Hi.. a few quick facts:
- New 24" iMac
- Motorola SB5101 Surfboard Modem
- D-Link WBR-2310 Rangbooster G Router
- COX Cable
Ok.. I bought an iMac recently and was using the built-in wireless to feed off of my friend's Linksys modem/router; it was unbearably slow and I usually got a better reception from a neighbor's unsecured router. We both decided that I'm the one that needs a stronger connection as I do a lot of downloading, so Cox switched over the line/account to my room and wired a cable to my iMac.
I initially used her Linksys combo, but it kept resetting itself and I'd get a ton of dropped connections, so I bought a Motorola modem and it was still a bit slow, so I called Cox and had them give us the fastest package; it worked and I had super fast speeds all last week.
Thing is.. I have a laptop I still need to work from now and then and we have an XBox 360 with a wireless adapter - not to mention the fact that my friend is dying to get back on her PC (she's going to buy a USB adapter). I bought the D-Link router from Best Buy and it's now slow again - REALLY slow. I'm not talking about the laptop or the XBOX (they're ok and.. I could care less). I'm talking about my iMac. It's wired straight to the router, but it often takes 30 seconds to load a page. If I forget the router and go straight through the modem, it's fast again. It's definitely the router, but.. why?
I did a search on Google and tweaked some settings on the router:
- Enabled auto-channel scan; didn't work
- Tried a few "quieter" channels; didn't work
- Tried with Turbo, without Turbo; didn't work
Guys.. is it a bad router? Any ideas? I would have gone for Airport Express and/or any of the N routers, but I hear it's a nightmare getting it to work with the XBox - that and the speeds are only faster when transferring data?
I'm a bit of a newbie, so.. forgive all the questions.
It's just frustrating. The only other option I have (if I can't get it to work) is to have my friend pay another $55 for a separate connection - just so we've got wireless access in the apartment. While very costly, I need fast speeds.
Thanks
- New 24" iMac
- Motorola SB5101 Surfboard Modem
- D-Link WBR-2310 Rangbooster G Router
- COX Cable
Ok.. I bought an iMac recently and was using the built-in wireless to feed off of my friend's Linksys modem/router; it was unbearably slow and I usually got a better reception from a neighbor's unsecured router. We both decided that I'm the one that needs a stronger connection as I do a lot of downloading, so Cox switched over the line/account to my room and wired a cable to my iMac.
I initially used her Linksys combo, but it kept resetting itself and I'd get a ton of dropped connections, so I bought a Motorola modem and it was still a bit slow, so I called Cox and had them give us the fastest package; it worked and I had super fast speeds all last week.
Thing is.. I have a laptop I still need to work from now and then and we have an XBox 360 with a wireless adapter - not to mention the fact that my friend is dying to get back on her PC (she's going to buy a USB adapter). I bought the D-Link router from Best Buy and it's now slow again - REALLY slow. I'm not talking about the laptop or the XBOX (they're ok and.. I could care less). I'm talking about my iMac. It's wired straight to the router, but it often takes 30 seconds to load a page. If I forget the router and go straight through the modem, it's fast again. It's definitely the router, but.. why?
I did a search on Google and tweaked some settings on the router:
- Enabled auto-channel scan; didn't work
- Tried a few "quieter" channels; didn't work
- Tried with Turbo, without Turbo; didn't work
Guys.. is it a bad router? Any ideas? I would have gone for Airport Express and/or any of the N routers, but I hear it's a nightmare getting it to work with the XBox - that and the speeds are only faster when transferring data?
I'm a bit of a newbie, so.. forgive all the questions.
It's just frustrating. The only other option I have (if I can't get it to work) is to have my friend pay another $55 for a separate connection - just so we've got wireless access in the apartment. While very costly, I need fast speeds.
Thanks