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[RichTJ99]

Hi,

I have the DIR-655 router replacing my linksys G.  Im having some issues with the wireless portion. 

I know that wired vs wireless always results in a faster wired performance, but Im a little confused as I am getting worse speed than on my Linksys 54G. 

I am using an Intel 3945 card with the latest intel drivers. 

Here is a bit of my log:

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[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:29 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:29 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:29 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:25 2009 Wireless restart   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:18 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:18 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:18 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:14 2009 Wireless restart   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:02 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:02 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:58:02 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 12:57:57 2009 Wireless restart 

The reboots are non stop (I just didnt want to post the whole thing) there a duplicate of the above log).

I dont seem to be getting kicked off the network.  I had the Deathentication error & followed the forums advice using the two MS patches & the driver getting updated. 

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[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:46 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:46 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:46 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:43 2009 Wireless restart   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:02 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:02 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:55:02 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:54:59 2009 Wireless restart   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:54:35 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:52:47 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 secured and linked   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:52:46 2009 Circle: Wireless system with MAC address 002C555FCD89 associated   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:52:46 2009 Above message repeated 1 times   
[INFO] Mon Jan 19 11:52:44 2009 Wireless restart   

That isnt an issue anymore (just to give some background). 

As a speed test, I went here http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/legoindianajonesoa.aspx to download from download.microsoft.com (a known fast server).

On my wired desktop connection to the 655, I am getting 1500KB/Sec.  Once thats cancelled I tried to do the same thing on my laptop & I am getting 120kb/sec.  This is less than 10% of the wired connection. 

My results on the linksys 54G were about 900kb/sec (during a test just now). 

Any ideas on what I can do?

My setup is as follows;

Firmware Version: 1.21 Hardware Version: A4

Channel 11
20 Mhz
Transmission - automatic
Security - WPA - Personal
WPA Only
TPIK
DNS Relay Enabled

WAN Traffic Shaping
 Enable Traffic Shaping:  YES

 Automatic Uplink Speed :  NO

Manual Uplink Speed :  2048kbps

Connection Type :  Cable
Detected xDSL or Other Frame Relay Network : No
 
QoS Engine Setup
 Enable QoS Engine : YES
 Automatic Classification :  YES
 Dynamic Fragmentation :  YES

No Rules entered

Wifi Protected Enabled:  Yes (though I am not using it for anything)


Thanks,
Rich

[arod]

Reference the following link listed below and try those settings.

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=3061&question=300+mbps

[RichTJ99]

Hi,

I just want to clarify that I am not using a "N" adapter, just a "G" adapter.  If I force "N" will I lock my "G" devices out?


Thanks,
Rich

[arod]

You can still select N and G mode in the router.

[RichTJ99]

Im still getting very slow speeds.  I am not sure what the deal is. 

I downloaded a file again after those changes & it makes no difference on my "G" based card. 

120kb/sec seems to be about as fast as I can get on the wireless.  The same microsoft site on my linksys WRT54G gets around 900kb/sec.

Do I have a dud of a router?  I was looking forward to a 100% GB network. 

[RichTJ99]

According to my log, the system "Wireless restart" message came up 340 times from 10:30pm to 11:55pm this evening. 

I think something is very wrong.  Is that common?

[EddieZ]

You will never get 100% GB network with a G wireless card, not even with an 'N' card. If you really want GB capability, get wired.

But I must admit that you need to do better than 150 Kb/s. How's the connection quality in the wireless status overview? You might need to work on the antenna placement.

[RichTJ99]

Well, I did change the 20mhz to auto & updated the drivers, etc.

I am still feeling like this is not as fast as my Linksys "G" setup in terms of the wireless.  Right now I have a 100% connection on the wireless. 

In the morning I am going to try my old setup (older linksys  8 port router with a DHCP turned off wifi linksys G) & test within 10 minutes of each other:

ftp://ftp1.optonline.net/

They have a 512meg test file.  On my wired connection, I get about 2000KB/sec, on my wireless in the past I would get closer to 1200KB/sec downloading from my ISP.   

I will also test with the wired connection connected directly to the 655 (right now the only thing plugged in is cable modem & 1 wire to the GB switch I have). 

I have a DNS-323 as well. Wireless I am getting 2.18 Mbytes per second (my ftp program also shows 17.34 mbs which I am guessing is the "54Mbps"rating, while wired from my GB nic'ed computer it gets closer to 19 Mbytes per second. 

That could be a limit of the DNS-323. 


Anyway, I will follow up with more testing. 

I also noticed that it seems much slower to respond when browsing webpages. I often see the "waiting for page" message.  I didnt used to have that issue with my old setup. 

[EddieZ]

The DNS 323 is limited to about the rates you get. It will rate higher with rereads, but that's just not the daily common practice.