Wireless connection speeds-help pls

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I don't know what Im doing wrong here!lol

I had my pc connected via cable to my new 3com router earlier-and was achieving download speeds of 5.6mbps and half meg upload.


Switched to wireless now and my download speed is roughly 1.2mbps and just under half meg upload.


Are there any settings I should be aware of to increase this speed as the difference is really noticeable and I really want to keep the pc wireless.

EDIT:
Download Speed: 1339 kbps (167.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 376 kbps (47 KB/sec transfer rate)

Thats on wireless:(


Any help and advice is appreciated.


Thanks in advance


J
 
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What about "ping bbc.net.uk"? any big difference there?

How far is the router and computer from each other? To be honest with you, why did you switch to wireless?
 
54
34
33
33


is the result in ms.


the router is next to the pc-but wireless keeps things tidy etc etc


Plus where the wifes pc is it would have cable all throughout the front room:(
 
What's her computer like suffers the dire speed like yours?

If your not running any downloads/uploads that ping is a tad high - what router is it you have?

Personally here is how I see it, use a wired connection since your computer probably stays in the one place. I would only recommend wireless for a laptop or where getting a cable into would become challenging.
 
My pc wont be staying where its setup-hers has same speed issues.
My pc is only setup because I fancied some online gaming-but not at those speeds.
And I had no downloads running etc.


:(


I just wondered if I have to do any fine tuning in the routers configuration page.


The router is a 3com 3crwdr101a-75


Hope that helps!

EDIT


Last Result:
Download Speed: 2741 kbps (342.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 378 kbps (47.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

Picked up slightly!
 
Do you have an ethernet cable to confirm that it's the router and not the outside line?

Do you have the latest firmware?

Can you change the wireless channel on your router something might be operating at that feq. and could be interferring with your router.
 
Channel 1 was pants!

But tried channel 2 and got:


Last Result:
Download Speed: 4404 kbps (550.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 377 kbps (47.1 KB/sec transfer rate)


A fair bit better! :D


Shall experiment some more!
 
I am the only one connected-and after going through all the channels I thought channel 2 was best-have gone back to that and the speed now is:

Download Speed: 185 kbps (23.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 363 kbps (45.4 KB/sec transfer rate)



Im so confused:(
 
That's aweful, is it possible to just try ethernet see if that works fine, then we know it's something wrong with wireless and not your outside line.

Also update the firmware if you haven't done so.
 
Have tried numerous times wired-around 5mb wired.

Just flashed router-same speed.

Pinged bbc.net.uk again:

Pinging bbc.net.uk [212.58.224.85] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.224.85: bytes=32 time=300ms
Reply from 212.58.224.85: bytes=32 time=300ms
Reply from 212.58.224.85: bytes=32 time=200ms
Reply from 212.58.224.85: bytes=32 time=300ms
Reply from 212.58.224.85: bytes=32 time=300ms
Ping statistics for 212.58.224.85:
Packets: Sent = 5, Received = 5, Lost = 0 (00ss)
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 200ms, Maximum = 300ms, Average = 280ms




/Bangs head against wall!
 
If it's only doing this when you have wireless, and it's doing it on both computers it's the router. Has this just started or don't you know how long it's been going on for?
 
The other router I had was a firmware cracked bt wireless router-and this router I purchased yesterday!
So I assumed that it was due to that-so I think it may of been happening for awhile!
 
Status
Configured Current
Line Status --- SHOWTIME
Link Type --- Interleaved Path
Data Rate
Stream Type Actual Data Rate
Up Stream 448 (Kbps.)
Down Stream 7296 (Kbps.)
Operation Data
Operation Data Upstream Downstream
Noise Margin 25 dB 9 dB
Attenuation 44 dB 36 dB

Defect Indication
Indicator Name Near End Indicator Far End Indicator
Fast Path FEC Correction 0 0
Interleaved Path FEC Correction 0 37
Fast Path CRC Error 0 0
Interleaved Path CRC Error 5 0
Loss of Signal Defect 0 ---
Fast Path HEC Error 0 0
Interleaved Path HEC Error 272 0
Statistics
Received Bytes 2456448
Transmitted Bytes 795168


Thats whats confusing me:(



Wireless Advanced Setting
Beacon Interval: (Default:100,Range:1-65535)
DTIM Interval: (Default:1,Range:1-255)
Fragmentation Threshold: (Default:2346,Range:256-2346)
RTS Threshold: (Default:2347,Range:0-2347)
CTS Protection Mode: (Default: Auto)
WMM Mode: (Default: Disable)
AP Isolation Mode: (Default: Disable)

All set at default!
Does that all look ok to you guys?
 
