thought i knew how Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I came home from university this weekend, turned on my laptop and it immediately connected to the wireless. However, when I went to download the latest divx software (16mb), the download bar zoomed across and claimed it had finished.I checked the size of the downloaded file and it was only 131kb's. So I redownloaded, 141kb, 152kb, 137kb, 154kb.Tried a couple of other website with various file sizes, and types (exe, zip, rar) and same thing with similar outcomes.Then tried Youtube which did a similar thing. The buffer bar appeared, started getting bigger, then zoomed across the screen. when i played the video, it gets to the point where it zoomed, and claims to have finished the video.Again, this happens on Stage6.comTried this on another laptop in the house, and it all works perfectly. My server, running Server 2003, came up with Connection timed out without even downloading 100kb, so think it is unrelated.I have cleared all temporary files, restored all IE7 settings, tried it with Firefox, and done a system restore.Look forward to hearing your suggestions, as they will be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thought i knew how Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Appologies. Perhaps this would be better suited under Internet Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Welcome to the Windows Forum.It's alright to post this here; it could very well be a Windows Problem. Can you check the Event Viewer if there are any entries for the times when you tried these downloads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thought i knew how Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I tried the Divx download again, and it did exactly the same thing. Checked for error logs, but nothing reported.Adjusted the MTU size on my router as well as my laptop (to match) and initially I thought the streaming video thing was fixed, but after a few movies, it returned.P.S. Forgot to mention, I'm using Vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thought i knew how Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Turns out my server is doing the same, but the other Vista laptop in the house isn't. The only difference is the working laptop has 5/5 wireless signal, whereas the server and broken laptop have 3/5 but still at 54mbps.Moved the laptop next to the router, and it stayed at 3/5.I'm using a Netgear DG834g v2 with latest firmware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Try the laptop with an ethernet cable connection rather than wireless to see if the download works ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thought i knew how Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Just figured it out. Connected to my router and disabled the "Micro Trend Security Service".It had listed my laptop and server as a threat, but for some reason, not the other laptop.Never had any issues/viruses/attacks before enabling, so I'm happy keeping it disabled.Thanks for your help though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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