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Paul Stavanger · 06-25-2005, 09:28 AM

I'm on a 2mbit cable internet connection from NTlL, have a linksys befw11s4 with 4 ethernet port router, and some run of the mill wireless b pci card in my computer. Anyway, my network has recently messed up for some reason, and my computer (not any of the others) is 'capped' at about 500kb/s. I have no idea why, I've reset the router and changed loads of settings but to no avail. It's completely strange because the only thing I can think of that caused it was plugging another computer into the router via a lan cable, but that has since been un plugged. It's frustrating when I have a 2m/b connection and only get a quarter of it - this is when the other 2 computers in the network are turned off as well.

Right near the end of my tether, am using am1772 wireless lan chipset drivers. I did a system restore to before the problem, and no joy there. Thing is, if it is a mechanical / hardware error, why is it capped at about 500kb? I thought at first it was possible NTL had knocked back my connection for some reason, but the other computers seem to be able to manage ok (though the other computer on wireless doesn't get fantastic transfer rates but that's got loads of crap on that sucks up it's bandwidth). Even with all the computer's on I would normally enjoy 1.3 - 1.4, which is quite important to me since I do a lot of gaming.

Would upgrading my router and pci card to wireless g be any help? And how much would it cost for one router (without modem included) and two wireless g pci cards? Because I'm not exceptionally rich and it seems a waste of money that is unlikely to solve the problem.

I hope this is the right forum, wasn't 100% sure - if it's not I apoligise in advance.

06-25-2005, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Paul Stavanger Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 20 OS: Windows XP	Problem with wireless card / router not giving me full internet bandwidth. I'm on a 2mbit cable internet connection from NTlL, have a linksys befw11s4 with 4 ethernet port router, and some run of the mill wireless b pci card in my computer. Anyway, my network has recently messed up for some reason, and my computer (not any of the others) is 'capped' at about 500kb/s. I have no idea why, I've reset the router and changed loads of settings but to no avail. It's completely strange because the only thing I can think of that caused it was plugging another computer into the router via a lan cable, but that has since been un plugged. It's frustrating when I have a 2m/b connection and only get a quarter of it - this is when the other 2 computers in the network are turned off as well. Right near the end of my tether, am using am1772 wireless lan chipset drivers. I did a system restore to before the problem, and no joy there. Thing is, if it is a mechanical / hardware error, why is it capped at about 500kb? I thought at first it was possible NTL had knocked back my connection for some reason, but the other computers seem to be able to manage ok (though the other computer on wireless doesn't get fantastic transfer rates but that's got loads of crap on that sucks up it's bandwidth). Even with all the computer's on I would normally enjoy 1.3 - 1.4, which is quite important to me since I do a lot of gaming. Would upgrading my router and pci card to wireless g be any help? And how much would it cost for one router (without modem included) and two wireless g pci cards? Because I'm not exceptionally rich and it seems a waste of money that is unlikely to solve the problem. I hope this is the right forum, wasn't 100% sure - if it's not I apoligise in advance.