Router Speed Help
Hi, thanks for taking a look at this.
I recently upgraded my internet, and realized that the speeds I am receiving over a wireless connection are no where near what I receive when I am directly connected to the router, or even to the modem. I currently have a Linksys Router E1500. When I connect directly to the modem, I can get about the same as when I connect to a LAN port on the router, but connecting wirelessly my speeds plummet. I have attached two photos demonstrating the wired and wireless connections. I've tested for other networks in the area and have come up with nothing, and changed the broadcasting channel a few times. Am I missing some settings I should change? Thanks for your help.
Hi, this may resolve your problem. I hope this will help.
Disable WMM Support
· Goto router management 192.168.1.1 UI
· Goto Applications & Gaming
· Goto QoS
· Disable WMM Support
· Save Settings
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Router Speed should match the FiOS Internet Speed
I have FiOS 75 Mbps down /35 Mbps up. It works like a charm when I am wired RJ45. However, I have family members that use their iPads, and wireless laptops to connect.
The Verizon FIOS Router MI424WR (g) that I was given when I ordered the above service does not support the speeds that I subscribed to. So, what is the use of getting anything above 75Mbps and why would Verizon sell me the service? if you currently have a MI424WR (g) which only supports speeds up to 40Mbps, you have to pay $99 to upgrade to MI424WR (n) which supports speeds up to 100Mbps (obviously, advertised vs real world can factor in 10% to 20% of performance degradation). So, for everyone who currently has a (g) router and has speeds higher than 50Mbps, you are paying for a service that the router does not deliver.
Verizon advertises speeds that their own routers cannot support.
Verizon: you have to change this practice. You have to bundle the wireless router that supports the speed. I am after 11 months of service going to decrease the speed, however, I feel as if I was misrepresented the service that I am getting.DMIGIRDE wrote:
I have FiOS 75 Mbps down /35 Mbps up. It works like a charm when I am wired RJ45. However, I have family members that use their iPads, and wireless laptops to connect.
The Verizon FIOS Router MI424WR (g) that I was given when I ordered the above service does not support the speeds that I subscribed to. So, what is the use of getting anything above 75Mbps and why would Verizon sell me the service? if you currently have a MI424WR (g) which only supports speeds up to 40Mbps, you have to pay $99 to upgrade to MI424WR (n) which supports speeds up to 100Mbps (obviously, advertised vs real world can factor in 10% to 20% of performance degradation). So, for everyone who currently has a (g) router and has speeds higher than 50Mbps, you are paying for a service that the router does not deliver.
Verizon advertises speeds that their own routers cannot support.
Verizon: you have to change this practice. You have to bundle the wireless router that supports the speed. I am after 11 months of service going to decrease the speed, however, I feel as if I was misrepresented the service that I am getting.
I paid $12 for a Tenda wireless-n router and connected to my network as a 2nd wap. get full sppweed with no issues and a far better signal to boot.
Router speed does match. Verizon will supply a router that will handle your speed tier WIRED. For wireless you get whatever they have on hand. If your tier is >100mb then you would get a gb capable router that does support wireless-n -
Hello:
I have notices that some of you speak about "pinging" to get a router speed. Please excuse my ignorance but how do I do this "ping". I vaguely recall our IT guy at work typing soming similar after accessing a window that looked liked DOS. I have an XP and a Vista system.
Thanks.On your Computer click on Start - RUN - type "cmd" and click ok... Now in the Command Prompt window you need to type "ping yahoo.com -t" and hit enter and you will get the replies and it will display you the time for each replies.
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Bought an app last night. Tried to buy another an hour later and got the window that says "Cannot connect to iTunes Store". Still unable to connect to store today. Tried restarting router. Help please....thanks.
The Complete Guide to Using the iTunes Store
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-using-t he-itunes-store/
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
This works for some users. Not sure why.
Go to Settings>General>Date and Time> Set Automatically>Off. Set the date ahead by about a year.Then see if you can connect to the store.
Cheers, Tom -
I need help with the speed of AirPort Express and ATT DSL.
I just discovered this, and it seems to have solved issues with my Time Capsule.
