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Name: shauncwalsh
Date: December 1, 2007 at 12:38:59 Pacific
OS: Win XP SP2
CPU/Ram: Semperon 2800/512MB DDR 3
Product: Homebuild
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I have 3 PCs on a home network, 2 wired and 1 wireless. If I run a broadband speed test on the wired PCs I get 6.1Mb/sec down 244 Kb/sec up. Run the same test on the wireless PC I get 3.8 Mb/sec down 244 Kb/sec up.
How can I increase the speed of the wireless internet connection? Have tried disconnecting DECT cordless phone, swapping wireless channel, even a higher gain aerial on the PC, no change! Signal strength 80%, wireless connection speed mostly 54 Mb/Sec.
Modem/router/firewall is an Orange Livebox (supplied by my ISP, provides free VOIP phone connection), the PC has a Linksys WMP54G PCI wireless card.
The only other thing I can think of doing is to disable the wireless connection on the Livebox and hard wire a Linksys WAG54G to the Livebox, use the livebox as a modem and the WAG54G to connect to the wired and wireless PCs. Perhaps the WAG54G will give a faster wireless connection also has the facility for an external aerial.
All advice gratefully received!
Thanks
Shaun



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