Questions about understanding router speeds for streaming movies on TV, etc.

hayley3

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I had a DLink AC 1900 gigabit router and it died so I used an older Dlink router 10/100 and I hardwired it to my TV until I could buy a new AC Router. My Roku wouldn't work giving me an error that my internet speed was too slow. If the 10/100 router had speeds up to 100mbps then why wasn't it enough for my tv? My ISP speed is 10Mbps.

Since the old router exceeded 10Mpbs why did I need the AC Router in order to stream movies via a hardwired connection?

I'm just now realizing that routers tout wireless speeds as their selling points, but I'm hardwired. So the new router is 10/100/1000 and the old router is 10/100 and both are higher than 10Mbps. What am I missing? Could the newer router make better use of two hardwired connections, maybe? Doesn't each connection receive the 10mpbs speed?



Thanks,
Cheryl
 
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If you are using wired connections then as you say there will be no difference. Now if the router is very old it may not have much CPU power but I am sure it can pass 10m of traffic.

If speedtest on a pc connected to the ethernet port is showing 10m then I would be suspect of the roku doing something strange. I would download some free game from steam and see if you can get a sustained 10m download rate...remembering that data download is in bytes not bits.

Hard to say it could be something silly like the roku ports are negotiating to half duplex which used to be a large problem with older equipment.
If you are using wired connections then as you say there will be no difference. Now if the router is very old it may not have much CPU power but I am sure it can pass 10m of traffic.

If speedtest on a pc connected to the ethernet port is showing 10m then I would be suspect of the roku doing something strange. I would download some free game from steam and see if you can get a sustained 10m download rate...remembering that data download is in bytes not bits.

Hard to say it could be something silly like the roku ports are negotiating to half duplex which used to be a large problem with older equipment.
 
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