Probably really basic q about broadband speed/connection

Hi there

Hoping someone can help me, probably a really simple question, but I know nothing about broadband...so here goes...

I have AOL braodband, Netgear router and Belkin N1 wireless adapter for my PC. Router is downstairs near phone connection, PC is upstairs and opposite end of house....

Internet connection is slow and clunky...but I don't know if this is simply down to where we live or due to the set up I have in place.

Signal strength usually reads as low or very low. Never get good or better...Current speed 54 mbps...2 minutes ago, this was 24.0

Have a Dell laptop with built in wireless which seems to run much more quickly in same part of the house...

Deal with AOL about the expire but don't know if changing provider will make any difference.

Have just done a speedtest - came back with results of 2152 kbps download speed and 312 kbps upload...not that this might have anything to do with anything!


Any advice would be appreciated as to what I could do...

Thanks in anticipation.

Jules

The first thing is to find and post your line stats.

See http://www.dslzoneuk.net/adsl_line_stats.php

Ok thanks! Will do it later and post results - thank you.

I'll second the need for router stats but from what you have said about the distance you are from the router and the low signal strength then that certainly won't be helping matters. Wireless is a convenience but often a convenience that you pay for with poor performance.

Why are you using a "N" adaptor? (And a USB one at that). Are you using the very latest drivers?

I presume your router is "G"?

Your laptop is very likely "G".

Ok - here's the stats:

http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?next_file=stattbl.htm

Not sure what they mean (in case link doesn't work it's a Netgear DG834G v3)

Why a N adaptor...um, thought it was the most 'powerful' ..previously used a G when PC was closer to router, but upgraded to N1 MIMO when I moved it further away... Why USB...no idea... (said I knew nothing!)

No idea what laptop has but it was bought brand new 6 months ago - Dell Studio 17...

Hope this helps...

Thanks again.

You'll need to cut and paste the result of what that link shows you (the link is only valid from your computer).

For instance I get

ADSL Link  	Downstream  	Upstream
Connection Speed 8188 kbps 1127 kbps
Line Attenuation    20 db 4 db
Noise Margin         14 db  6 db

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

Why a N adaptor...um, thought it was the most 'powerful'

A wireless link is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain; in your case the "G" router.

..................... (in case link doesn't work it's a Netgear DG834G v3

You're right it doesn't work for the rest of us


Try this then copy and paste the results as previously suggested by john2007

The link the OP gave will work for him (I used it to get the stats for my DG834Gv3).