NETGEAR wireless router help!!

[trlcavscout]

I get 12 down and .6-.8 up plugged in directly to my netgear DSL gateway or wireless anywhere in my house, I have my modem in the crappiest place to, it's in the basement in the furnace room under the heat ducts, I get full strength on the main floor and about 3/4 strength upstairs. It's all about placement and channel and having a decent router to start with. I deal with wireless complaints everyday, this test was just ran on my iPad on the main floor on the opposite end of the house. Century link sucks!

[fly boy]

What options do you have? 1 6 and 11 are the default auto switching channels. If you can try 3 or 8, they overlap into the auto channels but I generally have good luck in areas with high traffic. I would also get a new AC router if possible, it will support way higher speed then you have now and it has superior antenna technology. I would get the netgear nighthawk for my house if they weren't so dang expensive!

Have be you tried moving the router around in the area it sits? Moving it a foot can make a drastic difference in the broadcast.

There isn't too much of a difference if I am sitting next to it, out on the couch, or on the back patio.

I get 12 down and .6-.8 up plugged in directly to my netgear DSL gateway or wireless anywhere in my house, I have my modem in the crappiest place to, it's in the basement in the furnace room under the heat ducts, I get full strength on the main floor and about 3/4 strength upstairs. It's all about placement and channel and having a decent router to start with. I deal with wireless complaints everyday, this test was just ran on my iPad on the main floor on the opposite end of the house. Century link sucks!

I can get the full 5mb up, it's just my download speed that is being Choked.

I scored a free D-link but it's not on the list so I can't get DD-WRT onto it.

[fly boy]

[Zman]

2) Never let the muzzle of the weapon point at anything you are not willing to destroy. Oh, wait, nevermind ...

[wax_job]

If I hardwire into my router, I get the full speed. It is only over wifi that it is choking down to 10mb.

This is pretty normal, I hate wireless.... You said you updated the fw on the router but have you looked for new drivers on the client side?

[Delfuego]

You sir, are awesome!!!!

[DangerLee_Industries]

Ahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[fly boy]

This is pretty normal, I hate wireless.... You said you updated the fw on the router but have you looked for new drivers on the client side?

Yes sir!


I complained again to the wireless company and I am getting there Wi-Fi router/modem. That why they can trouble shoot the problem.



THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP. I learned a lot.

[CHA-LEE]

The best "Realistic" speed you are going to see on "G" wireless is around 20 Mbps in an "Optimal" configuration. You can fiddle with the channel settings testing one at a time to see if one channel produces better speed verses another or enabling or disabling certain wireless features. If there are other 2.4Ghz devices (Cordless Phones, RC Cars, Wireless Routers, etc) they all contend with the same 2.4Ghz spectrum of channels. These other devices can cause more noise on the channels and result in reduced performance.

Realistically, I think you need to ditch that "B+G" wireless router and get a new one that supports "N" wireless. Most newer wireless devices support "N" wireless and that speed will produce real world speed of around 50 Mbps. You can find "N" wireless routers all over the place for $50 - $100 depending on the features you want. If you are expecting a speed above 20 Mbps you will have to upgrade to an "N" Wireless router. There is no getting around that fact.

[fly boy]

Picked up the Motorola Surfboard Modem/Router and can pull 6-34mb download. It's completely spotty and random, so I am attributing it to all the noise on the network.

Currently:
Running in 2.4ghz since my laptop can pick up the network when it's in 5ghz. Also, disabled WMM


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