Linksys Wireless Router Question
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aarone
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your not losing so much speed through the internet provider...its mainly the transfer speed that downgrades your connection.
check out dslreports.com and do a diagnostic on your up and down speeds with the WEP on and without...then go from there
i havent studied WEP much...i didnt know that it would lessen your connection.
it is a must though. I just had 4 wireless networks go up in my area. when i first bought it i noticed some traffic late at night when i was sleeping...so i decided to put the WEP key into effect...havent noticed any differences though.
check out dslreports.com and do a diagnostic on your up and down speeds with the WEP on and without...then go from there
i havent studied WEP much...i didnt know that it would lessen your connection.
it is a must though. I just had 4 wireless networks go up in my area. when i first bought it i noticed some traffic late at night when i was sleeping...so i decided to put the WEP key into effect...havent noticed any differences though.
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simm
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WEP will kill speed.
wamp
Active Member
We use WEP here on all of our 802.11b network and I do not see but a smidgeon of loss. I DO however notice that with DS your coverage area is alot smaller over FH. I would think distance from AP plays a far larger role in speed loss over WEP.
If you start to notice a slow down, try to reposition your AP. (By AP I mean your wireless device)
Just thinking outloud here...
If you start to notice a slow down, try to reposition your AP. (By AP I mean your wireless device)
Just thinking outloud here...
tangman99
Active Member
I don't think my speed is bad. I am curious what it is exactly between my wireless router and my laptop. I know my DSL runs about 1.2 mbps so I know I'm limited to that when accessing the web.
The position seems to work ok although they are as far apart as you can get in my house. The wireless router is in the upstairs office at one end of the house and the laptop is downstairs at the other end of the house. I get 2 of 5 bars on signal strength and I watched streaming videos from Launch last night at the highest resolution with no problems. I just find it strange that there is nothing on my router that will show me the bandwidth speed of my laptop connection. :notsure:
The position seems to work ok although they are as far apart as you can get in my house. The wireless router is in the upstairs office at one end of the house and the laptop is downstairs at the other end of the house. I get 2 of 5 bars on signal strength and I watched streaming videos from Launch last night at the highest resolution with no problems. I just find it strange that there is nothing on my router that will show me the bandwidth speed of my laptop connection. :notsure:
wamp
Active Member
Try this, I have used it and it does provide some information:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...etwork/nsl.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...etwork/nsl.htm
salty cheese
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That is a pic of aarone's ex-girlfriend, I do believe