Open AirPort Utility; select your AirPort Express and choose manual setup.
Click >Wireless
Change Radio Mode to 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g
Click >Wireless Network Options
Change Transmit Power to 50%
Check >Use interference robustness < This step is purely optional. It's worth a shot.
I've been noticing issues with performance of my Time Capsule for a while.
It really started with lack of good range, followed by lousy performance with my iPhone 4 and iPad 2. I was lucky to get 10% of what my speed really is (1.5 Mbps vs. 15.9 Mbps). My iMac was the only thing that seemed unaffected.
I attempted to setup a Sony Media Player (stay away from them- junk!) then a Roku XD in my bedroom only 20' down the hall from the Time Capsule (direct line of sight). Signal kept dropping and performance was lousy for both. I want another new Apple TV for the bedroom, but that TV doesn't have an HDMI port. I ended up running an ethernet cable down the hall... until this morning.
After some digging, I found a forum talking about WiFi performance for iPhones and stumbled upon something kinda basically unrelated, but gave me the idea to dig into AirPort Utility a bit deeper. Changing power to 50% didn't sound logical, but lowering output power was mentioned in the forum. AirPort Utility goes from 100% to 50% then lower. Nothing between 50% and 100%. I'll know more about range later today, but I have a feeling it may be mysteriously improved as well.
Hope it works out for you! -
New To The Forum And Looking For Speed Help!
Hello, After trying to find information about my problem on the Internet and then speaking to the BT Indian Call Centre, I stumbled upon this forum. I am hoping, having looked at so many helpful comments and contributions, that I might be able to shed some light upon my connection speed issue. I have had a very pleasing and stable Internect connection speed of nearly 8Mb. However, I recently moved my router to the Master socket in the house which was better positioned to give a good WiFi signal throughout my house. However, when I have plugged in the router and booted it up, I can only connect at just over 4Mb regardless of what I try. I know I am at risk of sounding a touch ungrateful here because there are many more people with bigger problems than I but I would be very grateful for some advice / assisitance as to why my problem might have occurred and how I might regain my previous speed. Thank you in advance for any help! Cheers.
Solved!
Go to Solution.welcome to the forum
in order for the forum members to help please can you post the adsl stats from your router may need to 'show detail' to get all stats (if hub enter 192.168.1.254 in your browser and navigate to adsl or use a-z, if netgear enter 192.168.0.1) and run btspeedtester (MAC users may have problems) http://speedtester.bt.com or http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9354/c/346,4740,5520 and post the results .
are you connected directly to the NTE5 master or test socket or to somewhere else? Is the master the only phone socket in your home?
Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal
Someone may then be able to offer help/assistance/suggestions to your problem
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Problem with routing - Need help
Hello,
I need a little direction with what I think is a routing problem. Any help will be appreciated. My setup is as follows:
Cable Modem
27.177.21.9
WAN - Gi0/0
27.177.21.10
Cisco 2901
LAN - Gi0/1
192.168.1.250
Client
192.168.1.10
The Problem
Router can ping LAN interface
Router cannot ping WAN interface -X
Router can ping Cable Modem
Client
Client can ping LAN interface
Client can ping WAN interface
Client cannot ping Cable Modem -X
Here is my routing table:
Gateway of last resort is 27.177.21.9 to network 0.0.0.0 (this is my cable modem)
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 27.177.21.9
is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
27.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 27.177.21.8/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L 27.177.21.10/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
192.168.1.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L 192.168.1.250/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
Here is a portion of my configuration:
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
description Cable Internet$FW_OUTSIDE$$ETH-WAN$
ip address 27.177.21.10 255.255.255.252
zone-member security out-zone
duplex auto
speed auto
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description hbc_staff$FW_INSIDE$$ETH-LAN$
ip address 192.168.1.250 255.255.255.0
zone-member security in-zone
duplex auto
speed auto
no mop enabled
ip default-gateway 27.177.21.9
ip forward-protocol nd
ip http server
ip http access-class 23
ip http authentication local
ip http secure-server
ip http timeout-policy idle 600 life 86400 requests 10000
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 27.177.21.9
ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 27.177.21.9
Thanks in advanceHello Jon,
I continue to try different configurations to get my router to connect without success. I am now trying NAT and this is where we stand now. Any help will be much appreciated.
