Thread: Does Wireless router effect speed?

Maybe a stupid question but....Ive got a wireless router thats of the standard 24g/54m varietyand I just upgraded to a system that supposedly allows

Downstream Speed: Up to 6.0 Mbps
Upstream Speed: Up to 768 Kbps

My current test was this...
http://www.speedtest.net/result/559868948.png



Questions are...

Is my current system slow/fast?
Does that standard router effect internet speed?

What are some basic tricks/tips to increase/maximize speed?

Your wireless router should not effect the down/up load speed of your internet. They are much faster and more reliable than any ISP. The only place that your router will affect speed is transferring files from one computer to the other on you personal network. Most routers are fast enough for the average Joe to not notice anything significant but if you are going to be streaming media across the network you might see some delay times in your media player depending on the size and quality of your original file.

I too am interested in the answer to this question.

It decreases my up/down speed by about 15%. If I go straight ethernet/Motorola Surfboard, it rips....

My wireless router is a few years old now (D-Link) so the newer ones are probably better. Mine is plenty fast enough for me either way.

It does however bog down pretty good when all 3 of the family's laptops are going at once.

Here's mine with the wireless router:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/560003188.png

Are you Broadband Hip??? Thats slow dude.

You can always expect some loss in speed with a wireless connection. That's just the nature of the medium. I'd say your speedtest results are in line with what can be expected.

Yes, it does.

Check to see what channels are being used on the wireless networks around your house. Choose either channels 1, 6, or 11. Whichever of those 3 has the least amount of wireless networks on it, use it. It should improve signal quality.

Im working right now directly from the dsl ethernet to the computer....funny that it doesnt really seem that much faster. Should I clear cache or enable something in the control panel for direct connections to make it faster?

Hip,

I have a 6.0 Mbps line as well, and my numbers are almost identical to yours.