Wireless Router slows my internet speeds?

I got and installed a NETGEAR WGR614v4 Wireless Router a few days ago. I got
it so I could share my internet connection with my girlfriends laptop.

Anyways after we stopped using it I disabled the wireless capabilities of
the router since no one should be using it anyways. That night I downloaded
a rather large file from some website and in DU meter I noticed my
connection was maxing out at about 644kbps, when I'm usually maxing out my
connection at 1.5mbps.

I'm on SBC DSL, and I even messed with the MTU in the router and changed it
from the default of 1500 to 1492 which it recommended for PPoE connections
which mine is, but it still didnt change anything.

To confirm that the router is the culprit I unhooked my router and plugged
my DSL modem directly into my computer as it had always been before, and I
redownloaded the same file again and I was getting my 1.5mbps top speed
again.

Anyone have some advice on what the problem could be?

Another problem I noticed was that while I was connected to the internet via
my router, I would have no problem checking my email in outlook express, but
when I went to check newsgroups the windows internet dialer would pop up
asking me to connect to the internet. Which is odd considering that I should
already be connected via my router. Anyways for now I have unconnected my
router for now.

John DeLaGarza

"John DeLaGarza" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I got and installed a NETGEAR WGR614v4 Wireless Router a few days
ago. I got
> it so I could share my internet connection with my girlfriends
laptop.
>
> Anyways after we stopped using it I disabled the wireless
capabilities of
> the router since no one should be using it anyways. That night I
downloaded
> a rather large file from some website and in DU meter I noticed my
> connection was maxing out at about 644kbps, when I'm usually maxing
out my
> connection at 1.5mbps.
>
> I'm on SBC DSL, and I even messed with the MTU in the router and
changed it
> from the default of 1500 to 1492 which it recommended for PPoE
connections
> which mine is, but it still didnt change anything.
>
> To confirm that the router is the culprit I unhooked my router and
plugged
> my DSL modem directly into my computer as it had always been before,
and I
> redownloaded the same file again and I was getting my 1.5mbps top
speed
> again.
>
> Anyone have some advice on what the problem could be?
>
> Another problem I noticed was that while I was connected to the
internet via
> my router, I would have no problem checking my email in outlook
express, but
> when I went to check newsgroups the windows internet dialer would
pop up
> asking me to connect to the internet. Which is odd considering that
I should
> already be connected via my router. Anyways for now I have
unconnected my
> router for now.
>
> John DeLaGarza

A search on google Netgear router slows returns 3590 hits. Most of
them experience the same
condition as you describe. My router has very minor effect on my
throughput. My suggestion
would be to try a different brand.

I'm using the router modem Linksys WAG54G.
My connection speeds are slightly higher when I connect wireless.
Could that be because my laptop has a wi-fi a/b/g card?
What type of wi-fi card are you guys using?
Steffo

Airhead wrote:
> "John DeLaGarza" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B%rFd.17240$(E-Mail Removed) om...
>> I got and installed a NETGEAR WGR614v4 Wireless Router a few days
>> ago. I got it so I could share my internet connection with my
>> girlfriends laptop.
>>
>> Anyways after we stopped using it I disabled the wireless
>> capabilities of the router since no one should be using it anyways.
>> That night I downloaded a rather large file from some website and in
>> DU meter I noticed my connection was maxing out at about 644kbps,
>> when I'm usually maxing out my connection at 1.5mbps.
>>
>> I'm on SBC DSL, and I even messed with the MTU in the router and
>> changed it from the default of 1500 to 1492 which it recommended for
>> PPoE connections which mine is, but it still didnt change anything.
>>
>> To confirm that the router is the culprit I unhooked my router and
>> plugged my DSL modem directly into my computer as it had always been
>> before, and I redownloaded the same file again and I was getting my
>> 1.5mbps top speed again.
>>
>> Anyone have some advice on what the problem could be?
>>
>> Another problem I noticed was that while I was connected to the
>> internet via my router, I would have no problem checking my email in
>> outlook express, but when I went to check newsgroups the windows
>> internet dialer would pop up asking me to connect to the internet.
>> Which is odd considering that I should already be connected via my
>> router. Anyways for now I have unconnected my router for now.
>>
>> John DeLaGarza
>
> A search on google Netgear router slows returns 3590 hits. Most of
> them experience the same
> condition as you describe. My router has very minor effect on my
> throughput. My suggestion
> would be to try a different brand.

Hi,

I sometimes got the speed slow down before I have my Netgear Router, after
all,
I figured out that the DSL modem need to reboot (unplug the power) when
I see the speed drops down (recommand at least 1 time per month).

Regards

"John DeLaGarza" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B%rFd.17240$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I got and installed a NETGEAR WGR614v4 Wireless Router a few days ago. I
got
> it so I could share my internet connection with my girlfriends laptop.
>
> Anyways after we stopped using it I disabled the wireless capabilities of
> the router since no one should be using it anyways. That night I
downloaded
> a rather large file from some website and in DU meter I noticed my
> connection was maxing out at about 644kbps, when I'm usually maxing out my
> connection at 1.5mbps.
>
> I'm on SBC DSL, and I even messed with the MTU in the router and changed
it
> from the default of 1500 to 1492 which it recommended for PPoE connections
> which mine is, but it still didnt change anything.
>
> To confirm that the router is the culprit I unhooked my router and plugged
> my DSL modem directly into my computer as it had always been before, and I
> redownloaded the same file again and I was getting my 1.5mbps top speed
> again.
>
> Anyone have some advice on what the problem could be?
>
> Another problem I noticed was that while I was connected to the internet
via
> my router, I would have no problem checking my email in outlook express,
but
> when I went to check newsgroups the windows internet dialer would pop up
> asking me to connect to the internet. Which is odd considering that I
should
> already be connected via my router. Anyways for now I have unconnected my
> router for now.
>
> John DeLaGarza
>
>