I am brand new to Linux and no nothing how to fix this. I am trying to get off of Windows and only use Linux and am starting with Ubuntu Mate 16.04 LTE. Within the last week, the Software Updater said that I had some updates and I selected to install them. Ever since then my internet speed has dropped from 75mb/s to anywhere from 6-28mb/s. I don’t know how to fix this or how to diagnose this. I tried going to the manufacturers website of the nic which is Realtek and installing the latest version but that didn’t help, same speed. I asked the internet carrier to check their lines and they came out and found nothing. I switched my harddrive on the same device and used Windows 10 on the same hardware and got the max speed of 75mb/s+.
Does anyone have any specific things I can try or links to what may help me fix this? I’m sure it’s a bug in the current update. The reason i say that is that I re-downloaded Ubuntu Mate 16.04 LTE and re-installed/upgraded to the same version and when it finished, I was back up to 75mb/s. The software updater wanted to update again and I said sure again and my speed dropped back down to less than half.
Thanks in advanced for your help.
Brad
