Help Please!!! BT Home Hub2 and network

[leemick]

Hi

Please help

I have a bt home hub 2 (Works Fine) with 3 wireless pc connected, I have also connected a wired link (APROX 25M LONG)to a Work group hub (Linksys) with 2 pc connected but i can only get a speed of 10mbits.

If i directly link to 1 pc i get 100mbits. over the same distance

How can i get the workgroup hub to give the 100mbits ?

The problem is that when both pc's on the hub are using the internet the speed seems very slow (DOES OUR HEAD IN WITH BASIC ONLINE GAMES)

[Kymmy]

Perhaps the work group hub is only 10Mb capable, post the model number of the hub please

[moved to networking as it's not an ISP problem]

[leemick]

Hi

Its a Linksys EW5HUB

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by leemick

Hi

Its a Linksys EW5HUB

Thats a 10 meg only hub

[leemick]

Q. Is the HUB the same as a router ?

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by leemick

Q. Is the HUB the same as a router ?

No

specs for that hub are

* IEEE-802.3 compliant
* Runs at 10 Mbps
* All hubs include uplink ports
* Ready to run with all major network software and hardware
* Easy-to-read LED indicators

http://ask-leo.com/whats_the_differe..._a_router.html

[leemick]

OK

Thats answered the problem ... Thanks

I visited my local pcw and was advised to replace the hub with Belkin wIRELESS g router F5D7230-4 (did not work) and then Belkin tec support recommended 4 port router FSD5231-4 (Does not work)

Some product advice please...
Thanks for your quick responce

[Kymmy]

If you replace the hub with a router then it'll conflict with the BT HomeHub as that is a router as well. Just pick up a cheap 5-8 port switch/hub off ebay for about a tenner..

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by leemick

OK

Thats answered the problem ... Thanks

I visited my local pcw and was advised to replace the hub with Belkin wIRELESS g router F5D7230-4 (did not work) and then Belkin tec support recommended 4 port router FSD5231-4 (Does not work)

Some product advice please...
Thanks for your quick responce

First bit of advice DONT use pcworld they are a waste of time

Then have a look at this at maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222534

This will do what you want

[webcrawler2050]

Originally Posted by Sirius

First bit of advice DONT use pcworld they are a waste of space.

Then have a look at this at maplin
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222534

This will do what you want

Maplin are just as bad. Personally, get rid of the homehub all together, it's the worst piece of kit ever dreamt up. Something, like below will be veru handy. It's made by Linysys whom is owned by Cisco. So it's bound to be a decent bit of kit fot the price.

Product Description	Linksys Wireless-G ADSL Gateway WAG54G2 - wireless router
Device Type	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)
Form Factor	External
Dimensions (WxDxH)	20.2 cm x 16 cm x 3.4 cm
Weight	340 g
Localisation	United Kingdom
Routing Protocol	RIP-1, RIP-2, static IP routing
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Network / Transport Protocol	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE, PPPoA
Remote Management Protocol	HTTP
Included Accessories	POTS filter
Features	Firewall protection, DMZ port, NAT support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, MAC address filtering, VPN passthrough, IP address filtering, SNTP support, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support, Quality of Service (QoS), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), DHCP server
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.4.9 or later
Manufacturer Warranty	3 years warranty

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149883

[leemick]

Thanks for all the very quick help and advise

I think a trip to Maplin Via PCW (only to get my money back) is in order

Again Thanks