Hi i have just bought a Belkin ADSL modem with wireless G router and wireless G usb network adapter. Im very new to this idea and think i have set everything up correct and i seem to be able to surf the web but i have some probably dumb questions but i need them answered.I using one laptop so share internet around the house. 1. My internet connection seems slower compared to my old adsl modem even if i am close to the router the speed is still not as fast as. 2 I downloaded a piece of software to compare the speeds and with my old adsl modem the lowest the speed went to was 44mb per second but with the wireless router it was as low as 7.80 mb per second can anyone help with why my connection is so slow could i have set everything up wrong

make sure the modem and the router are not using the same ip address

Yes, because that would result in slower speed rather than a total lack of connectivity. Nice work, uppercrust.

Thanks for the info how do i see if they are both sharing the same ip address as im a networking virgin

Hi just found the info the wireless usb adapter and the router have the same address accept the last digit so they do appear different. Any other ideas?

Hi just some more info When i go to my router setup utility it says the upstream is 576kb and down 288kb but this is not reflected in the speed when surfing or downloading