i have optimum online and i have the modem they gave me connected to a linksys wireless router and to my desktop computer. When i test the speed of the connection from the desktop on testmy.net i get 1 star which is slow. When i disconnect the wireless router its 5 stars. Do you think if i get a gateway instead of having a modem and wireless router it will speed up my connection.
2007-12-01 13:44:04 · 2 answers · asked by njbadboy4life2005 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
i need some kind of wireless connection for my laptop.
2007-12-01 13:44:57 · update #1
ill check the firmware. also i have linksys wireless g router with speed booster. my laptop connection is decent and its alot faster then the desktop
2007-12-01 14:05:35 · update #2
It shouldn't matter. Make sure you have the latest Firmware installed on your linksys router -- when I bought mine it was a complete POS until they updated the firmware a year later. Thanks linksys.
2007-12-01 13:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must not connect the desktop to the modem, it must go through the router. And a router and gateway are the same thing. If this is dsl you will always get faster connections with a router/modem replacing the modem.
2007-12-01 15:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