20 mb internet connection problem

[grumpyboy]

Hi there thanks for reading this post.

I just upgraded my internet connection to 20Mb (20 megabit) from 10 Mb

However im only getting 10 Mb connection to the net when I use a lan ethernet port on my router (netgear wg615v).

If I connect directly to the net without the router I get 20mb.

I have checked and I am getting a 100mb lan connection to the router

I cant new firmware for this router since its no longer supported.

I might get a new router but how do I know they wont have some weird limit?

Anyone here with any ideas?

 

[JackMDS]

Might be that the WAN port of the WG615 is rated 10Mb/sec.

 

[p0lar]

My money is on the physical processing limitations of the device just not being capable of handling the packet per second load that 20mbit/s can generate. Even with 1500 byte packets, that's ~1.7kpps under ideal circumstances. Add some SPI to that and the boundaries of the device become quite apparent. =)

 

[grumpyboy]

yeah your probably right

I going to get a new one, though god knows how that one will do since the ads for routers dont tell you wan desk to desktop speeds.

 

[sonoma1993]

Originally posted by: grumpyboy
yeah your probably right

I going to get a new one, though god knows how that one will do since the ads for routers dont tell you wan desk to desktop speeds.

one of the recommended routers to go with, is the linksys wrt54g. Quite few people here recommend flashing a 3rd party firmware to it, such as the dd-wrt firmware. Some also recommend a buffalo router, but I can't remember which model.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: grumpyboy
yeah your probably right

I going to get a new one, though god knows how that one will do since the ads for routers dont tell you wan desk to desktop speeds.

</end quote></div>

one of the recommended routers to go with, is the linksys wrt54g. Quite few people here recommend flashing a 3rd party firmware to it, such as the dd-wrt firmware. Some also recommend a buffalo router, but I can't remember which model.

the WHR-G54S and the WHR something HP model is good as well from buffalo

 

[p0lar]

I just can't see any of the aforementioned devices throwing down 20mbit/s from the LAN to WAN interfaces when using NAT, stateful filtering and PPPoE framing, which I'm sure your DSL requires.

 

[RebateMonger]

You might consider using a PC-based router (Linux or whatever) to get that kind of speed --- until the hardware manufacturers catch up. For instance, I use my SBS 2003 (ISA 2004) servers as the incoming routers for my network. No hardware router at all. They could, doubtless, handle faster connections than Cox is ever going to give me. Although Cox did promise FIOS next year when my current contract runs out.

 

[SparkyJJO]

There are some routers that are advertised with a 100Mb WAN port. Poke around Newegg, they have a lot of options.
Whole list of wired routers with 100Mb WAN
Whole list of wireless routers with 100Mb WAN and 4x 10/100 LAN
Some wireless routers with 100Mb WAN and 4x 10/100/1000 LAN

Make sure the WAN output of your modem can do more than 10Mb.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Make sure the WAN output of your modem can do more than 10Mb.

It seems like that part is working, since the OP is getting 20Mbps when he connects the modem directly to his/her PC.

How can you tell that these routers will actually handle a 20Mbps transfer? I'd guess that the 10/100 Mbps rating doesn't guarantee this. I see that at least the StarTech router lists WAN throughput as only 10Mbits/sec.

Wow. I can't believe how bad the Newegg reviews for that USR $32 router are.

 

[JackMDS]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RebateMonger

How can you tell that these routers will actually handle a 20Mbps transfer? I'd guess that the 10/100 Mbps rating doesn't guarantee this. I see that at least the StarTech router lists WAN throughput as only 10Mbits/sec.</end quote></div>Specs. of the Entry Level Network Hardware follows the old saying of Native Americans:"Pale Face has two tongues".

BTW. I know that Netgear has a Router model wgr614, there is v 1-7 of this product and most of versions are rather old when 20mb/sec. Internet was just a dream. I Never saw a wg615v.

 

[p0lar]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
BTW. I know that Netgear has a Router model wgr614, there is v 1-7 of this product and most of versions are rather old when 20mb/sec. Internet was just a dream. I Never saw a wg615v.

I suspect it's the wgr615v if anything.

Wireless G Router 615 Voice

Just a hunch though...

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Make sure the WAN output of your modem can do more than 10Mb.

It seems like that part is working, since the OP is getting 20Mbps when he connects the modem directly to his/her PC.

How can you tell that these routers will actually handle a 20Mbps transfer? I'd guess that the 10/100 Mbps rating doesn't guarantee this. I see that at least the StarTech router lists WAN throughput as only 10Mbits/sec.

Wow. I can't believe how bad the Newegg reviews for that USR $32 router are.

The routers have a 10/100 WAN port so I would imagine they can handle the 20Mb. At least, I specified in the search for a 10/100 WAN port.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: p0lar
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: JackMDS
BTW. I know that Netgear has a Router model wgr614, there is v 1-7 of this product and most of versions are rather old when 20mb/sec. Internet was just a dream. I Never saw a wg615v.</end quote></div>

I suspect it's the wgr615v if anything.

Wireless G Router 615 Voice

Just a hunch though...

LOL, I Googled for wg615v, the only entry is a post of grumpyboy asking the same question on an other forum.

http://www.google.com/search?q=wg615v&ie=UTF-8