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Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Hi

Please help

I have a bt home hub 2 (Works Fine) with 3 wireless pc connected, I have also connected a wired link (APROX 25M LONG)to a Work group hub (Linksys) with 2 pc connected but i can only get a speed of 10mbits.

If i directly link to 1 pc i get 100mbits. over the same distance

How can i get the workgroup hub to give the 100mbits ?

The problem is that when both pc's on the hub are using the internet the speed seems very slow (DOES OUR HEAD IN WITH BASIC ONLINE GAMES)

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Perhaps the work group hub is only 10Mb capable, post the model number of the hub please

[moved to networking as it's not an ISP problem]

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Hi

Its a Linksys EW5HUB

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Quote:

Originally Posted by leemick (Post 34850190)

Hi

Its a Linksys EW5HUB

Thats a 10 meg only hub

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Q. Is the HUB the same as a router ?

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Quote:

Originally Posted by leemick (Post 34850196)

Q. Is the HUB the same as a router ?

No

specs for that hub are

* IEEE-802.3 compliant
* Runs at 10 Mbps
* All hubs include uplink ports
* Ready to run with all major network software and hardware
* Easy-to-read LED indicators

http://ask-leo.com/whats_the_differe..._a_router.html

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

OK

Thats answered the problem ... Thanks

I visited my local pcw and was advised to replace the hub with Belkin wIRELESS g router F5D7230-4 (did not work) and then Belkin tec support recommended 4 port router FSD5231-4 (Does not work)

Some product advice please...
Thanks for your quick responce

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

If you replace the hub with a router then it'll conflict with the BT HomeHub as that is a router as well. Just pick up a cheap 5-8 port switch/hub off ebay for about a tenner..

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Quote:

Originally Posted by leemick (Post 34850202)

First bit of advice DONT use pcworld they are a waste of time

Then have a look at this at maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222534

This will do what you want

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 34850210)

First bit of advice DONT use pcworld they are a waste of space.

Then have a look at this at maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222534

This will do what you want

Maplin are just as bad. Personally, get rid of the homehub all together, it's the worst piece of kit ever dreamt up. Something, like below will be veru handy. It's made by Linysys whom is owned by Cisco. So it's bound to be a decent bit of kit fot the price.

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Product Description        Linksys Wireless-G ADSL Gateway WAG54G2 - wireless router

Device Type        Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)

Form Factor        External

Dimensions (WxDxH)        20.2 cm x 16 cm x 3.4 cm

Weight        340 g

Localisation        United Kingdom

Routing Protocol        RIP-1, RIP-2, static IP routing

Data Link Protocol        Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

Network / Transport Protocol        PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE, PPPoA

Remote Management Protocol        HTTP

Included Accessories        POTS filter

Features        Firewall protection, DMZ port, NAT support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, MAC address filtering, VPN passthrough, IP address filtering, SNTP support, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support, Quality of Service (QoS), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), DHCP server

Compliant Standards        IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

System Requirements        Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.4.9 or later

Manufacturer Warranty        3 years warranty

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149883

Re: Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

Thanks for all the very quick help and advise

I think a trip to Maplin Via PCW (only to get my money back) is in order

Again Thanks