Router throtllin 20meg?

[mart18]

Heya, well ive had 20meg for a while now, and ive got a netgear WGT624v3 router, i seem to get 18 - 19 meg downstairs on the pc (ethernet connection) and like only 8 meg on here

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 02:42:23 UTC

Test 1: 1024K took 1020 ms = 1003.9 KB/sec, approx 8272 Kbps, 8.08 Mbps
Test 2: 1024K took 1007 ms = 1016.9 KB/sec, approx 8379 Kbps, 8.18 Mbps
Test 3: 1024K took 1011 ms = 1012.9 KB/sec, approx 8346 Kbps, 8.15 Mbps
Test 4: 2048K took 2003 ms = 1022.5 KB/sec, approx 8425 Kbps, 8.23 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 8356 Kbps, 8.16 Mbps

really weird, usually get 14 on wireless,
the internal wireless on this is on 54g tho, but shouldnt throttle that much should it?

[Pedro1]

You would be doing good getting 14 wireless.

Getting 8356 kbps is about right when wireless.

I have yet to find a router that will give more than this when wireless.

8 to 10 is about the most you will get when wireless.

[iglu]

That router shouldn't have problems with 20Mbs....

Is the firmware up to date? Link (http://kbserver.netgear.com/release_notes/d102982.asp)

Are you sharing a channel with other wifis in the neighborhood? Get this (http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/)
Change channel, if that's the case. Check the noise levels from microwaves and mobiles in various channels.

[monkey2468]

I have a 54g netgear router and I get 20M through wireless. However, if I turn bluetooth on with my mobile phone it drops to about 5!?

[mart18]

most routers round here are on channel 1 or 11, im on 6 and it wont let me change it cause its set to Auto 108mbps, unless i have it on b and g only, then it will let me change the channel, stupid thing! and yeah the firmware is up to date

[checker]

Try it without the router. This should give you the answer one way or the other.

[mart18]

i have done, i know its a router prob, but its only up till now, ive like reset it and all that... but i dunno, never mind :)

[danmed]

I get near enough full speed over my wireless on 20mbs.. having said that it's 100% signal as my flat is so small it's barely worth having!

[Joxer]

Looks like a good place to mention that certain virgin suppllied netgear routers do need a firmware update to achieve 20mb - however I can't remembe which model and noone has told tech support but it is on the virgin website somewhere but I can't find it.

This looks like netgears fault not Virgins however as they write the firmware.