netgearfail - any assistance?

[rjk]

hi guys

just upgraded my parents ageing NetGear DG834G for a Netgear DGN1000

reason being is that they were getting a lot of stutter on their wireless connection to the media streamer in the living room

this was all well and good, and the wireless is running a lot quicker at around 120-145mbps

happy days?

no

basically the 834g used to connect to the internet at 2mb+ and the 1000 connects at 1600kbps

the problem is really noticable when downloading anything
whilst local network is fine and the media streaming is a marked improvement, the overall download speed has taken a massive hit.


anyone know how to get it running the same as the older, supposedly inferior model?

 

[Swifty55]

Probably because the DGN1000 doesn't have a Broadcom chipset. Looks like these are being made by http://www.sercomm.com for Netgear. Wireless is Atheros iirc.

:|

 

[rjk]

fail, its going on the bay then

it seems that the 834g is still brilliant bar its poorer wireless performance.

ah well, any suggestions for a good router with high performance wireless that will maximise connection speeds?

 

[Locky]

yeah the DGN1000 does not have a broadcom chipset.

The DGN2000 does or DGND3300, the belkin vision N.

If you want to get one from ocuk, this is ok and uses the same BC chipset as the DGN2000 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-175-NG&groupid=46&catid=1595&subcat=

 

[KIA]

You could hang on to the 834G and attach a wireless access point.

 

[rjk]

DGN2000 purchased...