Slow download speeds with router

Hi can anybody help please?

I have a very simple network comprising my desktop pc and my laptop, both
running XP Pro.
I have a D-Link 604 NAT router connecting them. The actual network works
perfectly, I can transfer files back and forth etc, the problem is my
internet download speed.
I have a 1Mb/s cable connection which when not networked often reports
download speeds in excess of 85/ kbs, now, however, I'm reduced to dial-up
speeds of between 2 and 6 kb/s. I have updated the router's firmware
(v.1.81) as well as the Xircom / Intel card in the laptop.
Any ideas?

Stephen

Hi Stephen, one thing to check is your MTU setting.
I had a problem similar to yours when I first set-up my router, it
turned out to be the router set for an MTU of 1500 (this is the
standard for a cable connection I believe). I had to change mine
to a much lower level to make things work correctly.

Go to the following link:
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
Download and run TCPOptimizer, this will give you the correct setting.

Regards, Dave.


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"Stephen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:vfyPb.226$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi can anybody help please?
>
> I have a very simple network comprising my desktop pc and my laptop, both
> running XP Pro.
> I have a D-Link 604 NAT router connecting them. The actual network works
> perfectly, I can transfer files back and forth etc, the problem is my
> internet download speed.
> I have a 1Mb/s cable connection which when not networked often reports
> download speeds in excess of 85/ kbs, now, however, I'm reduced to dial-up
> speeds of between 2 and 6 kb/s. I have updated the router's firmware
> (v.1.81) as well as the Xircom / Intel card in the laptop.
> Any ideas?
>
> Stephen
>
>

Stephen wrote:
> Hi can anybody help please?
>
> I have a very simple network comprising my desktop pc and my laptop, both
> running XP Pro.
> I have a D-Link 604 NAT router connecting them. The actual network works
> perfectly, I can transfer files back and forth etc, the problem is my
> internet download speed.
> I have a 1Mb/s cable connection which when not networked often reports
> download speeds in excess of 85/ kbs, now, however, I'm reduced to dial-up
> speeds of between 2 and 6 kb/s. I have updated the router's firmware
> (v.1.81) as well as the Xircom / Intel card in the laptop.
> Any ideas?

Do you have any option on that router for setting the WAN link speed? I
sounds to me that your router has negotiated one speed and the CM thinks
it's another. This is the speed of the physical connection and not your
NTL bandwidth, so it would be 10 or 100M with half or full duplex.