- Oct 21, 2015
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Charter Cable wants to charge me a 2nd internet bill if I add a 2nd modem. I need 2 hardwire connections in my home. My fiance needs a hardwire connection because her work server disconnects with wifi (anyone, not just her, and the server people can't fix it). If she is hardwire connected, no problems. My home office is down the hall, and I have several older devices, including scanners and printers, that connect by hardwire ethernet to my PC. I actually have 3 routers for the network. Modem directly to LInksys 4 port router in her office, one cat 6 cable in the crawlspace from her office to my office, followed by a LInksys 1200E wireless router, then one cable to another Linksys 4 port wired router. All routers are 10/100. Charter gives us max 50 Mbps service, and direct to modem clocks in around 43, which is acceptable. My PC through all 3 routers slows speed down to about 4, around 10% of incoming speed. This is too slow. How can I increase speed for all devices closer to the 50 Mbps that Charter comes into the house with? I've heard that wired is almost always faster than wifi. Should I use a switch instead of a router? Is 10/100 not fast enough for 50 Mbps? Are the devices not configured properly or do I need new devices? Thanks.
Burbank Mark
Burbank Mark
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