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Re: Why so Slow ATT DSL w/ 2Wire Router

Your stats look respectable. I would disable the wireless and run the wired only for a bit.

My experience with these 2wire devices is that the wireless can sometimes slow down the whole router even if it is not your wireless devices connected to your 2wire. This was the key reason I ditched my 2wire a while back. Even with none of my own wireless traffic, there was enough from neighbors that was overwhelming the 2wire, that it dragged down my wired performance.

What do the wireless signals in your area look like? How many, which channels, and how strong are they? If you need, download InSSIDer to view them.

OK. Your 2WIRE424 is on Channel 10 - not good. Put it on 1, 6, or 11. And based upon the snapshot you posted, I would recommend 11.

What happens here is that your 2WIRE424 is being clobbered by the overlap from the channel 6 WiFis (I know not yours, but your 2WIRE does need to see all those packets too regardless, if it is on channel 10 - This is what can put that additional burden on your router and slow things down). The only really isolated channels are 1, 6, 11.

Back to recommendations:
1. (simple test) Turn off the 2wirewireless when the performance sucks and see if that helps.
2. (simple) Get off of channel 10.
3. (more involved) Buy a dual band router and use 5.0GHz with your 2wire in bridge more

FYI, in my case, my neighbors were all over the various channels and I had no choice for an isolated band; hence I went with option 3 after dealing with months of option 1.