Wrt54g

[asmithz]

I am having issues with my connection speed. It has gone down by half. I have a Linksys WRT54G v2 with v4.20.8 HyperWRT 2.1b1+tofu6.2 firmware.

I don't really know what to do cause i am new to having a router, and i read WRT54G has issues, and i want to know how to fix em.

[Formula1]

is it a netgear?

[Virtualbody1234]

No it's a Linksys.

How do you know that the speed has slowed by half and how do you know it's caused by the router?

Is that official Linksys firmware?

[j2k4]

Listen to VB.

I can't think of Linksys having that type of difficulty apart from wrongo firmware or bunged-up settings.

I have two Linksys'; a WCG200 and a WRT54G for use here and there, and I could only effect the '54 by playing with the security settings/encoding (which I recovered from without calling for help), and the cable gateway '200 has been faultless, apart from a connection dropout when the DL speed breaks about 300k/sec.

That last is a bit curious, but I've only had to re-boot the router about 4 times in 8 months, so...:rolleyes:

[asmithz]

How do you know that the speed has slowed by half and how do you know it's caused by the router?
I don't know if it is caused by the router, I guess it isnt cause i hooked the modem directly to my pc and got the same speeds. I am suppose to have speeds aroung 600kb/s, and now I am getting speeds of around 100kb/s.

Is that official Linksys firmware?
No, it modified firmware

[Virtualbody1234]

So. It's not the Linksys router that's problem then.

Now you're getting 100kb/s doing what?

[Chewie]

Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.

[asmithz]

Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.

Yea it is wireless, but no one else is on the network.

[j2k4]

Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.

Methinks you're onto something there, Chewie. ;)

Best bet.

[Virtualbody1234]

Are you using it wirelessly? If not then you can disable that feature.

[asmithz]

Are you using it wirelessly? If not then you can disable that feature.

The other computer connected it wireless, so have to keep it active.

[Virtualbody1234]

Other computers??? What other computers? Didn't you just say:
Yea it is wireless, but no one else is on the network. :frusty:



And you didn't answer what you were doing at 100kb/s.

[asmithz]

Other computers??? What other computers? Didn't you just say:
Yea it is wireless, but no one else is on the network. :frusty:



And you didn't answer what you were doing at 100kb/s.

I was talking others, as in people trying to steal from me :-p

I'm downloading of an ftp server, but anything downloads at 100kb/s or less. Been trying to download a xbox game for the past 6 hours when it takes an hour at the most before

[Virtualbody1234]

Perhaps that server is slow?

Have you tried internet speed tests?

[muchspl3]

I suggest dd wrt

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

thats what Im running, but if you only use the wireless close to your base I wouldn't turn up the gain, thats just a open invitation for more people the higher you set it

[asmithz]

I suggest dd wrt

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

thats what Im running, but if you only use the wireless close to your base I wouldn't turn up the gain, thats just a open invitation for more people the higher you set it

Witch one do i download?

[Virtualbody1234]

I suggest dd wrt

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

thats what Im running, but if you only use the wireless close to your base I wouldn't turn up the gain, thats just a open invitation for more people the higher you set it

Witch one do i download?
Ummm... I thought that we have already concluded that the issue isn't caused by your router.