Stefan Lundmark
New Around Here
Hi guys,
I hope this is in the right section. I'm pulling my hair out here.
Here's what happened:
Suddenly our WAN basically "stopped" working, one day. No hardware changes done.
I get pings through but no bandwidth to speak of, so can't even browse the web. TPTEST reports 6 bytes average / s. We got 8mbit DSL. The setup I've been using has worked for around 5 years without any issues.
Connecting my workstation directly to our modem (Zyxel brand) works, so I figured it was the router (Linksys WGL5 something). I replaced it with an old router (NetGear RangeMax) but the same problem surfaces!
I thought maybe the cables are fried, so I replaced them too but no luck.
Tried a friends D-link router, one of those $20 ones.. and it worked. So I went out to buy a new router and got a NetGear 3500L. Now, this one doesn't work either. Tried different firmware on all of them. But the same issue appears with the bandwidth! ISP says its on our end, too..
What on earth could be the issue here? Cables between modem and outside, in the house walls? Then why would a direct link, or the d-link router work?
Any ideas would be so appreciated.. I'm so lost and I have no idea what to do next.
/Stefan
I hope this is in the right section. I'm pulling my hair out here.
Here's what happened:
Suddenly our WAN basically "stopped" working, one day. No hardware changes done.
I get pings through but no bandwidth to speak of, so can't even browse the web. TPTEST reports 6 bytes average / s. We got 8mbit DSL. The setup I've been using has worked for around 5 years without any issues.
Connecting my workstation directly to our modem (Zyxel brand) works, so I figured it was the router (Linksys WGL5 something). I replaced it with an old router (NetGear RangeMax) but the same problem surfaces!
I thought maybe the cables are fried, so I replaced them too but no luck.
Tried a friends D-link router, one of those $20 ones.. and it worked. So I went out to buy a new router and got a NetGear 3500L. Now, this one doesn't work either. Tried different firmware on all of them. But the same issue appears with the bandwidth! ISP says its on our end, too..
What on earth could be the issue here? Cables between modem and outside, in the house walls? Then why would a direct link, or the d-link router work?
Any ideas would be so appreciated.. I'm so lost and I have no idea what to do next.
/Stefan