12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
17-02-2009, 04:01
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12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
I am using a Linksys WRT54G router with v4.21.1 firmware and it is cutting my download speed in half. When my cable modem is connect directly to my computer I get 12mbps downloads, but when going through the router i drops to 6mpbs.
Any suggestions? Should I look at getting a newer router?
Thanks,
Steve
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17-02-2009, 10:38
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
Is the connection from your PC to the router wired or wireless?
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17-02-2009, 10:43
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
It has a 10/100 WAN port so the problem shouldn't be the router. As above if wireless it could be a channel problem.
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17-02-2009, 15:24
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
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Originally Posted by altis
Is the connection from your PC to the router wired or wireless?
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It's an older wireless Linksys WRT54G model v1.1, I've had it for 4-5 years and wondering if it's time to upgrade my router also then?
thanks,
Steve
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Originally Posted by southwell
It has a 10/100 WAN port so the problem shouldn't be the router. As above if wireless it could be a channel problem.
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Without trying to sound complete stupid, what would I check for a channel problem? Should I try the other three plugs in the back of the router?
How about turn off the WEP/WPA would that make a difference?
Thank you again!
Steve
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17-02-2009, 15:31
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
For a start it's old enough to flash with Tomato ( http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato) which you should do immediately, the Linksys firmwares are pretty awful in comparison.
By channel number he means the radio channel that the router is transmitting on, some channels tend to be busier than others with a lot of routers by default using the same channel. Tomato has a wireless survey function which will allow you to find a clean channel. Otherwise using the Linksys firmware its a case of trial and error going through each of the channels till you find a clean channel that doesn't cause you problems.
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17-02-2009, 16:24
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
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Originally Posted by Steverd
It's an older wireless Linksys WRT54G model v1.1, I've had it for 4-5 years and wondering if it's time to upgrade my router also then?
thanks,
Steve
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Okay then:
IS
THE
CONNECTION
FROM
YOUR
PC
TO
THE
ROUTER
WIRED
OR
WIRELESS?
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17-02-2009, 17:41
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
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Originally Posted by altis
Okay then:
IS
THE
CONNECTION
FROM
YOUR
PC
TO
THE
ROUTER
WIRED
OR
WIRELESS?
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Oh, I see, the router is wired to the computer. Sorry.
Steve
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17-02-2009, 18:01
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
Mmmm... sounds like you might need a router with more grunt.
Before you spend any money though, I'd check the configuration of the router to make sure that there's nothing silly set up. And have a few goes at your speed tests. They are notoriously fickle.
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17-02-2009, 18:46
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
I'll second Horace's recommendation of Tomato.
Previously I was using DD-WRT on a Linksys WRT54G (can't remember the hardware version but with yours at 1.1 you should be fine - there are some links with hardware data and compatibility though - I'll try and dig them out).
After the 10 meg upgrade, my router maxed out at around 6meg (from memory) as the QoS settings weren't particularly efficient. Swapped to Tomato and now max out the connection speed quite happily.
I've not tried the 20meg through the router but unless you're running a ton of complicated QoS rules I suspect it'll be fine.
The interesting thing though is that you're only getting 12mbps when connected directly. Are you on the 20 meg package or 10 (where you can hit 1.2MBps quite happily).
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17-02-2009, 18:58
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
I had a brand new WRT54GL, which I put tomato on. It would download fine, but upload was at best 1-2Kbs! It was awful. It also made an odd hissing noise...
So I sent it back to the fine folks at Broadbandbuyer, and they sent another one. Flashed that with tomato, and it's been fine since. So I wonder if there's some odd quirk of the WRT54G family that perhaps something 'goes' which results in performance issues? Dunno!
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18-02-2009, 08:39
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
It does sound like your router could be causing the issue if you are cabled. As above, try flashing it, or if you arn't comfortable with doing such things a new router should sort the problem.
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18-02-2009, 15:44
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Re: 12mbps without router & 6mbps through router
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Originally Posted by southwell
It does sound like your router could be causing the issue if you are cabled. As above, try flashing it, or if you arn't comfortable with doing such things a new router should sort the problem.
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Thanks,
I did flash Tomato on it last night and it increased my speed from the 6mbps to about 7.5mbps. I also manually set the 100mbps/full duplex it was on auto, but it made no difference.
I plan to try a different/newer router tomorrow and see if it makes a difference.
Steve
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