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Originally Posted by KungFuKitty

I checked my speed out and FINALLY seem to be getting what i'm paying for! my 20mb line!!! I also tried with my router instead of directly wired and got slightly lower but 2meg down / 768 up results
Super-duper happy.. atleast now i don't have to ring VM's (mostly) shoddy CS again! and i know that i can get proper results.. although its late at night so less traffic it's still a huge relief

That's great news, KFK! Very pleased you're now (more) up to speed!

If anyone could point me to some router tips (as its a lil better direct) to try that'd be great, i just know its going to drop down to 13-15mb's worth again.. but its good to know it'll be there later yanno?

I've never had any problems setting up my own router but I'm almost completely useless diagnosing remote problems for other people so it's probably a good thing that most routers' auto-install routines are fairly good!
I'd be surprised if there was anything wrong in your current config if it works.
And you've updated your firmware to the latest version, so, erm, that leaves...

• I'm guessing that you don't have lots of firewall or client IP Filter rules setup?
  
• Having flicked through your modem's user manual there's nothing particularly relevant that I can think of to alter!
  
• It might be worth changing the DNS servers on your router from VM to OpenDNS as many people are reporting faster connections to websites and generally increased browsing speeds.
  
• And have a read through Annie's excellent Broadband FAQ just in case something jumps out at you.
  
• I wonder if having the wireless service running on the router (even tho' it wasn't being used during your tests) is slowing it down.
  
• I'd recommend turning off anything you're not using, eg. wireless, uPNP, vpn.

It's very unlikely to be relevant to speed tests from your wired PC but it's probably worth checking to see if you're getting wireless interference (maybe your neighbours are using the same 54g radio channel with their wireless devices). Belkin routers default to #11 so it might be worth switching yours to either #1 or #6 and see if anything changes.

I've not been able to identify any decent forums for Belkin routers where somebody better qualified might offer assistance but the folks at Techwatch seem to regularly tackle wifi problems intelligently -- you might want to post a query there?

Best of luck!


(Oh, and thanks for your kind words, mate.)


---------- Post added at 19:33 ---------- Previous post was at 19:17 ----------

Originally Posted by Jonnymeg

Indeed but if ain't gonna do 10 then it won't do 20 will it?.

But the link you helpfully provided states that the SB4200 *is* capable of handling 10Mb! And if it *will* handle 10Mb, there's a reasonable chance that it'll handle 20Mb.

That's why I searched the TS support newsgroup only to discover that they were rejecting swap-out requests from folk with SB4200 for new modems because they considered that it would be okay for 20Mb.

Pardon me for trying to be helpful!

If you'd followed your own link (which wasn't relevant) or searched the TS support newsgroup or provided any referenced information, I'd be the first to back you up.

Your wacky assertions alone that contradict TS and the VM website are not helpful.
Sorry if you can't see that.