DsL Help Plz

[knviet08]

i got dsl lite, and b4 i bought my wireless router linksys, my dl spekk is around 160-170 and after i hooked up the router the dl speed reduced, but the upload stays the same, could any1 tell me how i could improve my speed? or its just the way its suppose to be?

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 240 Kbps about 0.24 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)

Download Speed is:: 29 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net  (Server 1)

Test Time:: 2006/04/05 - 3:34pm

Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 35.31 sec

Tested from a 386 kB file and took 13.179 seconds to complete

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 8.47 % of your hosts average (bellsouth.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-YRBVDIMP9

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 249 Kbps about 0.25 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)

Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net  (Server 1)

Test Time:: 2006/04/05 - 1:40pm

Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 34.13 sec

Tested from a 386 kB file and took 12.678 seconds to complete

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 8.79 % of your hosts average (bellsouth.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-P3F8SXCR4

[j3grizz]

You are going to have a little slow down with the new wireless router. It just depends on how far you are away from it. Try getting close to it and see what your speeds are. Post back here. What are your advertised speeds? Also try the test early in the morning or late at night. That will give you your best speeds. Check out Van Burens sticky in the make it faster board. You can do some tweaking to help your results. Good luck, and welcome to the forum.

[j3grizz]

Here is the sticky. http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-2097

[FallowEarth]

There are many things which can affect a wireless signal.  Building supplies (Lumber, drywall, etc), water, people, electrical appliances, cordless phones.....the list is quite extensive.

There's nothing you can do about the fact that these things cause interference, but you can optimize the route of the wireless signal, meaning have a clear path between computer and router.

Do you know what % signal strength you are getting on the computer your are testing?  Have you tried updating the drivers for your wireless adapter from the vendor's website?

Are you able to wire into the router, and are the download speeds any better? 

Can you provide a traceroute?

Another thing to keep in mind is to place your router so that it is not close (within 6 ft. optimally) to any other electrical devices.  This reduces EMI, which causes attenuation and disruption in the signal.