sync speed

[cookiemonster]

Hi i have been using a Netgear DG834 v3 non wireless and have been getting a sync speed of 2994kbps on a long line the tests say i should get 3mbs or over, anyway i decided to go wireless and recieved a Thomson TG585 v7 from my ISP as soon as i pluged it in and gave it a few days to settle i noticed the sync speed has dropped to arround 2040kbps I complained to my ISP and they sent me a replacement router same model and it is the same.
I thought i would try another router a Netgear DGN2000 but it was the same the sync speed dropped so i returned it i am awaiting a refund, I was told it was because the non wireless dg834 v3 uses a broadcom chip and that i should go for a Netgear DG834GT as it uses a broadcom chip, but i have noticed on a website that tells what chip is in the routers that the DG834 v3 uses a Texas Inst chip and all the other ones i have tried ie Thamson, Netgear dgn2000 and the one i was told to go for the Netgear GT all have broadcom chips can anyone help or suggest a router that would be any good for me as i cannot keep buying and returning routers or is there anyway i can convert my non wireless to a wireless.
regards

 

[Ptep]

Hi i have been using a Netgear DG834 v3 non wireless and have been getting a sync speed of 2994kbps on a long line the tests say i should get 3mbs or over, anyway i decided to go wireless and recieved a Thomson TG585 v7 from my ISP as soon as i pluged it in and gave it a few days to settle i noticed the sync speed has dropped to arround 2040kbps I complained to my ISP and they sent me a replacement router same model and it is the same.
I thought i would try another router a Netgear DGN2000 but it was the same the sync speed dropped so i returned it i am awaiting a refund, I was told it was because the non wireless dg834 v3 uses a broadcom chip and that i should go for a Netgear DG834GT as it uses a broadcom chip, but i have noticed on a website that tells what chip is in the routers that the DG834 v3 uses a Texas Inst chip and all the other ones i have tried ie Thamson, Netgear dgn2000 and the one i was told to go for the Netgear GT all have broadcom chips can anyone help or suggest a router that would be any good for me as i cannot keep buying and returning routers or is there anyway i can convert my non wireless to a wireless.
regards

If you know that the DG834 you have now gives you the optimum speed, all you need to do to get it working wirelessly is to attach a wireless access point to one of the spare ethernet ports. You can either buy a wireless access point, or you can 'convert' a wireless router (i.e. one of the ones that didnt give such a great speed!), by connecting it to a pc, and changing the IP address of the router so its different to your current router (for example If your current router is 192.168.0.1 and the wireless router is the same you need to change the IP on the wireless router to something like 192.168.1.100), you then need to turn off the DHCP server on the wireless router, and save the changes.
Once you have done that you then need to connect your wired router back up to your computer, and then connect the two routers with an ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports on either router. Job done!

Edit: Forgot to say, make sure you write the new IP address of the wireless router on a sticker and attach it to the bottom of the router so you dont forget, you'll need that IP to access the web setup page on the second router.

 

[cookiemonster]

Hi Ptep i hope to give converting the Thomson tomorow i will let you know how i get on thanks for the info, if it doesn't work would i be right in thinking the chip in the DG834 v3 wireless version and the non wireless version would be the same as i have noticed the wireless DG834 v3 are not to expensive to buy.
regards

 

[Ptep]

Hi Ptep i hope to give converting the Thomson tomorow i will let you know how i get on thanks for the info, if it doesn't work would i be right in thinking the chip in the DG834 v3 wireless version and the non wireless version would be the same as i have noticed the wireless DG834 v3 are not to expensive to buy.
regards

'The DG834G comes in five versions, the DG834G (also referred to as the DG834Gv1), the DG834Gv2, DG834Gv3, DG834Gv4 and the DG834Gv5 (aka DG834GNA for North America). The first three versions have an TI-AR7 (MIPS32) processor and 16 MB of SDRAM and 4MB of flash memory. The DG834Gv4 has a Broadcom BCM6348 V0.7 chipset. The DG834Gv5 introduces support for Wi-Fi Protected Setup and also introduces a switch on the router to turn the Wi-Fi on and off. The router runs embedded Linux with BusyBox and Netgear's Perl-based applications.........The CPU used is a Conexant CX94610.'

-Source: Wikipedia

 

[cookiemonster]

Hi Ptep, I will have to wait to try what you suggested as i cannot find my other ethernet cable I hope to get one tomorow and i might have a search and see what price is wanted for a Wireless DG834 v3, I have taked a reading from both routers this morning and as you will see it's not much but on a normal download ie drivers there is about a 100kbps loss i wish BT would upgrade their lines.

Thomson TG585 v7 at 10.56 am 18th Sept.




Link Information



Uptime: 1 day, 16:42:56


DSL Type: G.992.1 annex A


Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 288 / 2,080


Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [kB/kB]: 0.00 / 0.00


Output Power (Up/Down) [dBm]: 11.5 / 17.5


Line Attenuation (Up/Down) [dB]: 31.5 / 63.0


SN Margin (Up/Down) [dB]: 25.0 / 12.5


Vendor ID (Local/Remote): TMMB / GSPN


Loss of Framing (Local/Remote): 0 / 0


Loss of Signal (Local/Remote): 0 / 0


Loss of Power (Local/Remote): 0 / 0


Loss of Link (Remote): 0


Error Seconds (Local/Remote): 0 / 0


FEC Errors (Up/Down): 82 / 91,817


CRC Errors (Up/Down): 82 / 467


HEC Errors (Up/Down): 43 / 362


Netgear DG834 v3 at 11.00 18th Sept.

Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 171 149 0 1103 2455 00:00:33
LAN 10M/100M 439 563 0 2533 1139 00:01:16


ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 2848 kbps 288 kbps
Line Attenuation 60 db 15.5 db
Noise Margin 10 db 20 db

 

[Ptep]

i wish BT would upgrade their lines.

You and me also, we might be waiting a long time though, particularly if you, like me live in a rural area. Even BT's 21CN is a farce, rebadging old technology as something groundbreaking to make it look like there coming out with something new, its an upgrade they should have done years ago in my opinion. England is one of the furthest countries behind in Europe as far as internet speeds are concerned.

 

[cookiemonster]

Hi Ptep tried converting the Thomson with the ethernet cable but i felt i was getting in over my head and as i can't afford to get stressed i backed off ( health probs) i have been advised to get one of these linksys or netgear tplink are they the same as what you suggested, what is the best, sorry if i am giving you a headache I kind of gave up trying to get a new DG834 v3 as all i could find are second hand ones from ebay, i know a lot of people swear by ebey its not that i don't trust them i just haven't plucked up the courage to take the plunge.
regards

 

[Mussels]

line speed is actually related to your phone line, you seem to be making more of a fuss out of it than neccesary.

you can clear up any devices in your home (any devices on the line that arent the modem need a line filter, use the shortest possible cable to the modem), but other than that its up to your telco to make sure you have a decent quality phone line.


as has been said, a wireless access point is the easiest way to make a 'normal' network wireless - as far as your PC would be concerned, its exactly the same as if you had wireless in the router.

 

[cookiemonster]

Hi Mussels thanks for the info as for making a fuss I just want to get my moneys worth if you drive I don't think you would be to happy driving in third gear all the time and it is easier said than done trying to get British Telecom to sort the lines, thanks again for your help.
regards