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Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:52 pm
by Kasey Chang
I'll stick with my sucky DSL for now.
Speaking of WRT54... I had one of those way back when, could be rev 5 or 3. Don't remember.
Read a couple forums. The consensus seem to be get Tomato or other custom firmware on there and try to tweak it so you can minimize the CPU load, which will get your throughput up. And Tomato seem to have a CPU meter. You may also want to slap an external cooling fan on it.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:09 am
by hitbyambulance
FishPants wrote:Any of you guys still running WRT54G series routers should
replace them ASAP. The reason you're getting crappy throughput rates on that thing:
1. Just because it says it's 100mb port doesn't mean the ASIC supporting it can run that speed.
2. Your router is easily pwned, who knows maybe every time you plug it in you've become part of a botnet and that's killing some of your bandwidth by participating in DDOS attacks?
3. It's an old piece of crap, find one that's readily DD-WRT compatible (or has good stock firmware). My old Netgear WNDR3700 routers were champs on stock firmware (DD-WRT was mediocre on it).
i have a WRT54GL with Tomato. based on this conversation, i decided to see for myself and ... the speeds i'm getting are 2x what i thought they were!
(not that i ever need 60Mbps down... i'd gladly pay less for slower speeds if i could, but Comcast doesn't make that possible.)
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:15 pm
by Isgrimnur
I have to pay extra to Time Warner just to get that.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:20 pm
by Smoove_B
Waaaaa! I can't watch HD movies on three TVs and download a 25 GB game from STEAM in less than 2 hours. Waaa!
The ISP is finally getting hammered enough by residents that they're considering putting "high speed" lines in. But only if they get enough official requests and it's only in a certain part of the town. Of course we're not in that part of town, but I'm submitting a form anyway.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:44 pm
by Hamsterball_Z
SmallNetBuilder.com is the place to go for router reviews.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:23 pm
by gilraen
Say what you will about Comcast...
We do use the Arris gateway (modem/router all-in-one) that they provide.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:58 pm
by RLMullen
FishPants wrote:
I'm currently running a Fortigate 60D at home for the intrusion prevention stuff (Was doing a PoC for a work related project and got to keep it). Unfortunately they are about $500 unbundled, and around $1000 with a year of support and subscriptions. If you've got the money they are worth every cent of it for the added protection, but more importantly they are rock solid.
Did you seriously just recommend a $500 router for home use, and then proceed to suggest spending an additional $500/yr for "support"?? What the fuck are intruders doing to your home network to justify that kind of expense?
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:09 pm
by LawBeefaroni
Ok, after putting random numbers in the speedtest url I feels slightly less 3rd world.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 6:29 pm
by Alefroth
Loving that upload speed-
That's from work.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:01 pm
by Daehawk
Dont know why my speedtest ping is so slow.
Whats kinda interesting is Ive always gotten 5 megs more than I pay for. Im paying for 60 and get this..
So Im getting more extra than a lot of others pay for alone.
Have you guys seen Google's pricing plan? Its F'n amazing.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:16 pm
by hitbyambulance
oh yeah, workplace results! how bizzzzarrrre:
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:07 pm
by Daehawk
I never knew Belkin owned Linksys.
Oh I ended up deciding on the ASUS RT-N56U n600. So far it rocks. Love'n it.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:15 pm
by Hamsterball_Z
Cisco sold them to Belkin a year or two ago.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:49 am
by naednek
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:02 am
by RunningMn9
Comcast doesn't suck (when it comes to internet speeds).
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:45 am
by Blackhawk
No, not horrible. I'm happy with my speed. In fact, the only problem I have with my WRT54G is that it sometimes chokes when I have multiple connections at once.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:04 am
by RLMullen
Not bad for DSL, but worse than 61% of the US.
The damned cable company won't pull a cable 200 yards down the road into our small neighborhood.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:15 am
by RunningMn9
Blackhawk wrote:I'm happy with my speed.
How could you not be? You're surfing the internet at an astonishing 12 SmooveBs!!!
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:42 am
by Blackhawk
RunningMn9 wrote:Blackhawk wrote:I'm happy with my speed.
How could you not be? You're surfing the internet at an astonishing 12 SmooveBs!!!
I know. I downloaded three SmooveBs just last night. I hear he makes for a great antivirus.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:44 am
by Smoove_B
In true Grandpa Simpson style, I have mailed a letter to my ISP (as they require) regarding higher speeds. I even included a picture of the speed test to let them know I don't appreciate what they're currently offering.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:56 am
by RunningMn9
Smoove_B wrote:
In true Grandpa Simpson style, I have mailed a letter to my ISP (as they require) regarding higher speeds. I even included a picture of the speed test to let them know I don't appreciate what they're currently offering.
