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suvdave · 07-03-2007, 14:28

Came upon this forum topic. I have exactly this same issue with my Belkin N1 wireless router. When I replaced my previous wired router with the Belkin N1 using it as a wired router (wireless turned off), my download speed drops to about 1/10th of what it was before the switch. Again, this is using cables, not wireless. When I switch back to my prior router, speed goes back to normal. Switch to Belkin N1, speed drops to 1/10th the prior speed. Nothing I've tried will get it up to speed. I talked with Belkin techinical support and they recommended I turn my computer network card (mine is 3Comm Gigabit built into the motherboard) down to 10 Mb half duplex. This only helped a little (brought speed up to 1/5th of prior value) but is an unacceptable maneuver. I'm not going to cripple my wired network for a new router.

Why is my wired network connection so slow to the Belkin N1 router when it has never had any problems with my prior routers (lastest is Linksys BEFSR41)? Maybe I'll just use it as a wireless access point with my old router. Any suggestions?

07-03-2007, 14:28	#8
suvdave Inactive Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Wireless speed issues Please Help.. Came upon this forum topic. I have exactly this same issue with my Belkin N1 wireless router. When I replaced my previous wired router with the Belkin N1 using it as a wired router (wireless turned off), my download speed drops to about 1/10th of what it was before the switch. Again, this is using cables, not wireless. When I switch back to my prior router, speed goes back to normal. Switch to Belkin N1, speed drops to 1/10th the prior speed. Nothing I've tried will get it up to speed. I talked with Belkin techinical support and they recommended I turn my computer network card (mine is 3Comm Gigabit built into the motherboard) down to 10 Mb half duplex. This only helped a little (brought speed up to 1/5th of prior value) but is an unacceptable maneuver. I'm not going to cripple my wired network for a new router. Why is my wired network connection so slow to the Belkin N1 router when it has never had any problems with my prior routers (lastest is Linksys BEFSR41)? Maybe I'll just use it as a wireless access point with my old router. Any suggestions?