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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: loepxo on July 20, 2009, 03:14:45 PM
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Ever since upgrading to the 1.3 firmware I have noticed that my internet wireless speeds with my macbook pro have deteriorated tremendously. I normally max out at about 750KB/sec on downloads and I was always maxing out before upgrading, since then, when my dir-655 is set to either mixed wireless (n) or just wireless (n) I get capped at 300 or less KB/sec downloads. (transferring files within my LAN still is fast)
I have tested downloading the same file on all the modes (g only, n only, mixed g and n) and whenever (n) is selected it slows down. Using just wireless (g) maxes out just as expected, I even get a small boost at first so I know it is not my internet provider or my mbp.
I would normally just keep it under wireless (g), but I do transfer an insanely amount of data between my PCs that wireless(n) does make a difference. I have done all types of testing and tried all the beta firmwares, but still the same results
I am now on, dir655_firmware_132b03NA_beta and the config page shows my device as a Hardware Version: A3, Firmware Version: 1.32NA. Any help is appreciated as this is really a pain the but having to switch wireless mode all the time.
See attached images for more info on my config settings.
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5848/wirelesssettings.jpg)
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7901/statskwt.jpg)
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Try disabling the "Auto Channel Scan" and set you channel to 1 or 10. Also, change the WAN Port Speed from auto to 1000mbps.
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thanks for the tip. I actually changed the channel to 10 (1 did not have much power) and I changed the Transmission Rate from "Best" (yeah, right) ....to "MCS 15 - 130 [270]" and I am maxed out now. :)
anybody know what these MCS settings mean?
I am now showing a Rate of 144(Mbps) which is odd, since I thought macs could only go up to 130 with this router....