Unable to take advantage of high speed internet

Tom Barreca · 2007-02-16T15:49:54+00:00

I have a cable internet connection (Optimum online). I recently upgraded to their "internet boost" service, which increases maximum speed from 15 mbps to 30 mbps. If I wire my laptop (HP Pavilion zv6270us) directly to my cable modem, I can achieve 27 mbps, which is perfectly acceptable. However, if I use my wireless network, the fastest that I can get is 7 mbps.I am using a D-Link 802.11g/2.4 GHz wireless router. When I check the wireless network connection, it says that its speed is 54Mbps. On the list of installed hardware on my computer, it lists two network cards.Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN - Packet Scheduler MiniportRealtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler MiniportI did download new drivers for both of the NICs, but it didn't make any difference in the speed. Any suggestions on how to take advantage of my new high speed internet service? Thanks in advance.Tom