D-Link DIR-825 Router

[imported_Will]

I have this router but i'm not getting the same speed advertised by the ad's. My friends all have the same internet service provider with the same modems and we all pay for the same stuff. Unlike them, I get maximum of 315kb/s when I download from a NYC server when NYC is only 8-10 miles away. My friends get nearly 500kb/s to 1MB/s From NYC servers downloading the SAME FILE.

Same ISP, Same Modems, Paying for the same thing, which made me think of the router. Now, when I asked my friends, 1 friend doesn't use a router and gets blazing speeds, 1 friend uses a router but also gets higher speeds but its not secure (no security, ie. WEP/WPA), and the other friend has a router, secure, But doesn't know how to make it fast (his dad did it.)

If anyone knows d-link routers can you help me? Mainly i want a higher speed WHILE still having it secure, and still having a router.

This is it btw.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127258&Tpk=d-Link%20DIR-825

[=98=]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Could be your house wiring or local exchange.

[imported_Will]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Could be your house wiring or local exchange.

House is fairly new - Less then 20 years old, and I had new wiring put in.

Whats this local exchange you speak of?

[=98=]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Local exchange is where the phone lines all connect together in your local area.

[imported_Will]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Local exchange is where the phone lines all connect together in your local area.

Would this be not applicable if my internet was cable?

[=98=]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

No idea, not sure about cable. Not too popular here.

[imported_Will]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Aw man. Thanks for the help tho.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Try connecting the modem straight to the computer first and see if that helps, to make sure it's your router and not something else.

Btw, can someone explain the differences between routers, switches, and hubs?

[CaptainKirk]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Router = DHCP
Switch = Passthrough
Hub = Same thing to every port

[[MyIS]Dan]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

For cable in the UK at least its the green boxes at the end of the road afaik Alex.

It may be that the cable from there to your house is messed up.

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

Router = DHCP
Switch = Passthrough
Hub = Same thing to every port

I've a feeling he may be none the wiser. :laugh:

[[MyIS]Dan]

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I've a feeling he may be none the wiser. :laugh:

Router = DHCP = Gives each new device on the network a IP address automatically
Switch = Passthrough = From point a to b I guess :\
Hub = Same thing to every port = Sends the same data to every port on the hub

Better? :p

[CptainCrunch]

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You all on crack?

Will, do you have the same speed level as the others? I dont know if you just buy cable and thats what you get or if there are different levels of speed you could be on. How are you connecting to the router? As someone else mentioned, if you dont use the router but go directly to the cable box, does it increase performance?

A router simply brings different networks together and allows packets to go the right direction. They can do DHCP as well. Most homes have a router/switch/access point/firewall all in one. It may look like one box, but its actually 3 or 4 different devices.

A switch is an upgrade from a hub where every port is its own segment, which lowers "chatter" on a network and usually has a 10/100 or even 10/100/1000 connections. A switch brings all devices together in a network for communication.

Hubs, by now, should be dead and gone. People still use the term to refer to switches. Usually 10/half speed. The "newer" ones had 10/full. I never personally seen a 100/full hub. I think 3com had some in the early 90s. A hub also brings all devices together in a network for communication.

Crunch

[Vreki]

Re: D-Link DIR-825 Router

A router simply brings different networks together and allows packets to go the right direction. They can do DHCP as well. Most homes have a router/switch/access point/firewall all in one. It may look like one box, but its actually 3 or 4 different devices.

In dummy-speak, the router allows all the computers on your network to share the one internet address you usually get from your ISP.
Otherwise you would only be able to have one computer on the internet.

But routers are usually at least 100 Mbits/s, and the one you linked is a Gigabit router, so it should easily be able to handle your connection (around 10 MBit/s, I guess?), at least if you use a wired connection. Personally I had lots of bandwidth problems with my ADSL line, and it has always been a problem with the line or modem, never my router. If there is some kind of noise on you line, the modem will often negotiate a lower but more stable speed.

Contact your ISPs supportline, they will often be able to control you modem remotely and diagnose line noise or other problems.

I also recommend using something like http://www.speedtest.net/ to measure your bandwidth, instead of a random file somewhere.

[CptainCrunch]

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In dummy-speak, the router allows all the computers on your network to share the one internet address you usually get from your ISP.
Otherwise you would only be able to have one computer on the internet.

But routers are usually at least 100 Mbits/s, and the one you linked is a Gigabit router, so it should easily be able to handle your connection (around 10 MBit/s, I guess?), at least if you use a wired connection. Personally I had lots of bandwidth problems with my ADSL line, and it has always been a problem with the line or modem, never my router. If there is some kind of noise on you line, the modem will often negotiate a lower but more stable speed.

Contact your ISPs supportline, they will often be able to control you modem remotely and diagnose line noise or other problems.

I also recommend using something like http://www.speedtest.net/ to measure your bandwidth, instead of a random file somewhere.

No, NAT/PAT does that, one function/feature routers do. Most HOME routers have a 100MB connection on the SWITCH side and the INTERNET jack is part of the router side and can be whatever speed the internet connection is.

The ISP may control THEIR router remotely, but will do nothing for your own and usually blame the third party equipment as the problem.

When I had my ISPs DSL router the fastest speed of 10Mbs I could get was 6. When I removed it and put in my own Netgear DSL router I then was able to get the full 10Mbs.

Crunch