Can spyware on one computer affect the internet speed of a computer sharing the connection?

April 11th, 2010

hugo asked:


I share an internet connection with my brother – both connected to the same router – but his computer is really, really slow. Probably due to the amount of spyware/adware/viruses he has. What I wanted to know was, will the speed of his computer have an effect on my internet speed at all? Is that possible?

DEBBIE

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What do I do if my netgear router can’t carry internet?

February 2nd, 2010

HextupleyooDOT asked:


It’s a netgear router. All the computers can connect to the router network, so it’s not any individual computer’s fault. And I can still access the net directly through the modem, so I’m sure its the router’s fault. I’ve logged into the router using the “192.168″ address, but I can’t seem to fix it…

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