26-04-2007, 23:23
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20 Meg what Router
Tonight i just got upgraded to 20 meg by Virgin Media the only problem is i only get this speed if im plugged straight into the cable modem, if im running through my Belkin router i get 7-9 meg so what i want to know is what router do i need to get the most out of my connection wired of wireless?
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26-04-2007, 23:54
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Probably a Linksys WRT54GL, for the wired side of things this router is one of the best.
For the wireless side i don't know many routers that will kick a decent 20Mb stream out, sorry.
Also, could i ask whereabouts you are to see who's been upgraded now.
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27-04-2007, 01:13
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Most will support 20mb/s. Like Druchii said, a linksys would be good (from reviews). I personally use a netgear which does the job just fine too.
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28-04-2007, 13:44
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
What about when Virgin goes even faster sometime in the future. Will we get to a point where wireless just can't cope with the speed ?
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28-04-2007, 13:46
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
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Originally Posted by 12noon
What about when Virgin goes even faster sometime in the future. Will we get to a point where wireless just can't cope with the speed ?
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Well, the Pre-N routers and the Draft-N routers will manage with it thinking about it, they're meant to put out around 300mbps wirelessly, which in real world is probably only a third of that.
Still, plenty of speed thinking about it
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29-04-2007, 07:16
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
I'm now using a Netgear WGR614v6 for my Xbox 360 but the result is that I often can't connect to friend's games as the ports are blocked - Frankly, I'm too lazy to bother forwarding them.
Don't get me wrong though, it's a good router if you arn't intending on going on Xbox Live and I believe it can cope with up-to 54mbit/s wirelessly (probably around 30 realisticaly).
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People very often also criticise the Belikin routers for Xbox live - I previously had one (ADSL) and it was great; it would never block ports, never cut me off servers, and most importantly, give me the best performance out of my service.
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Apparently now, they're labling wireless networks as "unsafe". They claim they can pose a risk (especially) to young children's health and impede growth (from the article I read). Wether this is true or not though, I don't know.
Just thought I might as well point it out .
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30-04-2007, 10:56
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
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Originally Posted by Druchii
Probably a Linksys WRT54GL, for the wired side of things this router is one of the best.
For the wireless side i don't know many routers that will kick a decent 20Mb stream out, sorry.
Also, could i ask whereabouts you are to see who's been upgraded now.
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Im in Dartford and looks like it was only a quick trial as i'm back down to 10 now lol, I also took you word for it and bought a WRT54GL should arrive tomorrow, Only £39 from ebuyer
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30-04-2007, 12:20
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
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Originally Posted by Profitteroles
Im in Dartford and looks like it was only a quick trial as i'm back down to 10 now lol, I also took you word for it and bought a WRT54GL should arrive tomorrow, Only £39 from ebuyer
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Nice going, you should be up to 20 again in no time hopefully
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05-05-2007, 17:43
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Hello people i seem to have the same prob.
I have the Belkin router and i to am only getting 9MB tops from my VM internet.
It would be great i someone could tell me the best wireless router to get to get full speed (16-20MB).
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07-05-2007, 17:53
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Watch out though, the really cheap routers only have a 10Mb WAN port. Any decent one though, such as the WRT54G, will have a 100Mb WAN port.
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07-05-2007, 21:26
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
The Belkin router i am using has the same spec as the WRT54GL but still still only get around 9-10MB downstream when wireless.
As far as i have heard yesterday there aint a router that will push much more wirelessly.
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07-05-2007, 21:28
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Unless it's a Pre-N router, and you have the correct card to connect to it with. 300mbps wirelessly, should just about handle 20Mb in reality (
With some spare)
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08-05-2007, 15:01
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
That's me sorted. Went back to a wired connection again to my Belkin router.
Ran the cable through the pipe chase to upstairs then along under the trim for the wooden floor.
Pure pro job if i do say so ma sell. Yipeeee back up to my 16MB from VM and can't even see a cable.
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16-05-2007, 23:17
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
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Originally Posted by janipewter
Watch out though, the really cheap routers only have a 10Mb WAN port. Any decent one though, such as the WRT54G, will have a 100Mb WAN port.
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Anyone know of a suitable 8-port wired router including a couple of Gigabit ports ?
(Presume any such piece of kit would include some intelligence for port forwarding management, and hardware firewall). Thanks
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17-05-2007, 12:23
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Re: 20 Meg what Router
Have given up on that idea, for now I am just changing my old 10/100 hub to a 10/100/1000 switch, this will allow the PCs with Gigabit controllers to use high speed access.
I probably don't really need a router anyway, will continue using a second NIC in one of the PCs for the internet gateway. I needed some routing last year when I was doing some streaming from a laptop, there was no way to port forward the incoming http calls due to the limitations of the XP firewall. I am not streaming anymore so the problem has gone away.
I'm sure nobody is interested in this but thought I would throw it in to close off my post in the thread.
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