The problem
Router now pings everything by ip address or name
Client PC from inside the LAN cannot ping modem or Internet
Relevant parts of configuration:
ip domain name mydomain.org
ip name-server 24.247.15.53
ip name-server 66.189.0.100
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
description Internet$FW_OUTSIDE$ETH-WAN$
ip address 27.177.21.10 255.255.255.252
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly in
duplex auto
speed auto
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description hbc_staff$FW_INSIDE$$ETH-LAN$
ip address 192.168.1.250 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
zone-member security in-zone
duplex auto
speed auto
no mop enabled
ip nat pool HBC-I 27.177.21.10 27.177.21.10 prefix-length 24
ip nat inside source list 7 pool HBC-I overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 27.177.21.9
ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 GigabitEthernet0/1
access-list 7 permit 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
#show ip route
Gateway of last resort is 27.177.21.9 to network 0.0.0.0
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 27.177.21.9
27.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 27.177.21.8/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
L 27.177.21.10/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0
192.168.1.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L 192.168.1.250/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
When pinging the modem from a client inside the LAN this is what I get from NAT translations and statistics:
#sho ip nat translations ver
Pro Inside global Inside local Outside local Outside global
icmp 27.177.21.10:40709 192.168.1.8:40709 27.177.21.9:40709 27.177.21.9:40709
create 00:00:05, use 00:00:00 timeout:60000, left 00:00:59, Map-Id(In): 1,
flags:
extended, use_count: 0, entry-id: 4, lc_entries: 0
#sho ip nat statistics
Total active translations: 2 (0 static, 2 dynamic; 2 extended)
Peak translations: 2, occurred 00:00:04 ago
Outside interfaces:
GigabitEthernet0/0
Inside interfaces:
GigabitEthernet0/1
Hits: 104 Misses: 0
CEF Translated packets: 104, CEF Punted packets: 0
Expired translations: 7
Dynamic mappings:
-- Inside Source
[Id: 1] access-list 7 pool HBC-I refcount 2
pool HBC-I: netmask 255.255.255.0
start 27.177.21.10 end 27.177.21.10
type generic, total addresses 1, allocated 1 (100%), misses 0
Total doors: 0
Appl doors: 0
Normal doors: 0
Queued Packets: 0 -
Basic Internet Routing Configuration Help -- Cisco 2811
Hi everyone,
I want to start by saying that I brought a Cisco 2811 Router to use at home and to practice advanced networking with. So far, I believe I've configured everything as it should be, however, I am not getting any internet connection.
DHCP is set up and working properly, I can lease addresses without issue.
Both interfaces are configured, fe0/1 with a static IP, and fe0/0 as a DHCP client.
I have connected fe0/0 directly to the Cable modem and it acquires an IP without issue. Connecting my laptop directly into fe0/1 allows my laptop to lease an IP from the router's DHCP server. So I know everything up to there is working properly. I've set up NAT as best I can with what I know, but I am still not getting the router to provide internet access.
The following is my Router's Configuration. Does anything seem to be missing? I used Configuration Professional to set it up.