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Turns out its a huge virgin problem now that they have merged and it doesnt look like it will be sorted anytime soon!


Well I cant put up with these speeds much longer:

Download Speed: 277 kbps (34.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 366 kbps (45.8 KB/sec transfer rate)


Anyone reccomend me a new isp? :rolleyes:
 
Immortal said:
Turns out its a huge virgin problem now that they have merged and it doesnt look like it will be sorted anytime soon!


Well I cant put up with these speeds much longer:

Download Speed: 277 kbps (34.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 366 kbps (45.8 KB/sec transfer rate)


Anyone reccomend me a new isp? :rolleyes:
Click to expand...
have you actually phoned virgin up?
 
Same old-saying its down to bt and my router isnt suppported!


Dan Elwell's Broadband Speed Test (unregistered)
Speed Test Report 07/03/10 18:17 - Full test

Test conducted at: 10/03/2007 18:17:26
Test sequence: Full test

Please note that these results are a snapshot of this particular moment. Run the test a few times to ensure maximum accuracy. Although the test has been constructed to be highly accurate, no guarantees can be made to the level of accuracy experienced in everyday use.

Test 1: Ping times to UK servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 30 ms (lower is better)

cardiff.ac.uk: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.
clara.net: 238 ms
linx.co.uk: 155.8 ms
southwark.gov.uk: 194.5 ms

This result shows serious problems with your ping times, and should be investigated.

Test 2: Ping times to European servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 50 ms (lower is better)

rediris.es: 254 ms
rediris.es: 232.7 ms
sunet.se: 260 ms
uni-kl.de: 255.8 ms

This result shows serious problems with your ping times, and should be investigated.

Test 3: Ping times to east-coast USA servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 120 ms (lower is better)

club.cc.cmu.edu: 304.3 ms
dc.aleron.net: 326.3 ms
dc.aleron.net: 315.7 ms
mirror.cc.vt.edu: 321 ms

This result shows serious problems with your ping times, and should be investigated.

Test 4: Ping times to west-coast USA servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 160 ms (lower is better)

ucla.edu: 359 ms
berkeley.edu: 382 ms
ucsb.edu: 364.5 ms
ucla.edu: 321.5 ms

This result shows serious problems with your ping times, and should be investigated.

Test 5: Ping times to east Asia servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 300 ms (lower is better)

opensourcecommunity.ph: 631 ms
opensourcecommunity.ph: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.
zentek-international.com: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.
zentek-international.com: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 6: Ping times to Australian servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 350 ms (lower is better)

apache.ausgamers.com: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.
apache.inspire.net.nz: 531.7 ms
apache.inspire.net.nz: 496 ms
apache.ausgamers.com: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 7: Ping times to central Asian servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 300 ms (lower is better)

apache.officepark.ru: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.
apache.fresh.co.il: 305.5 ms
apache.rinet.ru: 295 ms
oynasana.com: 482 ms

The results of this test indicate no problems.

Test 8: Download speeds from UK servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 10000 Kb/s (higher is better)

download.mirror.ac.uk: 432 Kb/s

This result shows serious problems with your downloads, and should be investigated.

Test 9: Download speeds from European servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 10000 Kb/s (higher is better)

eu.mozilla.org: This test failed due to a server timeout or other error.

Too many server errors occurred therefore this test is inconclusive.

Test 10: Download speeds from east-coast USA servers

Ideally, you should get a result of around 10000 Kb/s (higher is better)

ip97.com: 642 Kb/s

This result shows serious problems with your downloads, and should be investigated.

Test 11: Upload speeds to the Speed Test Server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 512 Kb/s (higher is better)

Not conducted: You must register this software in order to perform this test.

Please click 'What's This?' for information on registering this software to enable this test.

Test 12: Packet loss en route to a UK server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 0 % (lower is better)

worcester.ac.uk: 6 %
southwark.gov.uk: 4 %

Please click 'What's This?' for information on registering this software to enable this test.

Test 13: Packet loss en route to a European server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 0 % (lower is better)

rediris.es: 16 %
belnet.be: 6 %

An unacceptable level of packet loss has been detected which should be investigated.

Test 14: Packet loss en route to an east-coast USA server

Ideally, you should get a result of around 0 % (lower is better)

mirrors.ptd.net: 18 %
aeneas.mit.edu: 32 %

An unacceptable level of packet loss has been detected which should be investigated.

End of testing.




Not looking very good-will give them another call on monday!
 
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