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Netgear WGR613VAL
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09-09-2010 9:16am#1
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no, not normal, but that's the free router that UPC used to provide before they started giving out the cisco all-in-one isn't it?
i gave mine away (still shrink wrapped) to someone who didn't get one and was just connecting the mode directly to his PC, because i'd heard they weren't great and i was already using a Linksys WRT54GS which i've had (and loved) for about 8 years.
when my connection is up to it i can get the full 30mbps thru the router and that's actually coming from my modem, to the router, then thru 20m of ethernet cable (running outside my house) to a switch, then to my PC.
there's either something wrong somewhere (maybe a bad cable or connection, or on the router?), or your router is just not up to the job. i doubt you'll get any joy from UPC tho either way, they'll probably just try and swap you out for the newer cisco EPC2425 which is pants and will cause more problems than it solves (if any).
i'd recommend the same router i have if it wasn't for the impending 100mbps upgrades just round the corner and having heard (on the linksysinfo.org forums) that the WAN port on the WRT54G range of routers tops out at around 35mbps, although i'm not going to buy a new one till after the upgrades just in case they were wrong.
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no, not normal, but that's the free router that UPC used to provide before they started giving out the cisco all-in-one isn't it?
i gave mine away (still shrink wrapped) to someone who didn't get one and was just connecting the mode directly to his PC, because i'd heard they weren't great and i was already using a Linksys WRT54GS which i've had (and loved) for about 8 years.
when my connection is up to it i can get the full 30mbps thru the router and that's actually coming from my modem, to the router, then thru 20m of ethernet cable (running outside my house) to a switch, then to my PC.
there's either something wrong somewhere (maybe a bad cable or connection, or on the router?), or your router is just not up to the job. i doubt you'll get any joy from UPC tho either way, they'll probably just try and swap you out for the newer cisco EPC2425 which is pants and will cause more problems than it solves (if any).
i'd recommend the same router i have if it wasn't for the impending 100mbps upgrades just round the corner and having heard (on the linksysinfo.org forums) that the WAN port on the WRT54G range of routers tops out at around 35mbps, although i'm not going to buy a new one till after the upgrades just in case they were wrong.
Im fairly sure its not cable related as I swapped them around, so must be router. I'll check out a new one, thanks !0 -
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the WRT320n is fine if you have all N devices, but (from what I've read about it) although it's dual band you can only use one or the other at any one time, which is where the WRT610n beats it.KennyLegend wrote: »The Linksys WRT320n dual band looks like a good router and has gigabit ports and is DD-WRT compatible. Its on offer at the moment in www.Komplett.ie for €80.
unfortunately you just can't have it all just yet. pretty much every router i've looked at to replace my wrt54gs has a flaw in it somewhere that has stopped me actually biting the bullet and buying one.
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the WRT320n is fine if you have all N devices, but (from what I've read about it) although it's dual band you can only use one or the other at any one time, which is where the WRT610n beats it.
unfortunately you just can't have it all just yet. pretty much every router i've looked at to replace my wrt54gs has a flaw in it somewhere that has stopped me actually biting the bullet and buying one.
Ya but the 610 is twice the price!!!!0 -
until you factor in having to fork out for wireless N cards/dongles for all your existing wireless G equipment to upgrade them to wireless N at the same time, assuming that it's going to be at least 3 devices AND that you don't have any xbox's, ps3's, wii's or mobile phone's which are very likely to have internal wireless G only interfaces and not wireless N compatible.KennyLegend wrote: »Ya but the 610 is twice the price!!!!
with the 610, you can buy the router and then phase in your upgrade to wireless N to the most important devices first to spread the cost and keep any wireless G only devices at the same time.0 -
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until you factor in having to fork out for wireless N cards/dongles for all your existing wireless G equipment to upgrade them to wireless N at the same time, assuming that it's going to be at least 3 devices AND that you don't have any xbox's, ps3's, wii's or mobile phone's which are very likely to have internal wireless G only interfaces and not wireless N compatible.
with the 610, you can buy the router and then phase in your upgrade to wireless N to the most important devices first to spread the cost and keep any wireless G only devices at the same time.
Ahhh....so if i am surfing with a wireless N card in my laptop, my xbox live wont work at the same time?0 -
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