DSL Modem Speed Vs. Router Speed

krahmaan · 03-09-2008, 02:56 AM

I have a perplexing question. It's weird but I recently obtained a router. The weird thing is that I noticed that the Internet connection speed on the router is half the speed of my DSL modem. The pages appear slower, and uploads and downloads aren't even close to as fast as they appear on my modem direct.

I have the option of connecting directly threw my DSL modem or threw my secured router. I've noticed that when I connect directly threw my modem, Internet surfing, uploading and downloading speeds are twice the speed of the router. I’m wondering if any else has experienced something like this? If so, I'm looking for suggestions on how I can set the router to perform just as fast as my DSL modem's speed.

I figured that my router should be moving just as fast as the modem connection speed or faster, but I was wrong -any suggestions?

**StarLab** · 03-09-2008, 05:59 AM

There are a couple factors to consider...

The router: Lower end (cheap) routers aren't as fast as their higher end counterparts.

Computers: How many computers are connected to the router? The router will divide the bandwidth amongst the connected computers. This would also depend on how much bandwidth each computer is using...

I can't get too technical here, but some routers have faster processors than others.

krahmaan · 03-10-2008, 10:18 PM

Thanks Larry.

jowsefpirate · 03-11-2008, 02:01 PM

i suggest try using linksys router. im using it right now and im connecting 4 computers on it. my DSL speed is still stable.

krahmaan · 03-11-2008, 03:55 PM

Hey,

I just downloaded that firefox 2.0. I'm running Win98se on my desktop and the pages are running very smoothly. I also have a laptop I got for Christmas that my father also included a router to boot! Later on tonight I'll install firefox on it as well. I'm using netgear to connect and it only gives me 54kbs. I found out that my DSL is working around 102mbs, so that's why it's faster. Hopefully firefox will smoothen out the speed for the router connection as well! I think my router runs at only 54kbs too.

Thanks again for all your helpful input!

jowsefpirate · 03-13-2008, 10:49 AM

how about dlink is it good?

krahmaan · 03-13-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jowsefpirate

how about dlink is it good?

Don't know. But I use the Belkin and I love the security features!

I'm wondering if I were to obtain a router that is faster than my
DSL connection speed, will that allow me to surf the web quicker?
Also, will that enable faster page up and downloads?

iRoyal · 03-14-2008, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by StarLab

There are a couple factors to consider...

The router: Lower end (cheap) routers aren't as fast as their higher end counterparts.

Computers: How many computers are connected to the router? The router will divide the bandwidth amongst the connected computers. This would also depend on how much bandwidth each computer is using...

I can't get too technical here, but some routers have faster processors than others.

Thanks, that was helpful.

nadeemnirvana · 03-15-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by krahmaan

Don't know. But I use the Belkin and I love the security features!

I'm wondering if I were to obtain a router that is faster than my
DSL connection speed, will that allow me to surf the web quicker?
Also, will that enable faster page up and downloads?

lol no your router can not increase the speed of your connection provided by you isp. But like others have said a decent router will come close to the maximum provided by isp.

the router is sending via wireless frequencies, thus is prone to errors from outside sources(flicking of light switches, microwaves, tv, mobile etc justr general noise). Thats why it will be slower than connecting directly to the moden via a cable. (id say 10% slower)

krahmaan · 03-16-2008, 12:55 AM

Well, I asked that question because I had a neighbor who had a wireless connection of only 54kbs and somehow he would find an unsecured source and log onto the Internet with it. The source he found must have had a very high speed ISP connection. Because his connection and page load speed and download speed matched the speed of his unsecured source. His new connection speed was almost double the speed then his old Verizon DSL connection speed. I was just wondering if I could duplicate what he did with my own equipment.

nadeemnirvana · 03-16-2008, 03:26 AM

yes some people do not set a wep key for their router, so your neighbour could just use their service! This is getting rare these days but still happens. I herd linksy routers all have the same default wep key out of the box, until you change it.

Izzmo · 03-17-2008, 11:51 AM

That's interesting, my Linksys router did not come standard with WEP security on! Awwww

seeking_knowledge · 03-19-2008, 09:00 PM

Using a good hack on your Linksys can provide some great results. If you can find an older Linksys WRT54G ver3 you can hack and boost your signal exponentially, albeit illegally.

If you are on DSL set your MTU to 1472 and see if that helps.

Iwonitlive · 03-19-2008, 09:35 PM

Reading thru this post i am a little confused. You said netgear then belkin? Wondering which one you are using. Also if you are wired to the router you should get 100mb speed from computer to router, then get speed that you pay for from dsl modem... Also linksys are sold without wep enabled, this is something you have to log in and set yourself.

Possible causes of slow speed:
Bad Router
Bad settings in said router
Bad ethernet cord
using a crossover cable when should be straight thru
conflicting ip address in your modem and router<<<>>>not sure on this one because i believe you would not get internet access with conflicting ips. I know Belkin comes preset to 192.168.2.1 and i also know that some ISP send out modems that are set to the same ip.

Anyway just trying to help

krahmaan · 03-20-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Iwonitlive

Reading thru this post i am a little confused. You said netgear then belkin? Wondering which one you are using. Also if you are wired to the router you should get 100mb speed from computer to router, then get speed that you pay for from dsl modem... Also linksys are sold without wep enabled, this is something you have to log in and set yourself.

Possible causes of slow speed:
Bad Router
Bad settings in said router
Bad ethernet cord

Yes, you are right!

I did make an error on one of my posts. I said that my belkin provided a 54kbs connection speed when that was wrong. It's actually 54mbs. I also use the netgear wireless pc card to establish my connection to the router connected to my dsl service –which is also 54mbs. I learned that my dsl service is actually giving me a 102mbs or sometimes higher connection speed when I don't connect threw the router.

I figure that is why my pages seem to appear much faster than my wireless connection. But it sucks when I have to be tied up to all these wires to get a faster connection. I was looking for a way to speed up my wireless connection.

I will look into some of your suggestions though, and see what happens. Thanks again for your advice!

Izzmo · 03-21-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by seeking_knowledge

Using a good hack on your Linksys can provide some great results. If you can find an older Linksys WRT54G ver3 you can hack and boost your signal exponentially, albeit illegally.

If you are on DSL set your MTU to 1472 and see if that helps.

Why would it be illegal to boost your signal?

krahmaan · 03-22-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzmo

Why would it be illegal to boost your signal?

Hmmm, leave it to the pros!

Izzmo · 03-27-2008, 02:22 PM

Leave it to the pros? Explain.

krahmaan · 03-27-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzmo

Leave it to the pros? Explain.

Just a joke.

I figured since it's probably illegal to hack into the settings of a router to make it perform better -like increasing the signal. Then, leaving it to the professional hackers would be a funny joke. ha ha ha -never mind. Hope you got the joke.

bill110 · 04-06-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by krahmaan

Yes, you are right!
I learned that my dsl service is actually giving me a 102mbs or sometimes higher connection speed when I don't connect threw the router.

What internet service do you use? I've worked for verizon for 27 years and if you pay extra you can get 10mps. With FiOS you can get 30mps. I think the speed you are seeing is between your computer and the modem or router. I have an actiontec wireless which gives me 100mps but the DSL is still only 5mps.