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reply to amendolaro

Re: [Wi-Fi] Looking for Docsis 3.0 Speed Capable Wireless Router

i will have to check, can you advise of what settings to use and i will change to them? also is a asus rt-n16 capable of these speeds?

asus rt-n16 router is pretty bad-ass, i use one, too. you can configure it for wireless-n speeds of up to 144Mbps no problem. (300Mbps is iffy on the rt-n16, in my humble opinion. you have to dick around with the channel width)

i run dd-wrt on mine, but regardless of firmware (stock, tomato or dd-wrt) you should be able to configure your wlan to get proper wireless-n speeds.

again, verify your WLAN is using WPA2-AES for security, that WMM is enabled and that you're either in wireless-N only (assuming you're only connecting wireless-n clients). Verify the basic stuff first, and that you've got a strong signal (obviously if you're hanging on by a thread of signal, it will be at a reduced speed).

don't go spending money on a new router just yet... the rt-n16 is a proven platform, even though it's not dual band.

also remember, real world speeds vs your connected wireless speed. you'll probably see around 60% (best case).

so if you're connected, solidly, at 144Mbps, you'll probably see a real-world throughput of up to ~85Mbps.

if you were connected at 300Mbps, you'll likely see a real world throughput of ~150Mbps (give or take).

Re: [Wi-Fi] Looking for Docsis 3.0 Speed Capable Wireless Router

reply to Anon
Try changing your router channel and channel bandwidth to 40MHz.
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I think he should verify his security settings are WPA2-PSK/AES, that he's in wireless-n mode and has WMM enabled before changing the channel width.

changing the wifi channel is a good idea if he's in a crowded area.