50 meg NETGEAR WNR2000 can i slow down?

[highway1]

pc is on hardwired port (1) and 360 hardwire port (2)
(( wireless as been.
b4 speed checker got 50 meg no problems but when he`s online the 360 live slows me net down to speed test 10meg.
this is the 1st time i used router this way.

question is can i turn the speed down on port (2)???

[Ignitionnet]

Nope!

[Reiki]

To say just nope! is not helpfull... (some explanation to back it up would be).

You may not be able to specify the exact amount of bandwith available to each port like some routers but you may have some luck with the QOS settings..

You can set each port a priority. Alternativly you can sedt QOS to specific applications like skype or a certiain game. Im not sure about how you would tell the router a specific application based on a console so I would go for setting it port level.

Read the section in your manual (available online if you have binned it) that referes to QOS.

Hope this helps.

[highway1]

will check the book. if cant find will download.

[Ignitionnet]

Resolve the issue with Live slowing down downloading, as it shouldn't do that.

Don't obsess over speedtests, if all seems to be working as it should be it probably is.

Go to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/index.html

Tick the Disable SPI Firewall button, that might help.

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To say just nope! is not helpfull... (some explanation to back it up would be).

I have the router and gave the response as per :)

This router only offers port based QoS and QoS only applies outbound so unless the upstream is getting saturated it's a non-issue.

Better to figure out what's going on that QoS stuff down just because it appears to slow down a speed test which could be BS anyway.

[merlintt]

i get all diffrent results when using this router-mostly between 10 and 50 meg down.The upload never changes,about 1.7.As i only really use for xbox its my upload i care about.

I tried netgear helpline-not much help.

SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH THE DOWNLOAD FLUCTUATIONS,ALSO THE LAN LIGHT CHANGES ORANGE/GREEN,SORRY ABOUT CAPS.

aNY ADVICE U COULD GIVE A THICKO XBOX USER ABOUT HIS SET UP BRODBANDINGS? PLEASE?

[Kymmy]

Best advice is to hit your caps lock button...

:rolleyes:

Other advice is to post the usual up/down signal levels/snr (not any MAC or serial numbers) then the techies on here can see if there's an immediate problem

[merlintt]

Had a VM Tech visit yesterday,he checked everything out and said it was ok.I was told it was a router problem.

Here are my stats

DS-1 DS-2 DS-3 DS-4
Frequency 299000000 307000000 315000000 323000000
Lock Status
(QAM Lock/FEC Sync/MPEG Lock) Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y Y/Y/Y
Channel Id 7 8 9 10
Modulation 256QAM 256QAM 256QAM 256QAM
Symbol Rate
(Msym/sec) 6.952 6.952 6.952 6.952
Interleave Depth I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17 I=12
J=17
Power Level
(dBmV) 7.11 7.39 7.51 7.56
RxMER
(dB) 38.26 38.26 38.61 38.61
Correctable
Codewords 0 1 0 0
Uncorrectable
Codewords 275 259 248 279

Channel Type 1.0 N/A N/A N/A
Channel ID 3 N/A N/A N/A
Frequency
(Hz) 47400000 N/A N/A N/A
Ranging Status Success N/A N/A N/A
Modulation 16QAM N/A N/A N/A
Symbol Rate
(KSym/sec) 2560 N/A N/A N/A
Mini-Slot Size 2 N/A N/A N/A
Power Level
(dBmV) 48.25 N/A N/A N/A
T1 Timeouts 0
T2 Timeouts 0 0 0 0
T3 Timeouts 1 0 0 0
T4 Timeouts 0 0 0 0

[highway1]

want to slow down live. but not possible thanks all who helped.
i told him if my net goes down i pull the plug easyer..

[Peter_]

Downstream Power Level
(dBmV) 7.11 7.39 7.51 7.56
RxMER (dB) 38.26 38.26 38.61 38.61

Upstream Power Level
(dBmV) 48.25

All within operational parameters so the issue must be elsewhere, what do the 50Mb support line staff say when you call in about the supposed issue with your router.

50Mb Support 0800 052 0431

[highway1]

there is no problem with the router , it only when son is on xbox live it killing my speed.

i unplug is >live< rj45 and 50 meg is 100% ok.

