Increasing connection speed on a router?

[Gunslinger19]

Hi,

I run XP SP2 and just put my 10 megabit connection onto a Linksys WRT54GS router so my girlfriend can connect her laptop via wireless. I am hard wired into the router, and I have seen on speakeasy that my speed has dropped to around 5 megabits (this is when there is no activity from my gfs side) when I had seen it much higher before the router became involved.

Is there a way to boost the speed coming through to me, or is this router limited at that speed?

Thanks so much

 

[hikaricloud]

Well, it varies with different ISPs, but advertised speed isn't always the actual speed.

Are you using a local server to test? Try going to Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and checking that out. It has a recommended server at the top of the app, it's the closest one to you.

 

[Gunslinger19]

I had a latency error going for the very closest one, but I did one that was just about the same distance (Atlanta) and I still have 5 megabits.

I had tested at well over 8 megabits just a few days ago, so I'm thinking it has to be the router that is causing the limitation

 

[hikaricloud]

Well, the only way to be sure is plugging directly into the modem and testing. My bet is your ISP could be running slow. It happens sometimes, I have issues with comcast often.

 

[Gunslinger19]

ok i will try this out and get back to the forums. thanks

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

I found that not all speedtest servers are created equal. One in NY is closer yea, but I test at the one in DC because I get far lower latency and up/downs of twice what the others report

 

[hikaricloud]

^^ Found that out myself too. My local one from WVU is crap, says I have a huge upload but a low download...the server near where I used to live (which is 150 extra miles away now that I have moved) shows a more accurate reading on my speed, higher download and lower upload.

Turns out WVU can't run a server right, haha.