Bottleneck

[KidTao]

I have a broadband cable and a 4-node SMC Barricade router. What's been so frustrating with the setup is the bottleneck issue. The router gets jammed even when I download pdf files sometimes, which makes downloading files of a considerable size like multimedia formats practically impossible. Is this something that can be improved by switching to a different router? Also, can DSL be better than cable in that regard? Feedbacks would be appreciated very much.

 

[Dragonbate]

Never had any such problems with my linksys routers. I'm on my second now. That problem sounds like a bug though so maybe look for a firmware upgrade from the manufaturer?
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[Kelemvor]

My SMC router has no problems at all. Routers can handle connections far faster than the internet connection so I don't know why it would matter. You could try plugging a computer directly into the cable modem and seeing if the issues still persist. Could be a software issue though.

 

[KidTao]

Originally posted by: Dragonbate
Never had any such problems with my linksys routers. I'm on my second now. That problem sounds like a bug though so maybe look for a firmware upgrade from the manufaturer?
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Thank you for sharing your experience, Dragonbate. I just upgraded the firmware, and will see if the problem still persists. If not, I might as well get a LINKSYS wrt54g. I heard good things about that model.

 

[KidTao]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
My SMC router has no problems at all. Routers can handle connections far faster than the internet connection so I don't know why it would matter. You could try plugging a computer directly into the cable modem and seeing if the issues still persist. Could be a software issue though.

I did try this, and yes, the problem went away. So, do you think it?s probably the router, too?

 

[JackMDS]

May be you should try this: Optimizing & Measuring the "Speed" of Internet Connection.

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