linksys router cant handle the speed

[lozina]

I just got FIOS isntalled at my house and my Linksys BEFSR41 v2 router cant handle the speed! Running a speed test on it I see 2 Mb upload, 2.5 Mb download. WhenI use the D-Link router they supplied me with I see the 15 Mb download rate that it should be. What gives?

I tried upgrading the router's frimware but that didn't help... If I had to buy a better router from Linksys which one would I have to get then?

 

[Devistater]

The Linksys wrt54g can handle up to around 20mbit in the routing part. In either direction (WAN to LAN or LAN to WAN)
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-39-ProdID-WRT54G-7.php

 

[cmetz]

lozina, almost no SOHO grade routers can do PPPoE at 15Mb/s. That's why Verizon gives you a free D-Link router with custom (performance optimized) firmware. That's also why Verizon will be moving away from PPPoE - getting rid of that extra processing overhead is the difference betwen being able to handle the performance or not. But until then, you should use the D-Link router they give you.

And even then, I'm pretty sure the BEFSR41 will never be able to handle the speed. Not much horsepower in there.

 

[lozina]

Interesting stuff there cmetz, thanks for the info!

So there really is no wired router alternative for me in the LinkSys world unless I fork out big money for those small business routers?

 

[InlineFive]

True the WRT54G is fast but it's 216Mhz! The BEFSR series is much slower (slow ARM I think?). I have used both and the WRT54G is much faster.

 

[jamesbond007]

Holy crap! You lucky ah heck! I can only see the day I get FIOS with a time-traveling scope. Heh, living in ND does have it's downfalls.

FIOS might bring forth a new breed of high-speed routers to the market. Do you think we'll ever catch up to Sweden and Korea with their 100Mbps lines? I wonder what routers they use.

 

[TXJustin]

So jealous. Want FIOS. I live in a city that they are expanding FIOS into, but they currently have no plans to make connections to apartment buildings.