------------Begin Configuration-------------
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 2570 bytes
version 12.4
no service pad
service tcp-keepalives-in
service tcp-keepalives-out
service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service timestamps log datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
service sequence-numbers
hostname Network
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
security authentication failure rate 10 log
security passwords min-length 6
no logging buffered
logging console critical
enable secret 5 $1$4FJS$RQUEiWuTaMOAGhVx1O1Du0
enable password 7 046F03070C291D175F40
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login local_auth local
aaa session-id common
dot11 syslog
no ip source-route
no ip routing
no ip gratuitous-arps
no ip cef
no ip dhcp use vrf connected
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.100.1
ip dhcp pool Network
import all
network 192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0
dns-server 4.2.2.2 4.2.2.1
lease 7
no ip bootp server
ip domain name Network
ip name-server 4.2.2.2
ip name-server 4.2.2.1
login block-for 5 attempts 5 within 1
multilink bundle-name authenticated
voice-card 0
no dspfarm
username Admin password 7 1526035D5D7C72252B3B
archive
log config
hidekeys
interface FastEthernet0/0
description $ETH-WAN$
ip address dhcp client-id FastEthernet0/0
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly
no ip route-cache
duplex full
speed auto
no mop enabled
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.100.1 255.255.255.0
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
no ip route-cache
duplex full
speed auto
no mop enabled
ip forward-protocol nd
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip nat pool Network 192.168.100.1 192.168.100.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside source list 101 interface FastEthernet0/0 overload
logging trap debugging
logging facility local2
access-list 100 permit udp any any eq bootpc
access-list 101 remark INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH NAT
access-list 101 remark CCP_ACL Category=2
access-list 101 permit ip 192.168.100.0 0.0.0.255 any
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
snmp-server community public RO
no cdp run
control-plane
banner motd ^C Welcome! ^C
line con 0
login authentication local_auth
transport output telnet
line aux 0
exec-timeout 15 0
login authentication local_auth
transport output telnet
line vty 0 4
password 7 107D0C1A10051B1F15
login authentication local_auth
transport input telnet
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
end
------------------End Configuration-------------------
Does anything seem amiss? Thank you all in advance for your help!
JohnHi Again,
I sent
dhcp pool Network
default-router 192.168.100.1
to the router and wrote it to config. I still didn't have internet access at first, so I followed John's tip and hooked up my machine to an old Catalyst 2849G switch I had laying around. The switch has no settings, just gets an ip from the router and does its own thing. After doing so, I do now have internet access. I'm using it to post this reply in fact.
Here are the results of ipconfig /all on my Ethernet NIC on my machine before even having the switch:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ut.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-LM
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 54-EE-75-27-6F-06
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7cdd:83b5:e603:127e%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 02, 2014 7:57:10 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 09, 2014 7:57:10 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 290778741
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1B-B2-3D-AF-54-EE-75-27-6F-06
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.75.76.76
75.75.75.75
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
It seems everything was working as it should, but I didn't have internet access and windows still reported it as an unknown network.
After hooking up my Switch, Windows reported seeing 'Network' (From my router's host name, I presume?) and once I reset the modem, I had internet access.
This was a huge learning experience and I am glad to have help from all of you. Is there anything else I can to do optimize my configurations? Also, why didn't I have internet access when directed hooked up to FastEthernet0/1 even though my machine acquired IP's and DNS info?
Here is another copy of the running config with today's changes:
---------------------Begin Configuration------------------------
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 2401 bytes
version 12.4
no service pad
service tcp-keepalives-in
service tcp-keepalives-out
service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service timestamps log datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
service sequence-numbers
hostname Network
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
security authentication failure rate 10 log
security passwords min-length 6
logging buffered 4096
logging console critical
enable secret 5 $1$4FJS$RQUEiWuTaMOAGhVx1O1Du0
enable password 7 046F03070C291D175F40
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login local_auth local
aaa session-id common
dot11 syslog
no ip source-route
no ip gratuitous-arps
ip cef
no ip dhcp use vrf connected
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.100.1
ip dhcp pool Network
import all
network 192.168.100.0 255.255.255.0
default-router 192.168.100.1
lease 7
no ip bootp server
ip domain name Network
login block-for 5 attempts 5 within 1
multilink bundle-name authenticated
voice-card 0
no dspfarm
username Admin password 7 1526035D5D7C72252B3B
archive
log config
hidekeys
interface FastEthernet0/0
description $ETH-WAN$
ip address dhcp client-id FastEthernet0/0
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly
duplex full
speed auto
no mop enabled
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.100.1 255.255.255.0
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
duplex full
speed auto
no mop enabled
ip forward-protocol nd
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 dhcp
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip nat pool Network 192.168.100.1 192.168.100.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside source list 10 interface FastEthernet0/0 overload
logging trap debugging
logging facility local2
access-list 10 permit 192.168.100.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 100 permit udp any any eq bootpc
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
snmp-server community public RO
no cdp run
control-plane
banner motd ^C Welcome! ^C
line con 0
login authentication local_auth
transport output telnet
line aux 0
exec-timeout 15 0
login authentication local_auth
transport output telnet
line vty 0 4
password 7 107D0C1A10051B1F15
login authentication local_auth
transport input telnet
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
end
--------------------------End Configuration-------------------------
Let me know if there is anything else you guys need or I should do, I'll be back after classes today. Thanks again!
