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monkeytap

join:2008-04-16
Saint Paul, MN

reply to pipdipchip

Re: DOCSIS 3.0 "wideband" Service starting with Twin Cities

said by pipdipchip:

said by monkeytap:

I know that older WRT54Gs used to only have 33Mbps WAN ports. This might have changed but I know that at least used to be the case. It would make sense if you're only getting around 25Mbps.

If you get a service faster than 20Mbps, I would strongly suggest getting a router with a Gigabit WAN port, not just Gigabit LAN ports. On Newegg there's only a few with Gigabit WAN ports but if you're paying for 20Mbps+, it's probably worth it.
where would I find this out? the box says LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports

ciscoboy
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join:2008-04-07

MonkeyTap: In the other thread that got locked, I mentioned that my old Linksys BEFSXR41 Router from 2003 couldn't get more than 12Meg down. Ran directly from the L2 Bridge to my PC and I got 42-49 Meg down. So I went and picked up the D-Link DGL4500 locally. (Good Review here -> »www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/···0250/96/)
Now speeds are great, up and down.

And no, they are not limiting my download speeds other than the config file set to 50/5. If you have a service that has a Multiple Gigabit link connection to the net you will max out your connection very easily, I have seen sustained 45Meg down with no problems.



jbob
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join:2004-04-26
Little Rock, AR

reply to monkeytap

said by monkeytap:

said by pipdipchip:

said by monkeytap:

I know that older WRT54Gs used to only have 33Mbps WAN ports. This might have changed but I know that at least used to be the case. It would make sense if you're only getting around 25Mbps.

If you get a service faster than 20Mbps, I would strongly suggest getting a router with a Gigabit WAN port, not just Gigabit LAN ports. On Newegg there's only a few with Gigabit WAN ports but if you're paying for 20Mbps+, it's probably worth it.
where would I find this out? the box says LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports
I'm not sure what pipdipchip See Profile was trying to say but I know of NO WRT54G that had a 33Mbps WAN port. All the 54Gs have 1x10/100baseTX WAN ports. See this link for more thorough details:
»www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showt···?t=47124

Perhaps what he meant was that the combination of hardware/firmware limited the 54Gs to around 33Mbps of throughput.


pipdipchip
8 Megabits A Second
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join:2003-12-04
Hanover, MN

said by jbob:

I'm not sure what pipdipchip See Profile was trying to say but I know of NO WRT54G that had a 33Mbps WAN port. All the 54Gs have 1x10/100baseTX WAN ports. See this link for more thorough details:
»www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showt···?t=47124

Perhaps what he meant was that the combination of hardware/firmware limited the 54Gs to around 33Mbps of throughput.
You know I do have an entire site on the WRT series, right? lol.

Anyway, here's a thread on DD-WRT about the 35Mbps issue. It has to do with the 200Mhz processor. You can overclock the processor and get a slight increase.

»dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?···&start=0
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monkeytap

join:2008-04-16
Saint Paul, MN

reply to ciscoboy

said by ciscoboy:

MonkeyTap: In the other thread that got locked, I mentioned that my old Linksys BEFSXR41 Router from 2003 couldn't get more than 12Meg down. Ran directly from the L2 Bridge to my PC and I got 42-49 Meg down. So I went and picked up the D-Link DGL4500 locally. (Good Review here -> »www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/···0250/96/)
Now speeds are great, up and down.

And no, they are not limiting my download speeds other than the config file set to 50/5. If you have a service that has a Multiple Gigabit link connection to the net you will max out your connection very easily, I have seen sustained 45Meg down with no problems.
perfect, thanks ciscoboy. i was thinking about calling to complain and possibly cancel since its an expensive service to be experimenting with. but I will definitely upgrade the router, where did you get it locally? good deal?


EG
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Union, NJ
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Wonder how many servers there are out there that can provide content at these rates ??


cambit69

join:2003-09-22
El Cerrito, CA

said by EG:

Wonder how many servers there are out there that can provide content at these rates ??
one word, p2p


Anonymous_
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reply to pipdipchip

said by pipdipchip:

said by jbob:

I'm not sure what pipdipchip See Profile was trying to say but I know of NO WRT54G that had a 33Mbps WAN port. All the 54Gs have 1x10/100baseTX WAN ports. See this link for more thorough details:
»www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showt···?t=47124

Perhaps what he meant was that the combination of hardware/firmware limited the 54Gs to around 33Mbps of throughput.
You know I do have an entire site on the WRT series, right? lol.

Anyway, here's a thread on DD-WRT about the 35Mbps issue. It has to do with the 200Mhz processor. You can overclock the processor and get a slight increase.

»dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?···&start=0
LIes wrt54g v4/GL can do 45mbps with 3rd party firmware
it has an newer chipset

there is an Few Broadcom 5365 routers out there that can do 75mbps+ on the WAN
thanks in part to the IPsec Co processor


EG
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reply to cambit69

said by cambit69:

one word, p2p
That's not one word....


pipdipchip
8 Megabits A Second
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join:2003-12-04
Hanover, MN

reply to Anonymous_

said by Anonymous_:

LIes wrt54g v4/GL can do 45mbps with 3rd party firmware
it has an newer chipset

there is an Few Broadcom 5365 routers out there that can do 75mbps+ on the WAN
thanks in part to the IPsec Co processor
Lies? I was lying about the fact some routers can't handle the full 100Mbps? 45Mbps is still less than DOCSIS 3's 50Mbps, isn't it? Therefore my point is still valid.
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MikeWolf9

join:2008-04-19
Beachwood, NJ

reply to pipdipchip
I have a Linksys WRT54G v8 with the 240Mhz processor. I was wondering if the WAN is limited like you said the older versions are, since the site you linked to only goes up to version 5. Also what about the Linksys WRH54G 1.0 version, is that WAN limited as well to 35Mbps?



pipdipchip
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join:2003-12-04
Hanover, MN

said by MikeWolf9:

I have a Linksys WRT54G v8 with the 240Mhz processor. I was wondering if the WAN is limited like you said the older versions are, since the site you linked to only goes up to version 5. Also what about the Linksys WRH54G 1.0 version, is that WAN limited as well to 35Mbps?
I'm not 100% sure. I do know that originally the problem was with 200Mhz processors. The extra 40Mhz will help, I'm just not sure how much. It was also reported over clocking helps. You can always hopefully over clock up to the point of your connection speed.
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