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Argy1 · 29-04-2009, 17:10

Got the free Netgear WNR2000 wireless N router delivered today,had 50mb installed on friday, am having same probs as others on here that the speed can suddenly dip from 40+mb down to 300-500kbs for sometimes 10 mins up to 2 hrs before it spring back to life (tried removing router, computer directly wired to modem,same problems)

unplugged my trusty WRT54GS, has been working fine over network since 50mb upgrade

installed Netgear WNR2000 wireless N router rebooted everything,only had it hard wired via ethernet cable to main computer...did a firmware update

opened up newsleecher tried downloading 8Gb...was getting nice constant speed of 300kbs

setup all security setttings for wireless WPA2-PSK [AES] etc tested all laptops after changing their security settings to match router, test laptops, surfing speed much slower than when on my old Linksys WRT54GS tried different channels same slowness

unplugged Netgear WNR2000 wireless N route, reinstalled my old Linksys WRT54GS, security settings changed, test laptops surfing fine again

restarted newsleecher tried downloading 8Gb...was getting nice constant speed of 5.4MB

now if i had bought this Netgear WNR2000 wireless N it would have been sent straight back to the shop

2 questions

1, is it worth me phoning Netgear and seeing if they can talk me through setting up this router to work properly, or would i be wasting my time?

2, is there a decent Wireless N router I can buy that people have had good experience with/ any recomendations??

29-04-2009, 17:10	#1
Argy1 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 34	this Netgear WNR2000 wireless N router is rubbish!! Got the free Netgear WNR2000 wireless N router delivered today,had 50mb installed on friday, am having same probs as others on here that the speed can suddenly dip from 40+mb down to 300-500kbs for sometimes 10 mins up to 2 hrs before it spring back to life (tried removing router, computer directly wired to modem,same problems) unplugged my trusty WRT54GS, has been working fine over network since 50mb upgrade installed Netgear WNR2000 wireless N router rebooted everything,only had it hard wired via ethernet cable to main computer...did a firmware update opened up newsleecher tried downloading 8Gb...was getting nice constant speed of 300kbs setup all security setttings for wireless WPA2-PSK [AES] etc tested all laptops after changing their security settings to match router, test laptops, surfing speed much slower than when on my old Linksys WRT54GS tried different channels same slowness unplugged Netgear WNR2000 wireless N route, reinstalled my old Linksys WRT54GS, security settings changed, test laptops surfing fine again restarted newsleecher tried downloading 8Gb...was getting nice constant speed of 5.4MB now if i had bought this Netgear WNR2000 wireless N it would have been sent straight back to the shop 2 questions 1, is it worth me phoning Netgear and seeing if they can talk me through setting up this router to work properly, or would i be wasting my time? 2, is there a decent Wireless N router I can buy that people have had good experience with/ any recomendations??