Router Question
 

Ihave a linksys befsr41 router which is connected to my pc at 100mb and is connected to a stb (samsung) how can i tell what speed it is connected to my stb

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Click "Quick Links", then "New speed test".

Or use my personal favourite, Dam Elwill's Broadband speed test (http://www.broadbandspeedtest.net), which is a program that tests your connection.

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What version BEFSRV41? V1 and 2 have a basic 10Mbps half duplex WAN port an a processor that can't pass more than about 5Mb! Later versions do have a 100 WAN port but I have never seen a display on linksys setup pages to say what it connects at. I don't know if you can tell from the STB.

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Actually, that's not what he's after, Stuart. He wants the rate at which his router is connected to the STB. ;-)

inviroman, enter http://192.168.1.1/ into your browser, and enter 'admin' as the password (no username) if you haven't previously changed this. That'll get you into your router settings; you may be able to find the info there. Incidentally, if your router password is still set at 'admin,' it would be a good idea to change it while you're doing this.

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Here's a simulation of a recent firmware version BERSR41 web setuo, can't see WAN connection speed can you?

http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/BEFSR4....00/Status.htm

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Moved to Computers & IT forum

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=31794

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The router is ver3.0 with 1.5 firmware i know that it is connected to my pc at 100mb but can not find what speed it is connected to my stb

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If you have a v3 BEFSR41 router, the WAN port is 10/100, whereas, as mmm pointed out, v1 and v2 only had a 10Mb Wan port. However, I know that STB's (even the Samsung) are not fully 10Mb internet connection capable, and I think this may be because they don't have a 10/100 ethernet port (not sure on that). If that's the case, you'll be connected to it at 10Mb, not 100.

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Look on the front of the router. According to the manual (which I have just downloaded from Linksys), there is a light on the front labelled 100. If this is lit up in orange, it's a 100 Meg connection. If not, it's a 10 meg.

However, IIRC, patrickp is right. The Samsung does have an 100 Meg port, but NTL locked all the ports on the STBs to 10 Meg.

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the '100 meg' light is for the LAN side, though, Stu - however, as you say, if the STB is locked down to 10 Meg it doesn't matter how fast the router tries to talk to it, that will be the bottleneck ;)

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My router has only 6 lights 1 for power 1 for internet and 4 for the 4 ports they are all green either when you you have it set to 10mb or 100mb