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I am experiencing nearly half overall internet speeds when i have the wireless active on my laptop with ubuntu 11.10 installed. I am testing the speeds with my wired desktop. With it enabled i get around 10mbs download speeds, with it disabled i get 20-24mbs download, and its consistent. Not just a one time thing, what could be causing this?

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could you tell something about your hardware configuration which type of router or wifi card you are using. – paru38 Dec 9 '11 at 3:55
It is a stock Dell Studio 1737 which i previously had Windows 7 on, since it was being used nearly entirely for web browsing i figured i would give Linux a try, but since i have put it on, i have to have the wireless shut off when not in use so my other devices can actually get some internet speed. – BigCluff Dec 9 '11 at 6:01
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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! We need more hardware information to help you, can you look at this question and then edit your question adding the information? – Jorge Castro Dec 9 '11 at 22:49
I did not do a huge list of hardware as this issue was never present with windows 7 as it has been running that for about 2 years. It only started doing this once linux was put on, i was hoping this was some kind of common issue in ubuntu...If no one has heard of this then i can find all the system specs, but it is just a stock dell studio 1737. – BigCluff Dec 10 '11 at 18:43
This question appears to be abandoned, if you are experiencing a similar issue please ask a new question with details pertaining to your problem. If you feel this question is not abandoned, please flag the question explaining that. :) – jrg♦ Jan 25 '12 at 2:14

closed as too localized by jrg♦, Marco Ceppi♦ Jan 25 '12 at 13:28

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