I am currently using an old BEFW11S4 Linksys router to wirelessly connect 3 computers to the internet. Normal browsing is fine, but downloads and speed tests show that I'm running at around 2.5~3 mb/sec. Since my cable company's advertised speed was 6 mb/sec, I thought my speed was decent considering that cable companies often inflate their actual speeds or display the maximum speed possible. However, connecting my laptop through a wired connection on the same router shows that I get up to 5.5 mb/sec. I did some quick googling, and found that many people are experiencing speed drops on wireless, and no one seems to really know how to fix it. I tweaked around RWIN values and MTU values, tried various channels, changed my beacon interval, and various other tweaks to no avail. Interestingly enough, yesterday I was able to get the normal 5.5 mb/sec on my laptop using a wireless connection. Since I got the normal speeds on my laptop, I though that maybe it was some system configuration that was limiting my speeds on the desktops. However, when I tried testing the connection on the laptop today in the same room, it dropped back down to 2.5 mb/sec.
Anyone know what's going on?
Anyone know what's going on?