-John -
Dual Router Configuration Help
I bought a Netgear N900 router to run my internal network behind the Actiontec due to the slower speeds of the Verizon router. I have been able to successfully setup this configuration without any major issues ( not necessarily in order )
1. turned off wireless on Actiontec
2. on the actiontec, set start ip address to 192.168.1.11 and end address to 192.168.1.254
3. turned off the DHCP server on the Netgear (this is what I am trying to find a alternate solution)
4. set ip address to 192.168.1.2
So when the DHCP is disabled on the Netgear, there are some features that do not work such as the Wireless Guest accounts which is a big reason why I bought this router.
I am technical enough to be dangerous but not smart enough to know how to figure this out and understand "why" the configuration must be this way.
I spoke with the "geek squad" at best buy about this and they were about as helpful as my 5 year old (go figure). I thought, (again not very smart here) that I should be able to setup a separate "sub network" from the Netgear like using 10.0.0.1 address to keep it isolated from the Verizon and that way I could keep the DHCP enabled on the Netgear. Nope that didn't work or I missed something.
Has anyone been able to use this type of configuration sucessfully? I have been looking for awhile and all of the suggestions require the DHCP to be disabled on the "secondary" router.if the conflict is on the wireless connection, no need to change the IP address of the router ... just change the SSID and channel of your wireless network on the router and might as well place an encryption on your own network...
... study hard, MAN!
peAce! -
Need help! Just purchase E-3000 last week. I' getting anywhere from 7-4Mbps. Call cox Cable... Did a speed test by connecting the cable directly to the PC (strong signal). However, when connected to the router, rec'd weak signals (up/down) . Cox said it was the router... Besides my PC , I have my son's PC and daughter's laptop sharing the router via wireless. No components are directly connected to the router... I got rid of my old, but great Linksys WRT54G for the E-3000. The settings are factory set for mixed 2.4 and GHz. I need speed!!! Thanks, Guy from San Diego....
it's also happend to me. I've turn off wireless and tested wired.
My internet is 120 Mbps. It's getting around that when pc connect directly to the moderm (10,000-14,000 kbyte/s). It's hardly get to 8,000 kbyte/s while connecting through the router (event with only my pc connected to the router).
I've update latest firmware, pc with gigabit port, firewall and other application with the same setting with directly connect to the moderm.
Is there anything I can do to improve the speed?
Thank you. -
WRT54GX2 slow wireless 5.5 mbps speed help please
So I just received my WRT54GX2 and got it hooked up. Here are some details of my equipment which are all experiencing the same issue while connected via wireless.
1 Dell Inspiron wireless G. (updated latest driver)
1 Toshiba laptop wireless G (not sure on driver yet)
1 custom tower with wireless G (updated latest driver)
WRT54GX2 ver 2 with firm ware 1.00.08 (just updated)
Comcast 6 Meg cable internet service with Motorolla cable modem
Here is the problem I am experiencing.
After configuring the WPA2/TKIP settings and getting everybody logged on, the wireless connectivity speed (reported via the windows XP wireless utility) indicates connection speeds of 5.5 Mbs. If I disable the adapter and re-enable it, it connects and is at 54 Mbps for about 1 second, then rapidly drops down to the 5.5 which is where it stays. This problem is replicated on all 3 PC's on the wireless. I have tried adjusting the beacon interval down to 50, even went down to 10 with no result. I changed the RTS threshhold to 2304. Tried setting the transmission rate from auto to 54 Mbps. I tried adjusting the RWIN settings on my PC as suggested in another post here where somebody was experiencing a similar problem. I have installed the Microsoft WPA2 patch (893357) and that made no difference either. I have switched to G only instead of mixed mode. Tried channels 1, 11, 7, 6, and probably most of the others. Moved the router around to different locations in the room. Even sitting within arms reach of it, I still only see the 5.5 Mbps (I have full signal strength BTW). I ran netstumbler and found very few wireless networks within range. And the ones that were had very weak signals. Short of unplugging my cordless phone, I am at a loss of things to try. I may reset the router and try a new config from scratch, but if there is any help on this subject it would be greatly appreciated.
