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My internet connection was painfully slow through Linksys router.
Bypassed and went through cable modem and Roadruner tech support
reported no dropped data and a 1.6MB/s throughput. So router became
suspect. I flashed the latest firmware update to it, cleaned out some
popups and speed now is tolerable, BUT....
Checked throughput using cnet's online utility and 2wire.com, and
they show 400KB/s. Linksys's tech support said those online tests are
not very accurate and considered my problem fixed since speed seemed
reasonable after updating router firmware and getting rid of popups.
Question though is: Is something still wrong with router or
computer causing a tested 400KB/s throughput which is 1/4 the
throughput when connected directly through the cable modem ? Shouldn't
it be showing something closer to 1.6MB ?
I know the ISP is the bottleneck when getting out to the internet
and not the router. But if the Linksys router (802.11B) is funky and
causing the slow throughput, would it be worth it for me to try the new
Netgear 802.11G router I just bought (and was going to take back if
flashing the Linksys fixed the problem)? Or could I expect it also to
just show 400 KB/s even though its a "G" capable of 54 MB/s, e.g. are
the internet speed tests off by that much and I'm really getting close
to 1.6MB/s through the LInksys ?
Any opinions or wildass guesses would be helpful. Thanks.
Bob
My internet connection was painfully slow through Linksys router.
Bypassed and went through cable modem and Roadruner tech support
reported no dropped data and a 1.6MB/s throughput. So router became
suspect. I flashed the latest firmware update to it, cleaned out some
popups and speed now is tolerable, BUT....
Checked throughput using cnet's online utility and 2wire.com, and
they show 400KB/s. Linksys's tech support said those online tests are
not very accurate and considered my problem fixed since speed seemed
reasonable after updating router firmware and getting rid of popups.
Question though is: Is something still wrong with router or
computer causing a tested 400KB/s throughput which is 1/4 the
throughput when connected directly through the cable modem ? Shouldn't
it be showing something closer to 1.6MB ?
I know the ISP is the bottleneck when getting out to the internet
and not the router. But if the Linksys router (802.11B) is funky and
causing the slow throughput, would it be worth it for me to try the new
Netgear 802.11G router I just bought (and was going to take back if
flashing the Linksys fixed the problem)? Or could I expect it also to
just show 400 KB/s even though its a "G" capable of 54 MB/s, e.g. are
the internet speed tests off by that much and I'm really getting close
to 1.6MB/s through the LInksys ?
Any opinions or wildass guesses would be helpful. Thanks.
Bob
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