Ham Pastrami wrote:
> I moved to a new place that is hooked up with Comcast cable internet.
> However the transfer speeds rival that of dialup, and frequently connections
> time out. I have tried using both a Netgear and Linksys router and neither
> yielded much gain. But one thing I noticed is that the activity light on
> either router is *constantly* on, as is the "receive" light on the cable
> modem. The slowness seems due to the line being deluged with activity,
> although the activity does not seem to stem from the computers connected to
> the router. I don't know much about cable services, but is it possible that
> the router is being forced to deal with the TV signals? I would have figured
> that the cable modem should filter that out. Anyway, when I go into the
> router's web config, that too is also slow. So basically I think the router
> is receiving and handling way more traffic than it should be and I don't
> know why, or how it might be possible to stop it. Is there some kind of
> filter or other equipment that I need?
I would first attempt to see if the problem persists if you're connected
to the modem directly from your computer rather than through the router.
Make sure that your computer is running a software firewall of course,
before trying this.
If the problem doesn't exist if your router is not connected, then the
router is the problem. Trying going to the router manufacturer's website
and see if an updated firmware exists for that router.
Yousuf Khan
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