D-Link Di-604 Router is Slow

WallyGator · 02-06-2005, 08:31 AM

I have a D Link DI 604 router. My Broadband service is wireless. The installing technicans claim I have a strong signal. My broadband connection to ebay is almost always slower than my dial up Juno.com account. Other Web site are slightly faster than my dial up but not $40 per month worth. I have XPSP2 and any other upgrades Microsoft says I should have. I installed another 256k RAM yesterday for a 512K total. I run AdWare and Spybot. I used PCCleaner yesterday for registry cleanup. I have IE and Firefox and have tweeked both browsers according to any online help on how to run faster on ebay. I however was not able to work my way successfully through the D-Link site for firmware upgrade as it just kept going in circles. Help here would be appreciated. Also how do you know if a router is bad? Help with information on how to look at my router information wopuld be appreciated. The technican set the password and I know what it is but did not get anywhere. I am willing to read and try, so directing me to learning information is fine also. This is my first post. I spend quite a little time reading networking posts and gained some information on DI-614 post.

johnwill · 02-06-2005, 09:10 AM

The first thing to try is connecting directly to the broadband modem and seeing if the speed issue is really the router or in fact your ISP.

WallyGator · 02-08-2005, 06:28 PM

John, thanks for your post. But how do you connect directly to the modem and what would I be looking for.

johnwill · 02-09-2005, 02:24 PM

Not knowing the exact details of what eBay sells, I don't know if you'll need their installation software to configure the modem directly. With many DSL and all the cable ISP's I've used, you can simply direct connect.

02-06-2005, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
WallyGator Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 2 OS: xp	D-Link Di-604 Router is Slow I have a D Link DI 604 router. My Broadband service is wireless. The installing technicans claim I have a strong signal. My broadband connection to ebay is almost always slower than my dial up Juno.com account. Other Web site are slightly faster than my dial up but not $40 per month worth. I have XPSP2 and any other upgrades Microsoft says I should have. I installed another 256k RAM yesterday for a 512K total. I run AdWare and Spybot. I used PCCleaner yesterday for registry cleanup. I have IE and Firefox and have tweeked both browsers according to any online help on how to run faster on ebay. I however was not able to work my way successfully through the D-Link site for firmware upgrade as it just kept going in circles. Help here would be appreciated. Also how do you know if a router is bad? Help with information on how to look at my router information wopuld be appreciated. The technican set the password and I know what it is but did not get anywhere. I am willing to read and try, so directing me to learning information is fine also. This is my first post. I spend quite a little time reading networking posts and gained some information on DI-614 post. Last edited by WallyGator : 02-06-2005 at 08:39 AM.

02-06-2005, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 31,468 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	The first thing to try is connecting directly to the broadband modem and seeing if the speed issue is really the router or in fact your ISP. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-08-2005, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
WallyGator Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 2 OS: xp	Thanks - but how do you connect to modem John, thanks for your post. But how do you connect directly to the modem and what would I be looking for.

02-09-2005, 02:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 31,468 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Not knowing the exact details of what eBay sells, I don't know if you'll need their installation software to configure the modem directly. With many DSL and all the cable ISP's I've used, you can simply direct connect. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience