* Click the Windows icon* Type killer* Click Killer Control Center or Killer Network Manager* Click Settings- Turn Killer Prioritization Engine to Off* Under System Settings- Turn Advanced Stream Detect to Off * Click Set Bandwidth Limits- Set the Download speed according to your paid for connection. Example, I pay SuddenLink for 500MB down. So I set it to 500MB* Click Apply Changes* Close the Killer screen and retest WiFi
Hi all, Question, why is the performance for WiFi absolutely appalling on my Alienware x17 R2? When I first got the machine, I used to manage to download at around 6 Mbps real speed reported by the web browser etc. for some time after receiving the machine. I did tinker with my Router, an Asus DSL-AX82U, and enabled WiFi 6 and made sure WiFi 6 is setup for the Killer WiFi 6E AX1675s 160MHz (211D2W). However, since then performance has dropped off on my internet connection and I cannot get anything to download faster than 4 Mbps from anywhere. Further to this the web line was upgraded to full fiber today, only 150 Mbps, but I'm glad I didn't go 900 Mbps because I think I'd still be limited to downloading at 4Meg quite frankly. Online speed test results vary between 20-40 Meg, run the same on my phone and I'm up where it should be at 150 Meg. It feels like the laptop is throttled. The only one who can access the admin stuff on the router is me, so I'm not going to throttle myself! I'm not seeing the point of 1Gbps WiFi 6 when everything is limited to 4 Mbps. I've checked for any driver updates and there are none for WiFi, but some other unrelated Alienware software updates are going on right now. In terms of location my router is in the same room as where I mostly use my laptop, so there's nothing in the way to interfere with the signal - distance is no more than 3 meters. I have no weird networking configs, and weird extreme security software running, it's just a regular ol' home user laptop. So, any thoughts? I'm going to do a little work on the router tomorrow and install a firmware update, but I very much doubt this will make any difference at all.
x17 R2, Killer WiFi 6E AX1675s 160MHz performance