Problems with DDWRT and DIR-615

[Loki]

Well what a mess this is.

I got a new laptop last week and the wireless was truly awful with the stock firmware on the Dlink DIR-615. Ethernet was fantastic and newsgroups would max my 50Mbps connection on Virgin Media.

So I installed DDW-RT Firmware. Wireless is excellent and now Ethernet is gash.

On newsgroups I barely get over 1900Kbs if I am lucky. I have changed ports and gone onto SSL to see if that improves it but nothing. Has anyone any experience with DDW-RT, DIR-615 and Virgin Media. ??

 

[Skidilliplop]

If it's just affecting wired check the ports are auto negotiating properly, duplex mismatch can sometimes cause big speed drops.

Another check would be to try transferring a large file across the LAN from wired to wired and from wired to wireless. Just to make sure it's a problem on the Wired LAN side.