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01-13-2010, 02:15 AM
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Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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Shaw extreme internet speed drops when using wireless router?
ok i have shaw extreme and am supposed to get 15 MBPS. i ran speedtest and got only 8 MBPS whith my Dlink Di - 524 WiFi router wired to my PC.
when i pull the router and connect directly to the modem i hit 20+ MBPS
what gives?
the router shouldn't kill my internet that badly right?
edit: updated the firmware and i hit 10 MBPS now, still thats only 1/2 what i get without the router. maybe time for a newer model as this one is discontinued 
Last edited by Psykopathik; 01-13-2010 at 02:30 AM.
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01-13-2010, 08:33 AM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Try turning off the encryption and see what you get.
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01-13-2010, 09:10 AM
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Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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usually when you are using a wireless connection you should see a drop of anywhere from 2mb-5mb depends on how good the wireless router is.
That being said I can only say I have exp with ADSL and not cable.
I would really suggest that if you need the speed keep your computer directly connected to the modem cause regardless you will lose speed when wireless
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01-13-2010, 09:30 AM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Take a look at your router settings and make sure that the speed throughput is set to "AUTO" for all ports.
Why would encryption be a concern? This is a wired connection.
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01-13-2010, 10:14 AM
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ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
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Could it be as simple as your router is not capable of that kind of wireless speed?
If it is an older model, I wouldn't be surprised that it can't reach the speed it could wired.
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01-13-2010, 11:11 AM
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Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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John, its not torrent traffic, no encryption. i want aware regular internet had encryption. i just used speedtest.net to test.
do you mean WEP encryption for the WiFi? I'm using a cable.
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01-13-2010, 12:24 PM
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ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbo E
John, its not torrent traffic, no encryption. i want aware regular internet had encryption. i just used speedtest.net to test.
do you mean WEP encryption for the WiFi? I'm using a cable.
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WiFi is plug and play unless you want to put in a password what can be a WEP encryption among other things.
So no, you can just have an unsecure (any can access) wifi but it will still be there and shouldn't reduce speed unless you have a lot of leechers (which may be the case)
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01-13-2010, 03:06 PM
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Glorious Gaming PC Master Race
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switched my router to a Dlink wbr 3210. now i get 25 Mbps w00t!
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01-14-2010, 12:48 PM
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Got MOD?
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Yeah crappy routers can affect your speed.
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