Router and wired connection

[kenny1999]

Hi I have a wireless router which is for my tablets. The wired connection for my desktop PC is connected via the router. I'd like to know if it will degrade the quality of the wired part of the connection after it comes out from the router? Or when I want to download something big or streaming something, is it better to unplug the lan cable from the router and connect it back directly to the PC (without going through the router) ?

 

[beers]

That sounds like a giant pain in the A.

If you didn't cheap out and spend $5 on the router, then it should be able to keep up with your Internet connection.

 

[Geoff]

If you have wireless devices using the internet, then yes you will be impacted on your wired desktop, but if they are just idle or even better turned off and you have no wireless devices associated, then it's not going to impact you. As Beers said, the only potential performance impact is if you have 100Mbps+ internet and you really cheaped out on the router.

 

[kenny1999]

If you have wireless devices using the internet, then yes you will be impacted on your wired desktop, but if they are just idle or even better turned off and you have no wireless devices associated, then it's not going to impact you. As Beers said, the only potential performance impact is if you have 100Mbps+ internet and you really cheaped out on the router.

I don't quite understand

My router is NetGear N300 something, it cost me $30 approx or less. I don't think it 's a high-end router.

yes my Internet connection is 100Mbps

 

[beers]

yes my Internet connection is 100Mbps

Do a few speed tests, if you aren't able to reach somewhat near your quoted speed on speedtest.net or similar, or you have much higher test results when directly connected, then your cheap router isn't doing you any favors.

 

[Geoff]

I don't quite understand

My router is NetGear N300 something, it cost me $30 approx or less. I don't think it 's a high-end router.

yes my Internet connection is 100Mbps

Can you post a screenshot from going to www.speedtest.net? My point of cheap routers is that many cheap models are still using 10/100 ethernet ports, which would bottleneck fast internet connections. The Netgear N300 only has 10/100 ethernet ports, so you very well may be getting reduced performance if you indeed have 100Mbps+ internet.

 

[kenny1999]

Can you post a screenshot from going to www.speedtest.net? My point of cheap routers is that many cheap models are still using 10/100 ethernet ports, which would bottleneck fast internet connections. The Netgear N300 only has 10/100 ethernet ports, so you very well may be getting reduced performance if you indeed have 100Mbps+ internet.

As you said my router is having 10/100 ethernet ports and my broadband is exact 100Mbps , not 300Mbps or 1,000Mbps, what is the reason of getting reduced performance? I don't quite undestand.


I have been uploading something to a well-reputated server (web storage) in China but suffering from frequent disconnection, it can resume the connection though. And the speed of uploading for a single file often vary so greatly (it starts at 2-3MB/s but could drop down very quickly to 500kb/s or 200kb/s or less than 100kb/s , and sometimes it comes down to 1 or 2kb per second ). it doesn't only happen occassionally. It happens so often.

Is it likely because of the instability of the remote server? or the problem on my local side??

 

[Geoff]

As you said my router is having 10/100 ethernet ports and my broadband is exact 100Mbps , not 300Mbps or 1,000Mbps, what is the reason of getting reduced performance? I don't quite undestand.


I have been uploading something to a well-reputated server (web storage) in China but suffering from frequent disconnection, it can resume the connection though. And the speed of uploading for a single file often vary so greatly (it starts at 2-3MB/s but could drop down very quickly to 500kb/s or 200kb/s or less than 100kb/s , and sometimes it comes down to 1 or 2kb per second ). it doesn't only happen occassionally. It happens so often.

Is it likely because of the instability of the remote server? or the problem on my local side??

Many ISP's over-provision their speeds, so you may pay for 100Mbps but could possible be getting 5-15% more than that, but being restricted to a 10/100 wired connection guarantees you can't get higher than that.

Connect directly to your modem, make sure your link speed is at 1Gbps, and run a speed test to see for sure.

Uploading to a server across the world is definitely not the best way to determine performance, a lot could be the reason why you are experiencing issues. Start with a speedtest first connected directly to the modem, and then again to the router.

 

[silv55]

I don't quite understand

My router is NetGear N300 something, it cost me $30 approx or less. I don't think it 's a high-end router.

yes my Internet connection is 100Mbps

I have same Netgear N300 in my scrap i tried to use it and i must say it's big time crap special on Wireless and if you try to use inscription it's even worse,so do yourself a favor and buy a real router.