very slow internet

[facefirst]

I've scoured the internet and have had no luck solving my problem.

My internet connection (cable modem through Cox) on my MBP is extremely slow. I've tried resetting the modem and router, plugging directly into the router, repair disk, updating router firmware, as well as setting up my Network Preferences to use OpenDNS servers. Still it's slow. There's no other computers using my internet, which is secure. I'm at my wit's end. Talk about frustrating!

Hopefully there's a kind soul who can help me out with this.

 

[falcontook]

try bypassing the router and connecting the MBP directly to the modem with ethernet. Im thinking it could be a router related problem, and if that doesnt work, get a second computer from a friend and connect it to the modem, if its slow then its your internet service probably.

 

[facefirst]

When I plug directly into the modem it says that it has a self-assigned IP and cannot connect.

 

[falcontook]

when you go to settings>network>ethernet does it say "Using DHCP"?

 

[facefirst]

Once I reset the modem it fixed the IP issue. Yes, the internet is way faster when tethered to the modem.

 

[falcontook]

hmmm it might be the router then or your airport card in your MBP, but since it was slow connected to the router with ethernet, I think its the router, but im not sure, sorry man

 

[facefirst]

Is there anything I can do to the router, like a hard reset to factory default, or is it just bad?

 

[falcontook]

whats the model and make of your router?, my router onetime was giving em trouble and giving me a bad connectin and i had to do a hard reset, it was a D-Link

 

[facefirst]

It's a Linksys WRT54GS. I reset the router to factory default and set it up. Still it was really slow. I had been using channel 11 previously and on a hunch I changed it to 6. Now it's fast. Must have been something with that channel.

Thanks for your help! Hopefully someone else can benefit from this too.

 

[falcontook]

good good, glad its fixed and your welcome, there was probably some interference from something, but glad its working now