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asmithz
03-15-2006, 11:22 PM
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
03-15-2006, 11:32 PM
is it a netgear?
Virtualbody1234
03-15-2006, 11:39 PM
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?
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
03-16-2006, 12:06 AM
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
03-16-2006, 12:10 AM
So. It's not the Linksys router that's problem then.
Now you're getting 100kb/s doing what?
Chewie
03-16-2006, 12:15 AM
Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.
asmithz
03-16-2006, 12:26 AM
Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.
Yea it is wireless, but no one else is on the network.
Is it a wireless router?
Could be a thieving neighbour it is.
Methinks you're onto something there, Chewie. ;)
Best bet.
Virtualbody1234
03-16-2006, 12:31 AM
Are you using it wirelessly? If not then you can disable that feature.
asmithz
03-16-2006, 01:04 AM
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
03-16-2006, 01:33 AM
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
03-16-2006, 02:27 AM
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
03-16-2006, 02:34 AM
Perhaps that server is slow?
Have you tried internet speed tests?
muchspl3
03-16-2006, 02:42 AM
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
03-16-2006, 04:59 AM
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
03-16-2006, 12:20 PM
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.
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