Need new Cable Router

Dangerous · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:15

I have Virgin Media 20mb and my Linksys WRT54G v1.1 router with hacked firmware only seems to get 13mb or so. I tried plugging PC into modem and gets full speed so its the router.

So what router will support full 20mb?

Linksys WRT54GL 54Mbps?

Eddietop · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:32

Linksys WRT54GL with tomato firmware. Recieved mine last week and flashed it right away, cracking bit of kit. Have setup QOS so that my traffic recieves priority over everyone else

Admiral Huddy · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:35

I have the same setup and connection speed, what are you using to monitor the transfer rate and I'll check mine using the same.

Dangerous · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:35

Do you get full speed though? Mine works fine just downloads slower?

All the speedtests I done I get 6/13mb ish

Admiral Huddy · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:40

I'll have to check tonight and post back.. When I got the router I'm using, the GLs were nowhere to be seen.

What speedtests you doing so I can get an accurate comparison?

Dangerous · 5 Dec 2007 at 13:43

http://www.speedtest.net/index.php

I shall get the results when I get home.

sidethink · 5 Dec 2007 at 14:54

Eddietop said:
Linksys WRT54GL with tomato firmware. Recieved mine last week and flashed it right away, cracking bit of kit. Have setup QOS so that my traffic recieves priority over everyone else

Another vote for this exact setup - it is just pure Zen.

Admiral Huddy · 5 Dec 2007 at 20:14

Ok i get 11,022 KB/s dl and 732 KB/s ul to London
via the router..

17,131 KB/s dl and 732 KB/s ul to London again..

this will explain a few issues I've had with Internets speeds.

VaderDSL · 5 Dec 2007 at 20:16

Same Router and 1.1v tomato also, getting horrendous speeds through router and directly connected.

When it's all working fine I get full 20mb through.

Admiral Huddy · 5 Dec 2007 at 20:22

Are you saying the GL is the router to go for?

VaderDSL · 5 Dec 2007 at 20:24

Admiral Huddy said:
Are you saying the GL is the router to go for?

I've only ever owned 2 routers, first was a Draytek Vigor 2600 and was solid as a big block of granite covered in reinforced concrete, ran for months and months on end without requiring any reboots (only ever rebooted for updating settings and firmware)

the Linksys has lots of fancy bells and whistles and performs ok, but is less reliable, it does cut out sometimes requiring a reset often after heavy or extended use.

But for the price and open source firmware its great!

Avalon · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:14

Dangerous, try the latest version of either DD-WRT or Tomato if you haven't already, the hardware you're using should in theory handle 20mbit with no problems at all, for the sake of two minutes to flash/reboot it's probably quicker than the time it would take you to buy a new one

Dangerous · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:26

I'm on version 22/23 stable but not the beta versions

Dangerous · 7 Dec 2007 at 00:43

Well tried Tomato and I get 18/19mb :cool:

Saves me £40!

Admiral Huddy · 15 Dec 2007 at 18:44

Dangerous said:
Well tried Tomato and I get 18/19mb

Saves me £40!

Can you post a link on the details for this. I'm wondering if I'd be able to use it on the GS?

Dangerous · 15 Dec 2007 at 18:48

I just googled for it. 1st or 2nd link

cavemanoc · 15 Dec 2007 at 21:11

I'm using the old UK Belkin Gigabit 4 port router with Virgin and get 20mb without any problem - not need to mess about with the firmware and yet to have any issues - really like Belkin and they have a pretty good tech support

Can dig out the model number if it helps?