I just brought a Tp-link TD-w896ON checked the internet speed and its saying I'm only doing 1.67 mbps which doesn't seem to be right? I want to play online ps3 games but its hard when its to slow or wont connect. Would appreciate it if someone could help please. Is there a certain setting or firewall preventing me?? Cheers
The line speed is controlled by your internet service provider, not by your router. If you have something like AT&T as your internet service provider, then they sell 3 or 4 different line speeds or packages. The cheapest will get you the slowest line speed. So if you have a 300mbps router but you purchased AT&T's cheapest line speed it will never allow you to do downloads, uploads or streams at 300mbps. You gotta Pay to Play. :)
SOURCE: i am using tp link
If you are paying for a downlink speed of 384 Kbps you should be getting at lease around 300. First bypass your router - connect your cable/DSL ethernet line directly from the modem to your PC. Go to http://www.auditmypc.com/internet-speed-test.asp run the speed test and see what your download speed is.
If it's less than 300 call your service provider & ask them to check out your line. If they say that you are getting 300 Kbps or more, you have a problem with the ethernet card in your PC. Replace it.
Of course, if your speed is OK when you bypass the router, you have a router problem. Contact the manufacturer or replace it.
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SOURCE: My tp-link TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite
this is because your modem is out dated your better off getting a new one
Hi ,This is Clare Su from TP-LINK support technical force.To you issue,I have the following recommendations:1. try to use only one line to connect to the internet,and see if you can watch the video on youtube2.if you can see the video with one line connected to the internet.Then,you can get another internet line with the router.And you can try to set the rule to the website: youtube, let the flow from youtube come in and out just from one wan port.if you can't solve the issue with my recommendation,you can email me. I will help youas soon as possible.My email is:clare.su from tp-link.com
Most probable cause is the materials used in the construction on the home/office or where ever you have the router. Your options would be to move the router to a more central location or you could invest in some repeaters/wireless extender to extend the range of the signal. IF you use wireless extenders please note you will need to make sure they all have the same SSID (name seen for your network) and make each device is on either channels 1,6 or 11. So your first device would be say 1 (Doesn't matter which you pick) the next device would be on 6 and then next on 11. If you had another device, hypothetically you would want it on 1. These three channels do not overlap enough to interfere with each other.
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What we have on the ps3 test is Nat type 2 but wanting to change it to nat type 1. Just noticed our old bigpond modem will change the nat type 2 but with a Ethernet cable to the back of it. Which will only allow one person to use the net. I would really like to find a way to connect the wireless tp-link so more than one person can get on it at a time.
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