I had a client the other day where one of the VPs who is very computer savvy was experiencing slow upload speeds. He happend to be in the office at the same time I was onsite and I remebered in the old days when there were a multitude of mini drivers (AOL, Novell, Tapi) that the binding order can affect network performance....
In addition, if you have a DELL make sure that Bluetooth isnt setup in collaboration mode with the NIC, strange setting hmmm...
Network Binding / Provider Order
This is modified by performing the following steps:
1. Start > Settings > Network Connections > Advanced > Advanced Settings
a. Adapters and Bindings
i. File and Print Sharing
1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) – Should be on top
ii. Client for Microsoft Networks
1. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) – Should be on top
b. Provider Order
i. Network Providers
1. Microsoft Windows Network – Should be on top
2. Web Client Network – Should Always be second
3. Microsoft Terminal Services – Usually third
This happens more than you would think even in the corporate world where you would think this stuff would be default...
-Ivan