My internet connection was painfully slow through Linksys router. Bypassed and went through cable modem and Roadruner tech support reported no dropped data and a 1.6MB/s throughput. So router became suspect. I flashed the latest firmware update to it, cleaned out some popups and speed now is tolerable, BUT.... Checked throughput using cnet's online utility and 2wire.com, and they show 400KB/s. Linksys's tech support said those online tests are not very accurate and considered my problem fixed since speed seemed reasonable after updating router firmware and getting rid of popups. Question though is: Is something still wrong with router or computer causing a tested 400KB/s throughput which is 1/4 the throughput when connected directly through the cable modem ? Shouldn't it be showing something closer to 1.6MB ? I know the ISP is the bottleneck when getting out to the internet and not the router. But if the Linksys router (802.11B) is funky and causing the slow throughput, would it be worth it for me to try the new Netgear 802.11G router I just bought (and was going to take back if flashing the Linksys fixed the problem)? Or could I expect it also to just show 400 KB/s even though its a "G" capable of 54 MB/s, e.g. are the internet speed tests off by that much and I'm really getting close to 1.6MB/s through the LInksys ? Any opinions or wildass guesses would be helpful. Thanks. Bob
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19 years ago