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Title: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on August 21, 2007, 06:08:57 AM

Hi,
       Just bought a DIR-655 and am generally VERY happy with it. Updated the firmware to 1.05 right at setup, but here's my question.
When I'm the only one tx/rx on the wlan, speeds are outstanding, when my son logs on also, it totally slows me to a crawl-takes forever to load pages, etc. I'm Wi-FI N and he's G and have the router set to GN only. Not sure why this is happening-
   More info-the internet connection is from a comcast cable modem to the dir-655-set up with wpa2, and no other changes from default.

         Am I missing something? I asked him what he was doing, and at the time he said dloading his iTunes. Any help?

 ???

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Ajuchna on August 21, 2007, 09:47:51 AM

Any use of G cards on the network causes the system to operate at G speeds max only.  The N/G radio switches modes when it detects a G device.  You should upgrade all your cards to N.

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on August 21, 2007, 09:58:48 AM

 Thanks for that info   ;D  -but what I'm seeing is serious degradation of speed for me-not just down to 54Mbps-that would be acceptable-it's causing me to load pages at less than dial-up speeds, takes like 5 minutes for me to load a page, while he operates just fine? He has the Intel 3945ABG and I have the Intel 4965 N both with the newest drivers?

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Lycan on August 21, 2007, 10:56:42 AM

Change the channel width to 20 instead of 20/40.
Intel cards are silliy like that.

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on August 21, 2007, 12:53:25 PM

great- I'll try that.
One other question?
Do I need to set the card in the laptops from auto to 20 only too?
 ???

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on August 21, 2007, 09:25:19 PM

Lycan,
               THX-that did it!!!!!!!!!!!!  ;D Haven't been able to test it till just now when my son got home, but yup, switching the DIR-655 to 20MHz only solved my download problems!!!!!! Thanks again. ;)

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: ☠ on August 23, 2007, 10:44:05 AM

Quote from: Lycan on August 21, 2007, 10:56:42 AM

Change the channel width to 20 instead of 20/40.
Intel cards are silliy like that.

Agreed Automatic is not your friend

use WPA2 only mode also,  that will boost speeds.

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on August 23, 2007, 11:56:05 AM

ya made me think-but, yup I'm WPA2 AES only!!!
 ;D

Thx everyone for your help, ohh, and since he'll be going off to school soon, I'm going back to N only soon too! 8)

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Lycan on December 18, 2007, 05:19:52 PM

Auto mode is only used with D-Link adapters top achieve the theoretical 300Mbps.

Title: Re: Slow connection when 2 or more on WLAN?
Post by: Alemaker on December 18, 2007, 07:21:00 PM

okey dokey-
thx for the clarification!
 ;D