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On windows downloading a 100 MB file takes less than a minute while on Linux it is taking me 1 hour.

Why is there such a big difference and what do I do to speed it up?

I am using a wireless network adapter made by belkin and since it is working fine on windows I suspect its some driver issue or something.

I will edit this post with outputs of a command if desired!

--- Output of lsusb ---

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 046d:0990 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04d9:fa50 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 050d:2103 Belkin Components F7D2102 802.11n N300 Micro Wireless Adapter v3000 [Realtek RTL8192CU]
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

--- Output of lsmod | grep rtl ---

rtl8xxxu              122880  0
rtl8192cu              65536  0
rtl_usb                20480  1 rtl8192cu
rtl8192c_common        53248  1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi                77824  3 rtl_usb,rtl8192c_common,rtl8192cu
mac80211              761856  4 rtl_usb,rtlwifi,rtl8192cu,rtl8xxxu
cfg80211              581632  2 mac80211,rtlwifi
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Please check to see if two possibly conflicting drivers are loaded:

lsmod | grep rtl

If you find that both rtl8192cu and rtl8xxxu are loaded, then blacklist one:

sudo -i
echo "blacklist rtl8192cu"  >>  /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
exit

After making this change, reboot and let us hear the result.

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