New Desktop Wifi Connection

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Hi there, I've got a stable wifi network at home, several laptops, tablets, printers and a few other devices run off it absolutely fine. My new pc was built and I took it home yesterday and I cannot get the wifi to run properly.

The signal is fine (hops between 3-5bars) and my laptop next to it is connected at full 72mbps speed as seen here
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The ethernet connection works 100% fine on the desktop, so I know the connection with that is good.
The wifi however, if it decides it wants to connect, it is either limited, or when not limited it shows this
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I have tried the release/reset commands, and a few other options (reinstalling drivers, auto troubleshoot), but it doesn't seem to push the speed up to anything useable - at that 1mbps I can't even load a simple webpage.

Any help would be fantastic, thanks in advance

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Is that RTL8192CE wireless on the motherboard? If so I question these solutions as I don't think they have any kind of external antenna.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
I have a netis wireless pci/pci-e adapter, with the external anetnnas. I've installed the driver for that, but it doesn't seem to show up in device manager

E: I am also back down to limited connection again, I can't seem to see a pattern here for when it goes normal to limited or just won't connect, even with it being 3-5bars of signal
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I would check to see you have the latest drivers, if latest, try uninstall/re-install the driver. If that fails, it may be possible that you got a defective wifi adapter, look into returning it for an exchange.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 Pro (desktop), W10 (laptop), W10 Pro (tablet)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built i7-8700K, Hp Envy x360 EVO Laptop, MS Surface Pro 7
    CPU
    3.7Ghz Core i7-8700K, 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 4.7Ghz, 10th Gen Core™ i5-1035G4 1.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming, HP, MS
    Memory
    16G, 8G, 8G
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX580, Intel Iris X Graphics, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Samsung U32J59 32 inch monitors, 13.3" display, 12.3" display
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 (Desktop), 1920x1080 (laptop), 2736x1824 Pro 7
    Hard Drives
    500GB ssd boot drive with 2 & 10TB Data (Desktop), 512GB ssd (laptop), 128GB SSD (tablet)
    PSU
    Corsair CX 750M
    Case
    Antec 100
    Cooling
    Coolermaster CM 212+
    Keyboard
    IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
    Mouse
    Microsoft IntelliMouse
    Internet Speed
    665Mbps/15Mbps down/up
    Browser
    FireFox, MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender on all
    Other Info
    Retired in 2015 after working in the tech industry for 41 years. First 10 years as a Technician, the rest as a programmer/software engineer. After 1 year of retirement, I was bored so went back to work as a Robotic Process Automation Consultant. Retired for 3rd (and final) time in 2019.
May need to disable the Realtek wifi adapter to get the other PCI adapter to work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
I'll try the drivers one more time, annoying if it is just faulty, but at least its fixable.

Thanks for the help guys, will give them a call tomorrow
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I just disabled the realtek RTL8192CE - should the netis adapter show up in device manager? if so where, because I can't see it

Edit: Nevermind, the adapter with the antennas IS the realtek rtl8192ce, just looked it up. I guess its just time to wait and call in the morning
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I'm a newbie (less than 30 days of wifi network experience), so take my words for what it's worth.

I received a router from the provider and set up a household network. Eventually, with exasperation, my equipment were able to access the network and the internet. When another household member tried with his equipment, for some reason, the network became 'limited'. Access to the internet became dodgy. The digital "Can you hear me now?" returned with a "No!"

It happened again an hour ago.

Both times, the solution was to 'reboot' the router: power off (unplug), ten seconds, power on. The 'limited' was removed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
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