Toshiba laptop wireless networking erratic and slow

[Jim Byrnes]

On 03/04/2014 07:41 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 3 March 2014 21:23, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> It dual boots with Win8, but I have only gone far enough with its setup to
>> get to the point where the Ubuntu install realized it was there and allowed
>> me to install next to it.  Have never enabled wireless or hooked it into my
>> network.  I will what ever is the latest beta on LiveCD and see what that
>> does.  Thanks for the idea.
>
>
> Windows 8 isn't all bad. Configure the QuickLaunch & Desktop toolbars,
> or even go and install a replacement Start Menu, remove all the Modern
> apps from the Start screen then ignore it completely, and it's a good,
> solid, fast release of the Vista family.
>
> Better still, update it to 8.1 - it's a free upgrade - and try the
> wireless under that.
>

I guess I am just a stubborn old man.  I never gave Windows any network 
access because I disagree with it's TOS saying MS can access my computer 
and I can't prevent them from doing so. It is still on the hard drive 
just in case I ever sell the laptop or give it to one my kids. But I 
guess if trying a LiveCD of the latest Ubuntu does not fix my problem I 
will need to use Windows just to see if I have a hardware problem.

Regards,  Jim