Thread: Belkin F5D7230-4 performance

Check the settings on both laptop and router that neither are set to low power - higher power equals better signal.

Try turning off security - can improve signal. And if it's not going much better than 10m not likely to be hacked.

Looks like it's not a removable antenna.

I have the same model, but wooden walls, and get decent reception for 40m or so.

Options could be get a wireless access point and use it as a signal repeater - plug in on the other side of the wall, and it picks up signal and rebroadcasts, so no need for wiring other than power. Or move router closer.

Looking at the specs of the Belkin, the wireless is only going to give you a maximum of 54Mbps, where as the wired is going to give you 100. And given the physical barriers between the router and the NEC, you are most likely not going to get 54. Look at the connection settings on the NEC, and it should tell you what speed it is connected at.



Also, given it is a laptop and hopefully easy to move, have you tried moving it closer to the router to see if that improves connectivity. If so, then it could just be due to the physical barriers in between.

Thanks.
Yes the wireless is 54MBPS on the wireless networked computer.
In Control Panel- Networks the signal strength is given as 3 bars out of 5. It really won't help to move the computer closer as it is situated where we want it in my wife's office.
So what is the better solution ?
New router with higher speed or run a wire ?
Regards Philip A

couple of things to try here

1st you mention skype and downloads, your average internet connection speed on ADSL will be anywhere from 1.5 to 24Mbps far short of at 54 for wireless or the 100 for wired.

Infact Skype would normally be usable with 512k

My guess is you have several other devices or people in your area using the same channel/ frequency range and as wireless is a shared medium all the devices have to take turns in transmitting even if they aren't on your network

I would suggest trying the 3 non overlaping channels which are 1, 6 and 11 and seeing if you get better speeds on one of those.

you might want to also try lowering the mtu of the wireless controller on the pc (shouldn't make a difference but often will instructions can be found here http://www.richard-slater.co.uk/arch...-or-windows-7/)


Another thing to note about upgrading the router is that it will only run as fast as the slowest device in the network. ie if you have an old 54g laptop all your other devices will fall back from 300Mbps 802.11N to 54Mbps 802.11G

When talking about using 5Ghz that either refers to 802.11A(I doubt you have this) or an 802.11 G/N dual banned where it will use both 2.4 and 5 so if your having issues with 2.4 it may not help

at the end of the day if you have the option to use cable do so it's faster, more reliable and more secure.

I think I have answered my own question by doing some research.

It would appear that the max speed of Wireless 802.11G is 54MBPS.
If I upgraded to a Wireless N router , it would still run a 54MBPS.

I am not getting this at the moment because of the distance and brick wall, but the best answer would seem to be to run a wire.
A pain in the bum but there you go.
of course for the rare occasions we use Skype , perhaps it is better to bring the camera down to this computer

Regards Philip A

You could try 'Ethernet over PowerLine'. There are a few manufactures out there, eg.

Ethernet over Power - 200Mbps - Jaycar Electronics

NETGEAR - Powerline Ethernet Adapters

Powerline: NetComm

But read up on it first, there are some pitfalls and some hype about it - claims of fast speeds etc which often don't live up to reality but nevertheless usually said to be faster than some flavours of WiFi but nowhere near as fast as dedicated cable.

No personal experience myself.