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[Joe]

with the router connected:
2004-11-07 16:13:14 EST: 3154 / 738
Your download speed : 3230060 bps, or 3154 kbps.
A 394.2 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 755953 bps, or 738 kbps.

with router disconnected:
2004-11-07 16:14:38 EST: 6365 / 736
Your download speed : 6518644 bps, or 6365 kbps.
A 795.7 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 754432 bps, or 736 kbps.


what the hell is going on? a router shouldnt be crippling my connection like that.

 

[NohWun]

Many routers only have a 10BaseT (10 megabit) ethernet port for the WAN connection.

You should check out the specs on yours.

(Even though it should be 10 Mbps, the overhead of ethernet takes a HUGE chunk out of it.)

 

[Joe]

it is a linksys befsr41

3 x network node - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T - RJ-45
1 x network node / host - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45

my network card is a SOHOware 10/100

 

[NohWun]

Yup, see:

1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T - RJ-45

I'm sure that's the WAN connection they're referring to.
The WAN connection is the one that's connected to your modem.

You see, the router has to process all the packets going in/out of the WAN port, whereas the ones on the LAN side get routed to each other without any processing. Thus, if the processor isn't fast enough, there's no point in having a fast port for the WAN (costs more).

A newer router might solve your problem, but check the specs (and reviews) first.

 

[Joe]

thanks for the information.

not that i dont believe you or trust you i just wanna see if anyone else can claim this as being true? i wouldnt mind a second opinion

 

[Hitokage]

Even disregarding overhead, your router still has to process all incoming and outgoing data, and if you have a shitty router then it'll be a bottleneck on your connection. (I used to be behind a linksys router/hub which did this)

So, what he said.

 

[Joe]

man that sucks. i hope this doesnt affect my XBL performance. i thought the BEFSR41 was pretty much regarded as a great router?

im gonna eventually go wireless but not right now.

thanks guys.

 

[NohWun]

It was a great router. It was also one of the first ones.
It's probably ancient history compared to your computer.

 

[J2 Cool]

So what do you guys use now? Like, Hitokage? I got a Linksys router/hub now> I have always thought my speed should be faster. I had Comcast installed once and hooked it up and everything. Speeds of 550-600 kb/s. Then I had to get rid of it nand a week later decided to get the whole thing back.(parents not believing comcast was the best and taking it out w/o asking) When it was put back in I thought they gave me a different router. The speeds were half that. Like, they start downloading around that speed and immediately begin to drop down to 400's, 300's. Usually decrease until the download finishes. Or it stops between 200 and 300. But either way that's not close to what it was

 

[Hitokage]

Currently there's a Netgear FVS318 between the LAN and the cable modem, and it performs significantly better than the linksys did. Whether or not it's optimal I don't know, but it works well enough.