Include a copy of all of our speed tests, and just end the letter with a clean white page with the letters "WTF?" on it.
5 Mbps down in 2015 should be reasonable cause to riot.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:33 am
by Kasey Chang
This is my DSL speed:
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:42 pm
by Smoove_B
Cable company called and gave me an unofficial estimate that it would cost ~$10,000 to connect me to their network, giving me access to 35 Mbps.
I'm actually considering it.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:03 pm
by Daehawk
They were about 1/4 a mile from me years ago. They told all of us residents that if we signed an agreement with them together and we each paid so much..i think it was $1000 ...that they would run it on up to us. None of us bit. A year later they ran it themselves and we got free installs for joining for nothing at that time
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 4:01 pm
by FishPants
RLMullen wrote:FishPants wrote:
I'm currently running a Fortigate 60D at home for the intrusion prevention stuff (Was doing a PoC for a work related project and got to keep it). Unfortunately they are about $500 unbundled, and around $1000 with a year of support and subscriptions. If you've got the money they are worth every cent of it for the added protection, but more importantly they are rock solid.
Did you seriously just recommend a $500 router for home use, and then proceed to suggest spending an additional $500/yr for "support"?? What the fuck are intruders doing to your home network to justify that kind of expense?
I recommended it for anyone that has the money. It doesn't crash, it intercepts malware, has intrusion prevention, acts as a vpn concentrator and end point, scans emails for malicious attachments and also does content filtering among many other things. It's really quite nice.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 4:09 pm
by Rip
FishPants wrote:RLMullen wrote:FishPants wrote:
I'm currently running a Fortigate 60D at home for the intrusion prevention stuff (Was doing a PoC for a work related project and got to keep it). Unfortunately they are about $500 unbundled, and around $1000 with a year of support and subscriptions. If you've got the money they are worth every cent of it for the added protection, but more importantly they are rock solid.
Did you seriously just recommend a $500 router for home use, and then proceed to suggest spending an additional $500/yr for "support"?? What the fuck are intruders doing to your home network to justify that kind of expense?
I recommended it for anyone that has the money. It doesn't crash, it intercepts malware, has intrusion prevention, acts as a vpn concentrator and end point, scans emails for malicious attachments and also does content filtering among many other things. It's really quite nice.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:48 am
by Alefroth
I was getting about 7mbps/1.5mbps at home and decided to call Comcast to see what was up. They told me the tier I was paying for provided 6-8mbps. I told them a competitor could give me 55mbps for the same price (~$60, no bundle). They gave me the loyalty number and they were able to bump me up to 50mbps, lower the price, and switch out my modem with a docsis 3.0 modem.
This is what I get now wireless-
I'll take it.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:12 pm
by Daehawk
Having a little problem today. Its not router related just ISP.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:42 pm
by stessier
Smoove would kill for those speeds!
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:33 pm
by The Meal
I should document where I am today (and where I'll be in a month).
2/24/2015
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:20 pm
by Zarathud
Just over 1/2 Smoove. Slower than the traffic jam on Diversey, Elston and Fullerton.
Bring on the Obamanet, because my ISP is already stuck in neutral gear for the internet.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:59 pm
by Daehawk
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:05 am
by Alefroth
Daehawk wrote:
Ugh, that ping. That has a greater affect on online play than bandwidth.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:40 am
by Blackhawk
Is a 34ms ping really all that bad?
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:58 am
by Daehawk
Dont know. never really get any better.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:00 pm
by Alefroth
Blackhawk wrote:Is a 34ms ping really all that bad?
Not in the Philippines.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:22 pm
by Rip
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:52 pm
by MindToyGames
My wired Ethernet connection, not too bad I think. Wireless is roughly half this amount on the download side, and about the same on the upload side, which is a little weird.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:50 pm
by Rip
Pings are usually lower around 9 or 10ms. Upload is usually better as well. Still good enough.
Re: My router is capping my internet speed
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:03 pm
by Blackhawk
Alefroth wrote:Blackhawk wrote:Is a 34ms ping really all that bad?
Not in the Philippines.
Most sources I've read call anything sub-100 'good enough' for multiplayer gaming, with sub-75 being ideal. 34 seems pretty damned great - I can't think of much where a few milliseconds less would matter. 34 is already one tenth of the blink of an eye.
