But I can't know if you left 802.11b enabled which could indeed drag everyone down to that speed.
Any chance of allowing only 802.11g and using router defaults except for that and wpa2+aes?
Bob
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I am getting very slow download speeds on my wireless router (Linksys model#WRT160N). I measured it on speedtest.net. with my ASUS laptop, ASUS Transformer Prime tablet, and 2 Ipod touches. All similar speeds.
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I tried to lock it into 802.11g and it is now getting better speeds. About 13.00 Mbps down. I put it back on mixed mode just to measure it and got about 9.00 Mbps. Could the severe drop off during the evening coincide with all my neighbors using their wireless also? I can pick up 6 to 7 networks at my house. Is it normal for download speeds to drop off if there are numerous networks in the area or could it just be my modem.
It's normal for network speeds to drop with a lot of neighbors. I would defer to a non-mixed mode for very simple reasons.
For now go back to 802.11g and now that we have the router defaults with the simple SSID broadcasting and the WPA2+AES security we can try channel 2 then 7 and 9 to see if that helps.
Bob
I tried all three channels and they equally turn out horrible performance. Less than 1.0 Mbps. Since I get great performance during the day but horrible at night, I am assuming that I have neighbors that have their wireless running non stop downloading stuff. Is there a way to limit the interference or do different routers handle it better than others?