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Great68 · 11-25-2009, 07:40 AM

Hey guys,

A friend recently upgraded his Linksys WRT54GX2 router to a Linksys WRT120N. He noticed that his Shaw internet was acting sluggish after the upgrade, so he ran a speed test. His resultant download speed with the WRT120N was 0.4Mb/s

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He plugged the WRT54GX2 back in, ran the speed test, and the result was around 8Mb/s.

That's when he called me for help. I checked over all his settings on the WRT120N but nothing jumped out at me that should be affecting his download speed so dramatically.

Just out of curiosity, I plugged in a DLink EBR-2310 non-wireless router that I had kicking around and ran the speed test. Again, his download speed was a shitty 0.5Mb/s.

Any ideas why his speeds would be so slow with the WRT120N and the EBR-2310, but fast with the old WRT54GX2? I have never seen this problem before on home quality routers, so I am at a bit of a loss.

11-25-2009, 07:40 AM	#1
Great68 Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Victoria Posts: 10,936 Thanked 5,581 Times in 2,055 Posts Failed 188 Times in 103 Posts	Changed router, Shaw internet speed took a crap. Ideas? Hey guys, A friend recently upgraded his Linksys WRT54GX2 router to a Linksys WRT120N. He noticed that his Shaw internet was acting sluggish after the upgrade, so he ran a speed test. His resultant download speed with the WRT120N was 0.4Mb/s . He plugged the WRT54GX2 back in, ran the speed test, and the result was around 8Mb/s. That's when he called me for help. I checked over all his settings on the WRT120N but nothing jumped out at me that should be affecting his download speed so dramatically. Just out of curiosity, I plugged in a DLink EBR-2310 non-wireless router that I had kicking around and ran the speed test. Again, his download speed was a shitty 0.5Mb/s. Any ideas why his speeds would be so slow with the WRT120N and the EBR-2310, but fast with the old WRT54GX2? I have never seen this problem before on home quality routers, so I am at a bit of a loss. __________________ 1968 Mustang Coupe 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3 1997 GMC Sonoma ZR2 2014 F150 5.0L XTR 4x4 A vehicle for all occasions