What's happening?

[MindoverMaster]

I have an AT&T DSL connection @ 768 Kbps (downstream) 384 Kbps (upstream) w/modem
I also have a Linksys WRT54GL w/DD-WRT

I know the connection is rather slow, but meh. It's the only package we can get, as the DSL length is too far to get higher speeds. Unless I go with U-Verse. (VDSL)

It started with my father's computer. He was getting a slow connection. I swapped cables, no diff. Made sure his drivers are up to date, as they were. Then i switched ports on the router that fixed it. For a time.

So now, my computer started to lag a little bit, I thought that it was browser dependent. I tried Chrome, Dragon, Opera, Firefox, even IE. No difference.

I also ran a ping to different sites, and I get 2-3 of 4 packets received.

I then reset the router and modem. Worked fine for a few hours, then went slow again.

I ran antivirus, spam/malware and Ccleaner.

Anybody have any more ideas?

 

[Hefemeister]

Wire one computer straight into the modem eliminating the router to see if it is going bad.

 

[MindoverMaster]

WHOAH! THANK YOU HEFE!!! BIG F-IN DIFFERENCE!

Can anyone recommend me a router? I heard those new Netgear ones were good.

Edit: Oh, and I just thought of something. I tried a different cable from the modem to the router, no change. So it is my router.

 

[Hefemeister]

You can try a firmware flash on your old router if they have a new version that "may" help.

As for routers I have always been a fan of dlink.

Do you need wireless? is so N protocol?
gigabyte lan?

 

[MindoverMaster]

I actually bought a Netgear WNDR3700

Newegg.com - NETGEAR WNDR3700-100NAS IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Rangemax Simultaneous Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router - Premium Edition - Wireless Routers

I actually am not a fan of D-link, but that was years ago.

Edit: Weird thing is, ethernet is slow, but wireless is fine. meh.