irratic connection

[dirtwarrior]

I have a home network with 2 computers on it going through a netgear router. This is a wired network. I have 3mb dsl from windstream. When running through the router my bandwidth varies from 400 kb/sec to 2.36 mb/sec. Hooking modem up to my computer I get 2.48 mb/sec. My question is am I supposed to loose some bandwidth going through a router? If so how much is reasonable? Do routers go bad? Can someone suggest a reasonable priced wired router?

Thanks

[ringfinger]

Interesting. How are you testing your varying bandwidth speeds? How long has this been happening? Have you tested both computers at the same time and indepentently? If you have a Router also functioning with switch capabilities you should be losing NO bandwidth. Yes, routers do go bad, but usually after much abuse or power issues. I would recommend anything from Cisco, er, um... Linksys

Edited August 18, 2006 by ringfinger

[dirtwarrior]

I test with my speed which seems pretty accurate. I did have 6 mb cable and my speed accurately tested the speed. I switched to dsl for economic reasons. Is there a way to test the router?

I have a hub here also. Would I get the same security using a hub instead of a router?

Edited August 19, 2006 by dirtwarrior

[gamehead200]

Routers that I've used have actually slightly increased the speed of the connection. That is very unusual. Is it fairly new? Have you had any recent problems with it other than this one?

If you had to get a new router, I would go for Linksys' WRT54GL. Slap some Linux firmware on there and you've got yourself a great router!

[dirtwarrior]

Routers that I've used have actually slightly increased the speed of the connection. That is very unusual. Is it fairly new? Have you had any recent problems with it other than this one?

If you had to get a new router, I would go for Linksys' WRT54GL. Slap some Linux firmware on there and you've got yourself a great router!

This is the only problem with it. It worked ok before. When I first got the dsl from windstream downloads were pretty fast, but now has slown down to a crawl. The router you recommended is it a wired router? How do I use the upgraded firmware, and what does it do?

[gamehead200]

Routers that I've used have actually slightly increased the speed of the connection. That is very unusual. Is it fairly new? Have you had any recent problems with it other than this one?

If you had to get a new router, I would go for Linksys' WRT54GL. Slap some Linux firmware on there and you've got yourself a great router!

This is the only problem with it. It worked ok before. When I first got the dsl from windstream downloads were pretty fast, but now has slown down to a crawl. The router you recommended is it a wired router? How do I use the upgraded firmware, and what does it do?

It is wired/wireless. The upgraded firmware adds very useful features to the router.