Connect 8mb

Skipper · 19-08-08, 04:29 PM

My speed test reveals:
Download: 1432 kbps
Upload: 353 kbps

This seems slow for an 8mb connection? Am I correct and can I do anything to improve?

Thanks
Colin

Smithy99 · 19-08-08, 05:03 PM

Please remember that it is an upto 8Mb service, the speed you receive is based on a number of things, line lengh and noise being a couple.

If you post your router stats people may be able to help increase your speed if there is a problem.

Skipper · 20-08-08, 07:43 AM

Does this help? What does it show please?
Thanks
Router Statistics

System Up Time: 113:07:09
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 76 59 0 551 820 00:00:21
LAN 100M/Full 21599 0 0 9 0 113:07:05
WLAN 11M/54M 381675 336716 0 805 264 113:06:51
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 6528 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 29 db 7 db
Noise Margin 15 db 21 db

PaulSky · 20-08-08, 09:05 AM

Your router is synched at around 6Mb ish. Looks like a throughput issue somewhere though, are you on ethernet and also are you running the router from the main socket on your line?

Smithy99 · 20-08-08, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skipper

Does this help? What does it show please?
Thanks
Router Statistics

System Up Time: 113:07:09
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 76 59 0 551 820 00:00:21
LAN 100M/Full 21599 0 0 9 0 113:07:05
WLAN 11M/54M 381675 336716 0 805 264 113:06:51
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 6528 kbps 448 kbps
Line Attenuation 29 db 7 db
Noise Margin 15 db 21 db

With those stats you should easily sync at the full 8Mb

You wold get 14-16Mb on max.

Your sync speed is higher than you say your downloads are although many things can affect you download speeds, if using P2P then a lot will depend on the amount of people sharing.

How are you connecting the router to the phone line?

Can you put the router into the test socket (this is the socket behind the faceplate of the master socket which should be the first socket in the house coming from the main BT cable) not everyone has one of these but it's worth a look then do the stats again.

Make sure that ALL sockets in the house have filters on them, this includes the one connected to the Sky box (if you have one)

Skipper · 20-08-08, 01:14 PM

I am new to all this router stuff, but I am running wireless and the router is connected to the telephone via an standard connection wire to the socket.

I have Sky TV in two rooms so I'll check the filters. I know the lounge has a filter but it will be a BT rather than Sky one. Does this make a difference? The upstairs Sky box (multi-room) was only commissioned on Saturday and I do not know if the Sky engineer installed a filter. I will check.

How do I know if the BT socket is the "main" socket?

Thanks for the help.

Smithy99 · 20-08-08, 01:16 PM

The easiest way to find out is to follow the cable coming into the house, the first box it comes to should be the master.

Hopefully you will have a front face that you can remove to reveal the test socket beneith.

PaulSky · 20-08-08, 01:22 PM

Check the 2nd Sky box, probably not filtered if our calls are anything to go by lol

Isitme · 20-08-08, 04:09 PM

How long have you been connected. Connect has a 10 day training period, during which time the speed will fluctuate until it finds stability. Looking at your present connection speed and noise margin, you will get the full 8 MB without any difficulty. During the training period you should reboot your router every