ThanksAfter a firmware upgrade, you must reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you have not done this since your last firmware upgrade, please do this now. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
There are many causes for poor wireless connections, and many solutions:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, wireless speakers, and your neighbor's wireless network. In rare cases, Bluetooth devices can interfere. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4.
Also, try to locate the router about 4 to 6 feet above the floor, in an open area. Do not locate it behind your monitor or near other computer equipment or speakers. The antenna should be vertical.
Also, in the computer, go to your wireless software, and go to "Preferred Networks" (sometimes called "Profiles" ). There are probably a few networks listed. Delete any network named "linksys". Also delete any network that you do not recognize, or that you no longer use. If your current network is not listed, enter its info (SSID, encryption (if any), and key (if any) ). Then select your current network and make it your default network, and set it to automatic login. You may need to go to "settings" to do this, or you may need to right click on your network and select "Properties" or "settings".
If the above does not fix your problem, download and install the latest driver for all your wireless cards. Note that often the speed of your wireless network is determined by the "weakest link" in your system. You might want to try to isolate the problem by turning on each wireless computer separately, then two at a time. You might be able to tell which computer is bringing down your wireless speed.
If you still have trouble, try the following.
For wireless g routers, try setting the "Transmission Rate" to 54 Mbps. For wireless n routers, try setting the "n Transmission Rate" to 162 Mbps, and the (wireless g) "Transmission Rate" to 54 Mbps.
Hope this helps.
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Wired Speeds v Wireless speeds HELP !
Hi
I wonder if anyone technically proficent in these matters would be kind enough share the knowledge with me.
History : I had option 1 = Speeds were 3 up/ 37 down ( very stable)
Upgraded to Option 2
Speeds promised upto 61 down, installed speeds dropped to 27 down max, got onto BT reset all (as I'd done myself many times) and its gone upto 40 down, t always slows back down after a couple of days ???
Also when reset i get 72 down when its a wired connection, and 43 down when wireless connection even if the laptop is right next to router ?
How can a router lose 30 Mb between wired and wireless when laptop is next to router ??
I have also under BT instruction changed from channel 1 to channel 9 ..
My laptop is a relativly new (2010) Dell model and i assume it has all compatable network adaptors ?
Thats as much as i can tell you
Any ideas
Many Thamnks in advance
DaveMost sub standard routers transmit at maximum 54meg if they are not an N-draft router, which gives increased speeds and range. The only problem with wireless is that it's too unreliable and subject to interference from phones and other electrical equipment, Which in effect would slow down your connection speeds wirelessly.
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I use an Apple Time Machine for my wireless router. It is plugged into a Comcast modem. For many months my output speed to my office has been around 60MPS but lately the speed dropped to around 20MPS. A check with Comcast shows no problem with their cable. If I unplug the time machine and then plug it back in the speed goes back up to 60MPS. Is the Time machine beginning to fail? Is the new edition of the Airport Express a better option for the wireless router?
Your TC is not that old.
Gen4 could be just on 3years if you bought it when they first were released.. or only 1year old. The wireless should not change (degenerate) in that time. But remember wireless is voodoo technology.. and your next door neighbour could have purchased a new high power router that totally swamps your TC.
Do actual wireless survey around your house. The wireless diagnostics are built into the OS for Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
About Wireless Diagnostics
You can also download suitable apps for ipad etc. Open the utility and start from the room where the TC is located to get a base level.. then walk around where you are having issues and check the signal and noise levels.. particularly look for neighbours swamping your signal.
If you are expecting connections through a floor beneath the TC, that is the worst possible location. And buying a new TC will probably not help. The TC is designed with a flat metal plate under the rubber mat.. there is zero wireless therefore immediately below the TC. And getting signal through floors at acute angles can involve a lot of material. If it is the other way around and you are above the TC, then it is much better.. but range on 5ghz is still poor.. it will make very little difference unless you buy new AC wireless products. -
Time Capsule router speed problem
Hi,
First of all sorry for my english!