[Peter_]

there is no problem with the router , it only when son is on xbox live it killing my speed.

i unplug is >live< rj45 and 50 meg is 100% ok.
Oh yeah its the port settings you want to change, have you tried broadbandings advice.

[merlintt]

Moldova i talked to the 50mb staff,they sent the engineer friday,he said he couldn`t do anything about a router issue,I talked to netgear-they told me to talk to virgin.

It`s not huge problem as i mainly use the connection for xbox-just wierd sometimes my lan light for the computer conection is orange,sometimes green,i might try netgear again.

[highway1]

there is no problem with the router . i say again no problems with router.
pc on is own is 100% ok. just when the 360 is on eats the internet speed.
im reading the manual and if i cant sort out with ring netgear on monday morning thanks all who replyed.

[merlintt]

highway try netgear now i just spoke to them.

[Ignitionnet]

The 360 isn't going to be killing downstream speed unless downloading stuff onto it. Might be eating all the upstream mind.

I have not seen any issues with other consoles causing problems, however I don't play games that are too upstream heavy as I am aware I'm a VM customer and the upstream sucks :)

Who knows we may see something about these 10Mbit upstreams that have been mentioned soon.

[highway1]

i giving netgear a ring in few mins ( is downloading video and demos on there for xmas list ;-)

[Ignitionnet]

i giving netgear a ring in few mins ( is downloading video and demos on there for xmas list ;-)

Ahhh now we have a winner :)

It can't shape per port downstream unfortunately, and QoS only works upstream. It's a crap router but VM give them to us as they are cheap. :(

He may mess with your downstream a bit but so long as browsing and stuff are still working ok and whatever you are doing is reasonably fluid all is ok ya?

[highway1]

im using BitComet which is giving me the problem, after download a any think with it, it knocks 40meg off my speed .. ( speed test site ) gives me only >>10<< meg.

using modem on own which gives me 50meg with out problems after using bitcomet .

will have to try some other programme/s to download but unsure which will work though the router i try 1 @ a time.

[Ignitionnet]

Bet you're uploading at full whack when you're done downloading, which is crippling your download speeds later on.

Check out some of the information on torrent use such as capping seeding speeds to avoid this.

I suspect it's your torrenting that's causing the problem, not his relatively low bandwidth XBL usage.

BitComet is poo by the way, use uTorrent - http://www.utorrent.com/

[highway1]

modem on own work no problems. just though the router.
will give a go thanks.

have tryed the above link back to 10 meg after downlaoding and turning pc of.
will ring and check forums if any how to fix.
thanks all who have helped.
teck over routers is not my cake. as u can guess .

[merlintt]

I was having a similar problem 10meg thru router 50 thru modem .I think broadbandings hinted at my solution but removed the post.

I changed my setup.

go to control panel select network/sharing click on connection view status then properties,should bring up new box,click on configure go to advanced and click on link speed+duplex, now adjust to suit .I chose one(cant remember which)and lost connection,then selected 100mbps half duplex,hey presto green light for computer lan instead of orange-speedtest back up to 50mbps on download.
My internet connectoin-browsing seems way quicker now.

originally my link speed duplex was set to auto negotiate.I`ve restarted computer a few times and connection always comes back green.

Note for any XBOX`ers,the wnr2000 nat setting is defaulted to MODERATE,not OPEN,i think open may be better for xbox connectivity.

[adzii_nufc]

When Downloading Torrents Limit the Upload to Minimum :) 10kb's

When Finished...May sound cheeky but do NOT seed it!..(Continue Uploading)

[Ignitionnet]

When Downloading Torrents Limit the Upload to Minimum :) 10kb's

When Finished...May sound cheeky but do NOT seed it!..(Continue Uploading)

It does - please seed all torrents to at least a 1:1 ratio where possible. If everyone simply left a torrent as soon as it completed no-one would ever actually get to complete one.

While downloading upload can be limited to 80kB/s or more.

If you don't want to upload use newsgroups, not P2P :)

[adzii_nufc]

Lol I didnt mean for him Never to seed

What i was supposed to say is When you Need your Internet Speed Just Close the Torrent off

Well i Guess Just Do what I do... Leave All the Downloading And Seeding For when I got to bed.. Just my opinion