In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

560 KB/sec is 560 * 8 = 4480 kilo bits per second

ok so im wrong on both counts..............

i use the desktop network meter from here http://addgadget.com/ set to my network port and thats the figure it ststes, my router is saying connected at 4150 (ok not tec 4 meg but close enough)

will now shut up now the experts are here

So Im i right in thinking that the draytek is not good enough for a 80/20 connection and if not which router is........

My ip profile is set at 64.97mbps and the fastest throughput I've seen is about 7.50

Saboo

2750n 100 Mbps WAN

So is the draytek 2750n the router i should be getting over the draytek 2850n.....

I don't think the Draytek 2850n is a problem - it's rated for 30a profiles..

Draytek mention:

In reference to www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2850.html:

Max. WAN Throughput in excess of 50Mb/s

Probably worth emailing Draytek to confirm rather than just guessing.

Edited by Stoo (Sun 29-Apr-12 21:59:16)

The specs say:

VDSL support (WAN3, RJ11):
VDSL2 Profile: 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 12a, 12b, 17a, 30a
Max. WAN Throughput in excess of 50Mb/s

It is not limited to 50Mb and can probably do up to 400.

I posted about this a while back...

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/dslrouter/t/4064933...

Drayteks answer to me was the officail spec is 50 meg throughput, although they say that is conservative and it would be able to do more.

I brought one anyway lol

Still awaiting FTTC so you let you know!

Maybe somebody else is using a 2850 already

In reply to a post by saboo1690:

My ip profile is set at 64.97mbps and the fastest throughput I've seen is about 7.50

If that 7.50 is mbytes/sec observed throughput then that sounds high to me. 7.50*8 = 60mbit/sec, about 92% of profile. Closer to 97% if adjusting for the 7.5 being MiB (7.5*1024*1024) not MB (7.5*1000*1000).

If the 7.50 if mbits/sec, then you have a problem that I think is unlikely to be due to the router (unless the router goes completely odd when swamped) as it is far below what 40/10 should deliver never mind 80/20 (unless the 7.5 is an upstream reading?). I'd expect to see more "lost" (compared to the profile rate) in ATM and TCP overheads.

Regarding alternatives: I have a small Linux box that runs 24/7 anyway, so I've connected it directly to the VDSL modem on one network interface and it does the routing/firewall/vpn work for the rest of my network - no extra router required. Setting up PPPoE is pretty easy if you have a reasonable amount of experience of Linux networking (though not a solution I'd recommend if you haven't, as you may be "on your own" if something goes wrong).

I'd expect to see more "lost" (compared to the profile rate) in ATM and TCP overheads.

There's no ATM on OR FTTC.

There is a figure floating around somewhere giving the percentage of profile that many get on FTTC. IIRC it is in the high 90s.

http://uk.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Routers/RTN56U/