x FiReMaN x Posted January 19, 2006 CID Share Posted January 19, 2006 I dont know whats going wrong with my laptop but it has to be the network card in it. When i connect wirelessly it should say connected at 54.00Mbps... but for some reasson it keeps on going down to 18Mbps, 11Mbps and sometimes 1Mbps... it is very annoying cuz it makes it soooo much slower. What can be the reason for my wireless connection to be soo slow? I have a linksys wireless router and a broadcom wireless card Anything else i have to post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaKeith Posted January 19, 2006 CID Share Posted January 19, 2006 when it starts droping, how far are u from the router and how many walls is it going thru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 19, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 19, 2006 about 13 inches and no walls... it never moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyswhirl Posted January 19, 2006 CID Share Posted January 19, 2006 You may be too close The TOO Strong Signal: There is a second problem besides signal loss from distance or interference and that is the over boosted signal and you could experience both problems on the same network. Over boosted?... Well yes, if your wireless access point is too close to your computer, even with their tiny factory antennae, there are AGC (automatic gain control) circuits to keep the receiver section in the equipment from burning out. When an AGC (automatic gain control) circuit kicks in, the signal will disappear just the same as if there were none. You may be able to see the access point in your computers software program as a good signal or nothing at all. At any rate, you won't be able to connect to it. How do you avoid this? You simply try to locate your access point in a central location that will keep it 10' feet or more from any equipment that will be using its signal (it's also not a bad idea to keep it away from other electrical equipment). Another solution, if the computer is too close, is using a small flat type directional antenna at the computer turned toward or slightly away from the signal. This will help cut out reflected signals and down the direct signal. Experiment with its aiming, for highest file transfer levels using a large file download after you connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 As of right now I am connected at 11.0Mbps (which is average) instead of 54.0 Mbps. These are the speed tests that I took while I was at 11.0Mbps :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2097 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 256 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server2) Test Time:: Fri Jan 20 2006 19:10:35 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 37X faster than 56K 1MB download in 4 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 44.21 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-R1CQM06VL :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 752 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 92 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Fri Jan 20 2006 19:11:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 11.13 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 115.47 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EABLCHF2O doesnt look like my upload is affected, just my download... Surfing the web is horribly slow? what else can I do other than putting the attenae facing the other way of my laptop? Right now its about 3-4 feet away from me. My router is the Linksys Wireless G router with SpeedBooster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 By the way... Im on a 8.0Mbps line and my upload is 768Kbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroOne Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 Personally, I would ditch the linksys and go with the D-link DI-624 G router. I had similar problems to what you are describing with the linksys. Now with the d-link, I get a constant 54Mbps signal and I get about 4.8 to 5 Mbps wirelessly, with my uploads at 1.8Mbps. I am on the verizon Fios 5 Mb/2Mb plan btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 can you post a tracert to testmy.net? I had a wrt54g with the latest firmware go crazy last night.. the pings were above 2500ms.. Flashed it with dd-wrt and now they are getting over their package speeds.. I have a feeling that the latest round of firmware from Linksys might have been poor in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 Also be sure there are no cordless 2.4ghz phones (or any wireless gear) near your PC or access point. Swimmer - I updated a friends WRT54G to the latest firmware(1.00.4, 3 weeks ago), and it helped his speeds. Looks like latest version is 1.00.6. He was also loosing connection before the upgrade. I believe his router was version 5.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 C:Documents and SettingsOwner>tracert testmy.net Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 4 ms 1 ms 9 ms 192.168.1.1 2 11 ms 9 ms 10 ms 10.247.68.1 3 7 ms 10 ms 9 ms 68.86.160.45 4 8 ms 8 ms 9 ms 68.86.164.78 5 8 ms 8 ms 12 ms 68.86.164.82 6 9 ms 9 ms 9 ms 68.86.164.86 7 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms 12.126.150.97 8 37 ms 37 ms 36 ms gbr1-p70.ormfl.ip.att.net [12.123.32.106] 9 36 ms 38 ms 37 ms 12.122.1.70 10 36 ms 37 ms 37 ms tbr1-cl1476.hs1tx.ip.att.net [12.122.4.101] 11 38 ms 37 ms 39 ms tbr2-p013601.hs1tx.ip.att.net [12.122.9.170] 12 39 ms 37 ms 38 ms tbr1-cl12.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.129] 13 37 ms 35 ms 35 ms 12.122.82.37 14 38 ms 45 ms 35 ms 12.119.136.14 15 36 ms 36 ms 35 ms vl31.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.29] 16 * 37 ms 35 ms vl41.dsr01.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83] 17 40 ms 37 ms 36 ms gi1-0-1.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.6 9] 18 37 ms 37 ms 38 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85 ] Trace complete. This was done while it was at 11.0Mbps and I was only 4 feet away from it Also, i have no cordless phones anywhere near the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 can you move your lap top away and see if it goes to 54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 nope.. stilll stays at 11.0 all over the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 Are there any settings in your router for the tx rate? It might be set to 11 only and g isnt enabled, just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 no,, i switched it to channel 6 and it is wireless g only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaKeith Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 do u have any friends that live close to u that are running a wireless nework, if do could u go to his house and see if the problem happens there. could tell us if the problem is in the router are the card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 nope.. no one that i know of that has wireless.. all the people around me are old so i doubt they even have internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 21, 2006 CID Share Posted January 21, 2006 What firmware are you running and what version of the hardware do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 22, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 Router Firmware Version : v1.05.0, Jun. 28, 2005 Network card: 3.100.64.0 built by: WinDDK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 22, 2006 CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 On the bottom of the router.. there should be a sticker.. I need to know what version.. like v.1 v.1.1 v.2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 22, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 its a v.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 22, 2006 CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 Try the 1.05.2 version.. http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Download_C2%26cid%3D1115417109974%26sku%3D1126536698937&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper That might help.. 1.05.0 is the ship version.. they have put out this version late last year... give that a try.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 22, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 will i be able to change it back to the original settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 22, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 with the new firmware :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1251 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 153 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server2) Test Time:: Sun Jan 22 2006 18:43:08 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 22X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.69 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 26.36 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UFJO62AW8 it connected at11.0Mbps and dropped to 1.0Mbps. Why am I not able to get 54Mbps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolaSeeds Posted January 22, 2006 CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 Ok i had this problem i solved mine be changing my wireless settings so it dont use both B and G and just Set it TO B this helped mine alot i also had settings on my computer that adjusted my power of my wireless network card and i uped it to max and some other options that i put on max....... to behonest u dont have to use the G network if u are only useing it for the internet...... i only hope this helps just ask if u need to know any more.... Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x FiReMaN x Posted January 22, 2006 Author CID Share Posted January 22, 2006 well what else would i use the router other than accessing the internet? but I think that is a pretty good idea since i keep the laptop so close to the router. I will change it and see if it works. So far it has been to G only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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