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We moved into a 2br apt (well built, concrete floors, no neighbor noise) and happily left a 3mb DSL connection as that was the best to be had. Nonetheless, the networking system was rock solid with only 1 or 2 problems in two years & even Netflix looked decent. Now, we've gone through two providers (the same as at the old place and now cable broadband). It's been an internet nightmare since we moved in with tech service calls galore.
Now, our current speeds should be 13/5 and, occasionally our router gives those speeds but MOST of the time, it gives speeds of 1-3/0.5-1...very unusable. I've tried everything I know to fix it to no avail. I've plugged in directly to the modem/router from the cable co and get speeds as advertised but the wireless is unusable. So, I assumed it was the router after trying changing the channel to ck for interference, MAC address cloning, DHCP release and renew, even changing the mode from gateway to router. Have done numerous power cycles of all the equipment involved and except for a few moments of success, wireless goes back to SLOW. I've seriously begun to wonder if our Linksys WRT54GS was simply dying and began the confusing look for a new system, which proves to be confusing - to say the least.
I've searched the forums and read in the FAQ's (thank for those, got a simple answer that I've been trying to get an answer to for days) and came across a recent thread of a newbie setting up a networking system and one of the posters talked about the modem being a router and had him run a cmd ipconfig. I decided to do this and came across something interesting...both my Linksys WRT54GS and the modem/wired router from cable co give gateway ip addresses...though very different. Linksys gives the predictable 192.168.1.1 but the modem gives 10.1.10.1. Here's the output of the two ipconfigs:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\Users\R>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f8a2:1413:2836:317%16
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{34B3C553-CF05-46AA-ABBB-D6CD1AD0AB78}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2f:9a3:9d1a:fafc
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2f:9a3:9d1a:fafc%11
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E345E858-2CC4-4955-B65D-D607FA8D5A3F}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{9C504220-17A0-4B0F-B622-CDC86114D068}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
D:\Users\R>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::89af:d708:76fd:d3b4%2
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.10.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.10.1
Tunnel adapter isatap.{34B3C553-CF05-46AA-ABBB-D6CD1AD0AB78}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2024:398b:9d1a:fafc
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2024:398b:9d1a:fafc%11
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E345E858-2CC4-4955-B65D-D607FA8D5A3F}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
In order to try to make our streaming Netflix work (which has been abysmal), we decided to plug the networked Bluray player ahead of the Linksys router so it's plugged directly into the modem but STILL get's awful speeds (huge blocking on Netflix to where people and places are completely indistinguishable and it still stops due to slow connection. Our old 3mb was better than this (& that was with an awful co). So, even though directly plugging into the modem SEEMS to give correct results, clearly something is still wrong for the Netflix output to be so poor. My patch cables are all Cat6 which I know is overkill but the price difference was just a few cents at Monoprice.
In addition to the networked bluray we have a media player, VOIP, two laptops, another WRT54G setup with Sveasoft firmware running it as a media bridge. Into that, I have a 2nd networked bluray and media player, plus a separate wireless printer and two android phones. That's my complete setup.
So, are the dual gateways a problem? I'd imagine they are. Would I benefit from a new router setup with "n" wireless?
Any assistance or advice would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Rae
We moved into a 2br apt (well built, concrete floors, no neighbor noise) and happily left a 3mb DSL connection as that was the best to be had. Nonetheless, the networking system was rock solid with only 1 or 2 problems in two years & even Netflix looked decent. Now, we've gone through two providers (the same as at the old place and now cable broadband). It's been an internet nightmare since we moved in with tech service calls galore.
Now, our current speeds should be 13/5 and, occasionally our router gives those speeds but MOST of the time, it gives speeds of 1-3/0.5-1...very unusable. I've tried everything I know to fix it to no avail. I've plugged in directly to the modem/router from the cable co and get speeds as advertised but the wireless is unusable. So, I assumed it was the router after trying changing the channel to ck for interference, MAC address cloning, DHCP release and renew, even changing the mode from gateway to router. Have done numerous power cycles of all the equipment involved and except for a few moments of success, wireless goes back to SLOW. I've seriously begun to wonder if our Linksys WRT54GS was simply dying and began the confusing look for a new system, which proves to be confusing - to say the least.
I've searched the forums and read in the FAQ's (thank for those, got a simple answer that I've been trying to get an answer to for days) and came across a recent thread of a newbie setting up a networking system and one of the posters talked about the modem being a router and had him run a cmd ipconfig. I decided to do this and came across something interesting...both my Linksys WRT54GS and the modem/wired router from cable co give gateway ip addresses...though very different. Linksys gives the predictable 192.168.1.1 but the modem gives 10.1.10.1. Here's the output of the two ipconfigs:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\Users\R>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f8a2:1413:2836:317%16
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{34B3C553-CF05-46AA-ABBB-D6CD1AD0AB78}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2f:9a3:9d1a:fafc
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2f:9a3:9d1a:fafc%11
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E345E858-2CC4-4955-B65D-D607FA8D5A3F}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{9C504220-17A0-4B0F-B622-CDC86114D068}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
D:\Users\R>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::89af:d708:76fd:d3b4%2
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.10.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.10.1
Tunnel adapter isatap.{34B3C553-CF05-46AA-ABBB-D6CD1AD0AB78}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:2024:398b:9d1a:fafc
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2024:398b:9d1a:fafc%11
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
Tunnel adapter isatap.{E345E858-2CC4-4955-B65D-D607FA8D5A3F}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
In order to try to make our streaming Netflix work (which has been abysmal), we decided to plug the networked Bluray player ahead of the Linksys router so it's plugged directly into the modem but STILL get's awful speeds (huge blocking on Netflix to where people and places are completely indistinguishable and it still stops due to slow connection. Our old 3mb was better than this (& that was with an awful co). So, even though directly plugging into the modem SEEMS to give correct results, clearly something is still wrong for the Netflix output to be so poor. My patch cables are all Cat6 which I know is overkill but the price difference was just a few cents at Monoprice.
In addition to the networked bluray we have a media player, VOIP, two laptops, another WRT54G setup with Sveasoft firmware running it as a media bridge. Into that, I have a 2nd networked bluray and media player, plus a separate wireless printer and two android phones. That's my complete setup.
So, are the dual gateways a problem? I'd imagine they are. Would I benefit from a new router setup with "n" wireless?
Any assistance or advice would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Rae