HP ENVY 125 Sleekbook - Painfully slow NETWORK Connetion

I purchased this system from Best Buy on Saturday, 4-5-2014.
I have Kaspersky 2014 installed. I disabled Kaspersky and ran the speedtests at ATT.com with no difference in the test results.
Here are System details:
Serial number: [Personal Information Removed]
Product number (P/N): E0K48UA
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit0
The BIOS is F.15-11/05/2013
The NIC Adapter is a DUAL BAND WIRELESS AC3160
Regarding my speed test results.
~8Mbs for Download
~ 2.2 Mps Upload
My HP Pavilion G6 test results were more than twice as fast for download and 4 times faster for upload.
21 Mbs Download and 9.6 UPLOAD
-I updated my network card driver and the hp website says it's up to date.

ML.
You may want to try the HP updated"16.6" driver here.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-130405-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Or the Intel updated driver"17.0" here.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3776&DwnldID=23707&ProductFamily=Wire...
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Hi,
I'm using using Sun Java System Web Server Version 7.0U4 B12/02/2008 02:17 running on CentOS (Redhat EL) release 4.4.
The problem is that using the Admin Console (on port 8989) is painfully slow. It takes minutes for each page to load, but they do usually load.
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There are some other things going on that might be related and helpful to know:
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>>
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>>
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sounds like some network misconfiguration - outside the scope of this forum.I cannot rule that out, but other servers/websites seem to work fine with this same setup. Although, only this server is using https
>
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>>Actual: It appears SCVMM clone the VM files with BITS, it is painfully slow. All data travel through network. Estimated 30 minutes for 30GB file!
Did you try to disable BITS then clone the VM again for test ?
Any further information please feel free to let us know .
Best Regards,
Elton Ji
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se the [+] to create one, you can later use [-] to
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DNS Servers box.
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Very slow network printing in Mac os 10.6

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A networked printer.
I bought it while I still had 10.5
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I upgraded to Snow Leopard (10.6) with a new hard disk in the laptop.
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The queue window says "Connecting to the printer..." for each and every print job, and this takes 1-2 minutes for each print job.
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does anybody know what this could be?

If you have not done so since upgrading to Snow Leopard, you should run Disk Utility and use +Repair Disk Permissions+.
Have you used Software Update to apply Apple's latest updates after upgrading to Snow Leopard. If there are updates, you should run it a second time to ensure there were no dependent updates.
As a test, you can create a new admin user account in System Preferences Accounts pane.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8235.html
Log out and log in to the new account. Try the things that caused the problems. Is it fast in the new account, or is it the same? If it is fast, then the cause is likely to be in your normal user account. If it is the same, then the cause is likely to be with the overall system (the OS).
You can also try doing a Safe Mode startup
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
This will do some maintenance during startup and also load only Apple's essential system extensions and processes. Any third party software you have installed will not automatically run. Check the performance while in safe mode, and if there is improvement, restart normally to see if the problem comes back or not.

Wi-fi painfully slow on macbook pro in OSX 10.8.2

I have a Mac Book pro and over the last two days my internet has turned painfully slow on wifi - i havent loaded any new programmes and Speedtest shows no problems, still 37mbps on fiber broadband, my iPhone and PC are fine on the same wireless connection and Ethernet is perfect!!
I have tried resetting Safari and Firefox in preferences, clearing history and cookies, resetting DHCP, even using the setting 8.8.8.8. DNS server, and changing wireless channels, resetting the router, as well as running MacScan. I see people talking about turning off IPv6 but im on OS X 10.8.2 and off is not an option I have Automatic, manual and Link-manual only, i have tried all these to no joy still web pages just take ages to load :-( Any ideas?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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