Routers CAUSING 20MB SPEED PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!????

palote · 10-07-2007, 01:38

After days and days fighting with the "20MB UPGRADE" and not getting 20MB after UPGRADED... I just discovered tha my problem was the ROUTER!!!! in this case a LINKSYS WRT45GL with DD-WRT firmware in IT!!!!

I have just plugged the ETHERNET cable straight to the PC and VOILA!!! 2,3mb downloading a torrent !!!!!!!!!

THATS SICK!!!!!!!

For all of you having issues with the 20mb.. please TRY THIS and post your feedback!!!

Ive been STUCKED with 10MB, havent seen any speed above 10MB in download speed (upload was fine (768)) and the PROBLEM is SOLVED!!!!!!

Would be nice if you post if it works for all of you with this problem and details of the router..... (Model and firmware).
Firmware: DD-WRT v23 SP1 Final (05/16/06) mini

CHEERS

CANT BELIEVE THIS...

this is 6min later through the ROUTER

lerum · 10-07-2007, 01:40

Its probably a misconfiguration in the settings.

jtwn · 10-07-2007, 02:34

Most routers are a nightmare when it comes to this. Wireless is ****ty for 20mb on 54g, you are pretty much going to have to have a near perfect connection to maintain it (considering these devices top out at ~22-24mb/s).

I have also personally found Linksys routers to be a horrible experience, when they don't work properly, I've been through too many to count and have had too many times where performance has seemed to have disintegrated over days to the point of the router nearly dying only to come back to form again. If I had the money to get rid of it I would :/

Paul K · 10-07-2007, 06:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by lerum

Its probably a misconfiguration in the settings.

Nope, some routers will not handle 20Mb, you end up with sub 10Mb speeds. There are many threads on the same subject here on the forum.

spr33 · 10-07-2007, 06:22

I always knew DD-WRT was clunky which is why I made the switch to Tomato long ago.

Just a headsup, as the title is quite misleading. Routers aren't causing problems on the VM's side of the network, only the users side (in some situations).

10-07-2007, 06:29

I use a IPCOP router with a pent 3 processor and 2 x 1 gig cards and i still get pants speeds. I have now official been told my area is on the books for a reseg or card change

. So its not always the router.

Druchii · 10-07-2007, 06:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by spr33

I always knew DD-WRT was clunky which is why I made the switch to Tomato long ago.

Just a headsup, as the title is quite misleading. Routers aren't causing problems on the VM's side of the network, only the users side (in some situations).

And yet personally i could achieve almost 80Mb/s with my DD-WRT VERSION 5 (You know, the supposedly crap version?) WRT54G. It's all a case of setups if you have a 100Mb WAN port and a decent CPU in the router.

Out of curiosity, Bill C, why do you need such power for a router? Your max WAN speed is 40Mb/s. (Well, to the interweb anyway)

spr33 · 10-07-2007, 06:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Druchii

And yet personally i could achieve almost 80Mb/s with my DD-WRT VERSION 5 (You know, the supposedly crap version?) WRT54G. It's all a case of setups if you have a 100Mb WAN port and a decent CPU in the router.

Out of curiosity, Bill C, why do you need such power for a router? Your max WAN speed is 40Mb/s. (Well, to the interweb anyway)

I think you mean WRT54G V5.

Druchii · 10-07-2007, 06:40

Read the bit after my brackets mate, i'm well aware it's a WRT54G. Hmmm, my ordering of words isn't the greatest i admit though

WRT54G Version 5 running DD-Wrt <- for clarity

Ook-Tastic · 10-07-2007, 09:03

I have the same router and it works fine with 20meg, must be settings

Daffy Duck · 10-07-2007, 09:35

I've got a Linksys WRT54G vers 2 running on their own firmware rev 4.20.8 and seem to get full speed OK.Newsbin Pro shows me consistently d/loading at 18.3/18.5 megs.

palote · 10-07-2007, 10:05

Maybe some settings... or maybe some bug ..

Now i have updated to DD-WRT v23 sp2 (reset defaults) and all seems to work fine.

Cheers

stef73 · 15-07-2007, 16:34

hi guys my 20mb was working fine till friday 13th lol got a new dlink dir 635 and when i put it on my connection is running at less than 1mb!! ive tried calling dlink for 2 hours to get nowhere cos theyre clueless and doing it from a script on there screen if anyone has any ideas to solve this id be well happy tia oh yeh ive upgraded firmware etc.