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How did I go from 2.8 Meg speeds down to 56K from a router?

Mar 2, 2005 11:53AM PST

Ok here are the facts. My internet service is 3Meg cable, and I typicaly see around 2.8 of that or close to it which is fine for me. The problem is when I hook up my two computers to a router my speed drops to about 56K on both computers.

I tried to trouble shoot this by first changing all cables to brand new cables. The next thing I tried was taking the router out of the loop. Using just the cable modem and each computer individualy gave me the 2.8 Meg speed again. Sooooo.....

The first router I bought was a DLink AirPlus Xtreme G 2.4 GHz wireless router. After troubleshooting the router over the phone with a DLink Tech. he issued me an RMA # and told me they would replace it. About a week later they sent it back with no notes as to what they did, or didn't do, NOTHING! Reinstalled everything again and got the same problem, 56K speeds on both comps.

At this point I had decided that DLink gave me the shaft and forget them I am never buying a DLink product again. So I went to best buy and bought a Belkin wireless 54G router. Unwrapped it reinstalled everything, SAME SPEEDS!!!! ARRRRGGGGGGG!!!!! Now I know Belden's router isn't broken, but I call tech support anyway and give him the rundown, like a moron, and the nice man tells me he can give me an RMA # and they will replace the router, ROFL!!!!!!

So thats it, thats the story, the only thing I am not sure about is the ethernet cards. If they work at 2.8 Meg when they are plugged into the modem directly then they should still be able to run at 2.8 Meg or close to that when plugged into the router, right? I mean, I know there is some bandwidth loss when your using a router but, 56K? On both comps? I don't get it.

Any help at all would be huge right now, when I go to the router companies they say its not them, the cable company says its not them, who do I call next, LOL!?
Thanks for your time,
JSlayer

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what speed?
Mar 2, 2005 2:18PM PST

What's the speed do you get when connecting only one pc to the router?

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Hello runscape
Mar 3, 2005 7:57AM PST

Both computers can get anywhere from 2.4 Ghz up to 2.8 GHz when I plug each one into the modem directly, but as soon as I connect either comp to the router they both drop down to about 56K.

I really am stumped. No one I have talked to on the tech support lines can help me or even offer a starting point. I am hoping someone who may have had a similar problem will shed some light, but no one I know seems to have ever had this problem, LOL!

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router config.
Mar 3, 2005 10:54AM PST

Can you post the router configuration here?