kilaw - 23/2/08 at 05:19
I've recently (like 2 months ago) bought a netgear
DG834PN... it was working fine for most of the
time but not too long ago weird things started
happening. Firefox just stopped working completely and
i've been forced to use internet explorer. MSN kept
having trouble connecting and now it won't connect
at all. As well as, the connection I'm getting
is significantly lower than what the actual router
receives (i.e the router is getting about 3600kbps
but im getting around <1000 kbps).
Any clues on what's happening here?
Thanks.
[Edited on 23/2/2008 by kilaw]
festprint - 23/2/08 at 07:29
If you can't connect to the internet at all,
check your firewall. If you connect just sometimes
and have connection and signal problems in addition
to maybe intermittent connections or Internet Explorer
/ Firefox crashes, try updating the Netgear driver
and / or reinstall with new driver.
Also check internet connection sharing and the WPA
is correct if there is a signal but you can't
connect.
Signal strength and bandwidth can be effected by
may factors, and maybe sometimes normal. However, what
your router gets should not mean you get that
as well if your machine is connected to an other
machine and that one is connected to the router
and that router is connected to the internet, it
all depends. This may not apply to you, but
your Broadband connection also count, if your ISP
says you can connect up to 8 MB / 20 MB...,
that only means if your telephone line supports
that bandwidth, if it does not, you get whatever
the line can support.
Fellsider - 1/3/08 at 00:02
Just to add my twopeneth worth.
Connect direct via a patch lead and run
speedtest.net, then go wireless (next to your router)
and do the same, move to the location(s) where
you're having the problem. Sounds to me that you
are on the fringe of the wifi range? Busy sites
may simply be timing out due to an intermitant
signal?
We subscribe to 3 x 2Meg/256k ADSL packages and
get 1.8 down and 256 up - ish. All 3 routers
show different figures, as they are diferent
distances from the exchange of between 6.5 - 8.5Meg
down and 600 - 800k up.
Thought routers show the max capability of the
line, not what you actually get? That depends on
what package you subscribed to.
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