settings on both ends?

Using WPA2 security with AES encryption?

 

I'm literally sitting 10 ft from my router, no walls between us. I do only get 4 bars sometimes on 5gz though...

I forgot to mention this is the case on both the 5ghz and 2.4 ghz channels.

Yup that's the right encryption.

I re-installed the drivers from the website, which is the exact one I first installed with I think, and low and behold...no difference.

I'm using a NetGear WNDR 3300 which get it's internet conecction from a D-Link something or other, it's the standard router for Sky over here in the UK. None of the other 4 PC's/Laptops or either of the 3 xbox's, ps3 or Wii have problems. Just little 'ole me.

I have seen a few funny instances in some of the router logs, but my networking skills are far to under devloped to make sense of any of it.

An extract would be:

kernel: Intrusion -> IN=pppoa0 OUT= MAC= SRC=93.155.198.6 DST=94.4.43.6 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=113 ID=4127 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=2707 DPT=445 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
kernel: Intrusion -> IN=pppoa0 OUT= MAC= SRC=93.155.198.6 DST=94.4.43.6 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=113 ID=4396 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=2707 DPT=445 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
kernel: Intrusion -> IN=pppoa0 OUT= MAC= SRC=94.50.35.164 DST=94.4.43.6 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=110 ID=26080 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1430 DPT=445 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
kernel: Intrusion -> IN=pppoa0 OUT= MAC= SRC=94.50.35.164 DST=94.4.43.6 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=110 ID=26560 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1430 DPT=445 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
kernel: Intrusion -> IN=pppoa0 OUT= MAC= SRC=82.252.28.37 DST=94.4.43.6 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=115 ID=25588 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1949

I assumed these were just random pings from around the internet.

 

I hope you enabled WMM on the router + using WPA-2 AES only?

 

Yup WMM is enabled and yes, it is AES only.

 

Nothing guys?

Is there another board better for this?

 

Sorry, but it's hard to diagnose these things over a forum...