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    Not getting sufficient speed

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by T-Jizzle, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. T-Jizzle

    T-Jizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a netgear wireless G router and i am not getting great speed at all. I ran a speed test of upload and dload and it is not very good at all on wifi. I have a 100mb connection showing when I unhooked the wifi router and plugged straight to the laptop. Then ran the test and i got 18909 kb per sec on the Dload and 733 for the Up load. I know that i am not going to be as fast on the wifi but i get 6800 Dload and 700Upload when the hard line is plugged in to the wireless router and i am using the wifi for the laptop. This low speed equals a display when browsing that says network has timed out and unable to connect to some web pages and constantly refreshing the pages till it shows up. I was wondering if their is anything that i can do to get this working properly. :confused: This is also the same slowness on the PC that has the broad band switch running through the wifi router
     
    T-Jizzle, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    signal strength? Can you move closer to the router? Do you have the newest drivers? A wireless n router would also boost your performance.

    You have the Intel 5100AGN card--what mode is it in? Mixed or set to just wireless G?
     
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  3. T-Jizzle

    T-Jizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    signal strength is at 100 %, i have updated the latest driver for the wifi that was given on the automatic updates for the laptop. the wired thing is that the pc that i am using that has the ethernet hard cable and the with the hub that leads to the wifi router has the same speed. So the pc that is setup to provide the wifi still gets the same speed.
     
    T-Jizzle, Feb 17, 2009
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  4. aidil

    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    I think your broadband subscription speed could be the basic criteria in selecting wireless router best fit for the connection. For instance here in Japan, a 100Mbps VDSL internet subscription is common, therefore using a wireless G router somehow limits the broadband speed as it can only go as high as 54Mbps.

    It's different now that I've change to wireless (draft) N, both the router and my notebook WiFi card. There isn't much different between the notebook directly connected to the router using LAN cable vs. wireless.
     
    aidil, Feb 18, 2009
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  5. T-Jizzle

    T-Jizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    that could be the case for the limit on the wifi i could try wireless N to see what happens. The issue that sitll perplexes me is that the hardline that runs to the ethernet switch then cable leads to the wifi goes back into the comp sitll gets slow speed when using the cable. But if you are saying that even though it may be using the ethernet cable it still can be slow since the cable is comming out of the wifi router then into the comp? then that sheds some light on it. do you think that moving to a N router will help?
     
    T-Jizzle, Feb 18, 2009
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  6. aidil

    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't know whether it's same case or not. But in my case, the hard line is also upgraded from fast ethernet to gigabit ethernet as I change my wireless router from G to N (I bought Linksys WRT310N).
     
    aidil, Feb 18, 2009
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  7. irrational

    irrational Notebook Guru

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    Why is your upload so much faster than your download? It should be the other way...
     
    irrational, Feb 20, 2009
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    Hualsay Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL yeah thats weird :eek:
     
    Hualsay, Feb 20, 2009
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    i've also been getting a crap download speed all day today on my dsl. about 30% of typical speeds. had problems connecting earlier, too. it's not the router. it's really pissing me off cuz i cant watch any porno
     
    sublime313, Feb 20, 2009
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  10. T-Jizzle

    T-Jizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I contacted the internet provider and they said that it is the router that i am using. when i disconnect the router from the hardline comp it is double the speed then going through the wifi then back the the hardline to the comp? I am going to purchase a new N router and see with gigabit support.
     
    T-Jizzle, Feb 23, 2009
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  11. T-Jizzle

    T-Jizzle Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes they are incorrect they should be the other way around
     
    T-Jizzle, Feb 23, 2009
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    CyberVisions Martian Notebook Overlord

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    Your speed is limited by the speed of the slowest network device on your network. In your case, your Router first and network adapter second - the lowest speed wins. Since your Router is a G you're only going to see 54mbps top speed - it doesn't make any difference what your adapter is rated for or how fast your network can theoretically run. You're limited by your Router speed. If you want to get higher speeds, then your only option is an N Router and an N adapter.
     
    CyberVisions, Feb 23, 2009
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  13. mr.bobharris

    mr.bobharris Notebook Consultant

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    mr.bobharris, Feb 24, 2009
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