A few days ago I started having speed problem with internet.
I use a Time Capsule 2Go as router and I notify recently a lost of speed when I download a movie via my appleTV. I never have this kind of problem.
My normal speed is about 14Mbits/sec. so when I rent a movie and I have to wait 5 hours before been able to watch it, it's not normal.
I contact my internet supplier/distributor and he checkout with my neighborhood to compare their speed with mine, and I was the only one to have speed problem.
Than he suggest me to run a ''speed data test'' on their website, and my speed was around 0.75Mbits/sec.
To be sure it was my router and not their modem he ask me to plug internet directly in my iMac and run the test again.
Well I was return at a normal speed, that is to say, 14Mbits/sec.
So he told me the problem was my router and not their modem.
So I restart it and everything came back as normal. But today it was return to a very low speed.
I restart it again and it still slow.
My question :
Is it really my TC the problem and what is the solution? Buy a new one?
I dont know which generation it is. Maybe the serial No. can help. C0PHK08GDM73
Thank youMy computer don't stop asking me to update my TC to the early version. How can I stop that?
Open AirPort Utility and then click on the AirPort Utility menu, then click on Preferences
Remove the check mark in the box next to "Check for updates when opening......"
Remove the check mark in the box next to "Check for updates automatically......" -
Weak Wi-fi signal from Actiontec GT704WG B modem/router - need help troubleshooting!
I have been using a Verizon-provided Actiontec GT704WG B modem/router for a few years as my Verizon DSL connection. I connect my main computer to the GT704WG B via one of the Ethernet ports - no problem with this. I also have a laptop that (usually) makes a wi-fi connection to the GT704WG B. However, the wi-fi connection frequently slows down enourmously or dies entirely, at random times. The laptop is located downstairs from the modem/router, which is about the farthest physical location in ther house from the GT704WG B.
This may be a distance problem that might be solved by bringing the modem physically closer to the laptop, but I'm puzzled why the problem is intermittent. It's also possible that there is something wrong with the GT704WG B, that is causing it to transmit a weak signal.
Any suggestions for troubleshooting this problem appreciated.
I'd also like to know if anyone can suggest a router or range extender that might relay a stronger signal downstairs. Or should I try getting a more current modem/router from Verizon? That GT704WG B is a bit old...You're welcome. I suspect there may be some confusion on which is which going on here. Repeaters and Access Points are two different things. Repeaters are single radio devices in most cases where the repeater takes the signal it is receiving from your router, and then re-broadcasts it. When this is done, half of the radio bandwidth goes towards receiving or sending data to and from your router. The other half of the radio bandwidth is spent transmitting to or receiving data from your devices that are connected to the repeater. It's similar to the game of Telephone. A direct connection to the network is faster, but if you must repeat the message over a medium you introduce delay. So, in more technical terms, a Wireless connection that operates at 20Mbps download or upload (Wireless is half duplex by nature) will operate at 10Mbps download or upload when attached to a repeater, since 10Mbps of the 20Mbps the repeater's radio can do is being used to transmit the message to one end.
In some additional terms since this part of my post got chopped off, what an Access Point is would be essentially another wireless radio with a direct, wired connection to your network. It can be thought of as an Expressway. Each device chooses the best wireless signal to use in your network (Router or Wireless Access Point) and then has a connection directly into the network. Both radios can run at 20Mbps and a single device will be able to get 20Mbps from either unit. These require more work but in heavy wireless usage environments, it makes sense to use access points.
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jduesenb wrote:
Thanks for the advice re. changing the channel. I'll try that. Since there seem to be about a dozen networks around here that mayne causing interference, that might help.
Verizon tech support advised me that an access point would cut my bandwidth, but that a range extender would not. (????) I have installed a range extender but I'm not sure it has made any difference. The problem has not happened since I did that, but since it is intermittent, I don't think that proves that the problem is solved. AFAICS, the wireless speed has not changed in any significant way.
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