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[AgaAP]

Anybody encounter problems with speed? I have 200Mbps internet but all I get through d-link 890 is 100Mbps on 5Ghz. Any idea how to solve it?

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• Link>What Firmware version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?
• Are you wired or wireless connected to the router when speed testing?

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
• Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
• What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have? Link> Speed Testing Sites
• By-pass the main host router and check internet connection by connecting a wired LAN PC directly to the ISP modem to verify connection access and ISP speeds.
• Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link> Cat6 is recommended.
• Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values

I recommend that you have your ISP check the cabling going to the ISP modem, check signal levels going to the ISP modem. For DSL or Fiber service lines, ensure that the ISP is using good working phone or cable lines to the DSL modem and that the phone lines are filtered correctly. For cable Internet, RG-6 coaxial cable is needed, not RG-59. Check for t.v. line splitters and remove them as they can introduce noise on the line and lower the signal going to the ISP modem. I recommend having the ISP service physically check the lines going from the out side to the ISP modem. Connecting to the ISP modem could result in a false positive as the signal to the modem could be just enough to that point then adding on a router, could see problems. The router operation is dependent upon getting good data flow from the ISP modem and the modem is dependent upon getting good signal from the ISP Service.

[AgaAP]

Sorry for lack of info.
My D-link is DIR -890l, Ver.: A1, F/W 1.02. Im in China, Shanghai, connected to China Telecom. Modem to router is on CAT6.
I tested on speediest.net direct connection to modem: Down: 28 MB/s, Up: 3MB/s. Wireless on router: Down: 11MB/s, Up: 7MB/s.
I tested via ISP speed test site with similar results. All tested on Macbook late 2011.
My modem is standard broadband modem from ISP. Its DSL on fiber optic. Modem it is bit a mystery as its all in chinese. All I know is just dynamic addressing.
Any suggestion what  I could do to reach speed closer to modem over wifi?

[Hard Harry]

First, from the router's diagnostics home screen, what IP are you getting? This will be 2nd option down on right. For privacy reasons, all I need is the first two octets to know if private or public. For instance mine is 68.226.x.x.

Second, could you take a picture of the modem? I don't mind translating some chinese. I can google EVERYTHING! 

"Down: 28 MB/s, Up: 3MB/s. Wireless on router: Down: 11MB/s, Up: 7MB/s."

Do you mean Megabits(Mb) or MegaBytes(MB)? 87Mb would be about right assuming you're 2011 has the 2x2 MIMO (BCM4322) instead of the newer 3x3 MIMO, and assuming you have moderate to moderate-low signal. Also, why does the above statement conflict with " I get through d-link 890 is 100Mbps on 5Ghz. "

[AgaAP]

Im geting IP 192.168.1.3

According to speediest.net setting should be megabytes.

My modem

[AgaAP]

Somehow pictures do not show up, sorry

On google modem shows up as EPON e8-C

[FurryNutz]

Its not really recommended to speed test via WiFi due to many variables that can cause inaccurate results....Mfr wireless device design and support will be a factor.  We don't recommend speed testing over WiFi as a default test due to issues like this and many other factors and variables that lead to inaccurate results. Testing over wired LAN cables for default speed tests is preferred.

[AgaAP]

On wired D-link Im getting from speed test: Down: 10MB/s, Up: 3MB/s

[Hard Harry]

If you getting a 192.168 IP from your ISP's gateway then that means it has Network Address Translation(NAT) enabled. I would suggest either trying to put the ISP gateway in bridge mode or the DIR-890L in Access point mode.

[FurryNutz]

• If the ISP modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems: Link>Double NAT and How NAT Works. To tell if the modem is bridged or not, look at the routers web page, Status/Device Info/Wan Section, if there is a 192.168.0.# address in the WAN IP address field, then the modem is not bridged. If the modem can't be bridged then see if the modem has a DMZ option and input the IP address the router gets from the modem and put that into the modems DMZ. Also check the routers DHCP IP address maybe conflicting with the ISP modems IP address of 192.168.0.1. Check to see if this is the same on the ISP modem, and if modem can't be bridged, change the DIR router to 192.168.1.1 or .0.254.
  Example of a D-Link router configured for PPPoE with ISP Modem bridged: PPPoE Configuration on a Router

[AgaAP]

I will try to put modem in bridge mode then. I need time though to find out how to make it in chinese. Its definitely not in bridge mode. The IP address seems to be not a problem

[AgaAP]

I failed with Access Point on 890l and I have problem with making bridge on chinese modem/router. Is it possible that when you disable wireless on it , it  behave like modem (can't change NAT)  and only port forwarding is available instead of NAT?
I had some chinese telecom service guy which blame only router and have no willingness to help. I will change to just modem + D-link router which sounds like more simple solution then dealing with chinese software.

[FurryNutz]

The router function would still be enabled if the WiFi was disabled on the modem. Which you still do do. Disable the WiFi on the modem and connect the 890L to the modem. Now look at the IP address the 890L gets from the ISP modem and input this address into the DMZ on the modem.

If your getting at spec speeds on wired, this is what you need to check for. Wireless speed testing will have some inaccuracies due to interferences and device support design. As along as your getting wired spec speeds, you'll be ok.

[FurryNutz]

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Im geting IP 192.168.1.3

According to speediest.net setting should be megabytes.

My modem

[AgaAP]

I tested on bridge mode, speed is still the same 50% through D-Link. I change for simple modem and its the same story. So I just think my D-Link 890 do not work properly Any other option I can try before I return D-Link ??