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Vista SP2 Router Problems
I just upgraded to SP2 and now my network response thru my Linksys BEFSX41 router is terrible. Less than dial up modem speed for download but upload is unaffected. Linksys had a new firmware update for this in August 09 and I applied that. I ran a test and it appeared the download speed was back to normal but after a few hours it is now back to 24k download speed. If I connect directly to my PC without going thru the router the network speed is fine. Since the router is 7 years old I would get a new one, but I have little confidence in SP2 and I'm afraid I might just have problems with something new. Are these router problems common with SP2 and can someone recommend a model for a wireless router that they have that works with SP2? I'll spend the $ for the latest and greatest if it will work. -- bblancha |
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Vista SP2 Router Problems
Hello bblancha, Since the router is 7 years old, you might see if trying the different Auto Tuning settings in the tutorial below may be able to help with this going through the router to see which one works best for you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72...ive-level.html Hope this helps, Shawn bblancha;1139705 Wrote: I just upgraded to SP2 and now my network response thru my Linksys BEFSX41 router is terrible. Less than dial up modem speed for download but upload is unaffected. Linksys had a new firmware update for this in August 09 and I applied that. I ran a test and it appeared the download speed was back to normal but after a few hours it is now back to 24k download speed. If I connect directly to my PC without going thru the router the network speed is fine. Since the router is 7 years old I would get a new one, but I have little confidence in SP2 and I'm afraid I might just have problems with something new. Are these router problems common with SP2 and can someone recommend a model for a wireless router that they have that works with SP2? I'll spend the $ for the latest and greatest if it will work. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Vista SP2 Router Problems
Shawn, Thanks for the info. It helped me to understand what was going on and that it wasn't specifically Vista SP2 that was the problem, but the combination of new and old together. Based upon the age of my router and the fact that I also wanted to get a wireless router, I decided to abandon the old router and bought a new one (D-Link DIR-825). After getting the most up to date firmware on the new router I'm now able to connect successfully. Before the firmware update I was initially connecting, getting a couple of web pages, then it lost connection. Three calls to D-Link support in India, including level 2 help, and each time they made things worse, changing all kinds of settings to the point where I could no longer connect. My ISP tech guy suggested just resetting to the factory defaults, which I did. I found the firmware update and after that it worked fine. D-Link support was easy to reach but worse than useless ... they just compounded the problems. Thankfully my ISP, PTD.NET, has great tech support. -- bblancha |
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Vista SP2 Router Problems
You're welcome Bblancha. I'm happy to hear that you are able to connect normally again. bblancha;1144412 Wrote: Shawn, Thanks for the info. It helped me to understand what was going on and that it wasn't specifically Vista SP2 that was the problem, but the combination of new and old together. Based upon the age of my router and the fact that I also wanted to get a wireless router, I decided to abandon the old router and bought a new one (D-Link DIR-825). After getting the most up to date firmware on the new router I'm now able to connect successfully. Before the firmware update I was initially connecting, getting a couple of web pages, then it lost connection. Three calls to D-Link support in India, including level 2 help, and each time they made things worse, changing all kinds of settings to the point where I could no longer connect. My ISP tech guy suggested just resetting to the factory defaults, which I did. I found the firmware update and after that it worked fine. D-Link support was easy to reach but worse than useless ... they just compounded the problems. Thankfully my ISP, PTD.NET, has great tech support. -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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