New Linsys N Router

We previously had a Linksys 802.11b wireless router, we bought a Linksys 802.11 N router so our internet would be faster, and downloads would be faster. We had a peak of 30 kbs/s with our B router. And now with our N it is the same. We have 10 meg/s internet provided by charter. So we dont know what the problem is. Can anyone help???


Thanks,

 

When you upgraded your router did you upgrade your wireless network cards on you computers? If not, and they are 802.11b cards they you are still surfing with b.

 

No, i have an N card

 

My first bit of advice would be to make sure that both cards are connecting using the N protocol. Next would be to check for interference, things like a microwave, wireless phones, other wifi networks. Can you post your wireless settings?

On a side note, I just bought a new N router as well. While doing research I found that the linksys N routers are getting horrible reviews. I really wanted a linksys this time around but with review after review saying they are junk, I went with a Dlink DIR-655. I have no N devices so I can vouch for the N speeds but my range and speed compared to my G router is far superior with my G equipment.

 

well i have it set so it only put puts an N signal, instead of mixed (what it was before)

 

I just did a test provided by speedtest.net and my dl speed was 222 kb/s and upload was 91 kb/s

 

Since your using the internet speed to test the connection have you tried plugging in the laptop to the ethernet and testing speeds. That way you can at least rule out any internet issues.

 

When i was hard wired, it was about 6 megs/s download

 

Does the speed change the closer you are to the router? That might help detect any kind of interference.

 

Here are some things that I would play with.

Change the wireless mode, try mix mode/n only mode/ng mix mode....
Change the channel width.
Change the wireless channel (my n router has an auto detect mode)

I know some routers are really finicky on wireless settings. Some combination of settings work great other don't work well at all.

 

Ya mine is weird too. i get 30kbs with BT download on average look at my stats

 

If by BT you mean Bittorrent, then you need to make sure that you either are doing a port trigger, or port forwarding the Bittorrent ports. The ports that you need to open on most Bittorrent clients are TCP 6881-6889

 

a port trigger?

 

Mine is the same no matter how close i am

 

Zmanattack,

if you're getting 30kb/s on bittorrent only, ISPs often throttle the speed of that traffic way down, since arguably the vast majority of the traffic is illegal. that would explain it, anyway.

 

Could the problem maybe lie in my modem?

 

Not if you're getting good speeds when connected via the Ethernet cable. If it is the same speed no matter the distance, you either have the router or the client configured wrong. Have you tried changing the wireless configuration on either the client machine or the router?

 

Some routers support a port trigger. It's kind of complicated to explain, read your router manual instruction if it supports that feature.

I have found the easiest option (less secure) is to forward the ports usually from 6881-6889 to whatever computer you are using for the bittorrent. I know if I don't forward the ports I get much slower speeds.

 

WoW patches use BT and they're dang slow. It's not illegal though...hmmm perhaps i'll do more research

 

No that is what my mom clained. I cant get on our desktop because i have my own laptop, and when i try and hardwire it in, then i get no connectiong. SO she said that when she downloaded something that it was 6 meg. I highly doubt it, i would think that it is the same. So would replaceing our Modem help? (we got it when the B router was first on sale)

 

Charter use MAC filtering to control access to their network. Make sure you clone the MAC address (wired port) of the PC used to setup the account. Otherwise it will be very odd, and in some cases her pc must be connected.

11n firmware is very buggy. Make sure the latest firmware is installed.

I like when people adopt a NON Standard Protocol and expect every thing to work. You are being BETA Testers for Linksys, so call their tech support and report your problems. Beta firmware can change every few days. Expect Problems.

You may try dropping every thing back to 11g and see what happens. That has been the std fix for many. When everything is finalized any 11g system in the area will force it back to 11g state anyway.

 

It was my understanding this was a problem for pre-N routers and was considered a temporary solution. Do you have any links that I can read where this is in the current draft standard.

 

The std has not been ratified v2 draft has, But is Still NOT a standard.

Check on eweek or smallnetbuilder for info, even pcmagazine and others have had links to it. Even if it is ratified today it will be 4-6 mo be fore the hardware is shipped.

 

If the draft was ratified today all draft N routers would be firmware upgradeable, so the hardware would already exist. Unless something major is found, I doubt current draft N routers will not be firmware upgradeable to N standard.

 

yeah, definitely. sorry I wasn't clear, it's just that ISPs just throttle all bittorrent traffic. There are more and more legitimate uses of BT, its just that companies haven't caught up.

 

Only 1 or 2 MFG have said there currently shipping HW will be upgradeable to meet the 1.1 Proposed Std, don't know about the 2.0 . Others have not, indicating that they may not. By say shipping that may or may not include what is in the stores.

 

What do the reviews say?

My Linksys draft N seems fine & what I like over the D-link I had is that the security is built in.

I saw no security settings with the D-link.

 

The first problem is that you are not testing the speed of your router exactly. You are testing the speed of your internet connection. What speed is you DSL/Cable connection supposed to be? As for speeding up your internet, your b router would have outpaced most internet connections, and N is MUCH faster than any internet connection available. In other words your connection is the weak link, not your router. Increasing the speed of the router will only increase the speed of connections between your network computers. For example, my DSL is 6Mbs/s down, while my router is capable of 54Mbps/s(The actual speed is probably half that, but still significantly higher than 6.)

 

Try port forwarding and setting up static IPs.

 

Once again, could my modem be limiting my internet speed???

 

Anyone?????

 

Speedtest should show your down load speed near what Comcast says. When you run these test kill ant BT software you have running. Most all IP's now are controlling bandwidth for BT users. Comcast and other are also clamping down on users consuming High Bandwidth, even to a point of terminating service.

Try a direct connect to the modem. This must be done with the PC used to setup the account. Comcast uses MAC filtereing to control access.

Is you modem directly connected cable, or is their several hops with splitters? The reason I ask is my neighbor had problems, that was tracked down to there was 3-4 splitters before it reached her modem. It's also could be your modem is bad. Try reseting your modem, there should be a reset button on the back. Powerdown for 10 min then reconnect, and see if it improves.

Are your speeds with wired and/or wireless?

Even though you set your router to 11n only, firmware (spec) forces it to drop out of 11n to 11g if it sees a 11b/g signal. Make sure you have NO 11b hardware on. Those along will kill your speed. Did you remember to clone your MAC address into the router?

If nothing works contact Comcast and have them send out a tech. You may have bad connection some where.