I moved the router to another room and now getting lower internet speeds

Ricochet J · 23 Apr 2008 at 12:45

I moved the computer into my room from my brothers. That meant the router had to come along too. Now, the closest telephone socket for the router internet is in my brothers room. So I got a 8 metre telephone extension. There is LOADS of slack on the exension, I only really needed 2 metres.

Since i've moved the router i've seen a drop in speed from 5.5 Mbps to 3.2 Mbps

I'm thinking the culprit is the telephone extension wire. Shall I invest in a 5metre RJ11 wire and cut out the middle man, i.e. the telephone extension?

Thanks

daveyp · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:30

try this should improve your speed http://www.dslzoneuk.net/socket.php?type=html

FrenchTart · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:34

It's definitely the extension. The best thing to do would be to plug the router back into your brother's room (or wherever the master socket is) and then run a network cable from the router to your PC.

siege2 · 23 Apr 2008 at 16:01

plug the Router back were it was, then run ethernet cables from the router to the destinations, "RG45 that is" Thats what i have done. Have a very fast 1 gb network :-)

oh yes like Aekeron said ! :-)

FrenchTart · 23 Apr 2008 at 16:06

Ricochet J · 23 Apr 2008 at 17:32

Okie dokie. I'll be investing in a Cat5e cable. Thanks