Recent content by Hellfire323

Although I suppose it is possible (but unlikely), that some devices from different manufacturers may not work so well together, but I doubt that is your problem. Every device uses protocols which should be the same across the board, no matter the manufacturer. Routers will require a password for...

One thing to note: there is a difference between 1MB and 1Mb. A "b" is a bit, while a "B" is a Byte. 1 Byte (B) = 8 bits (b). I suggest you use a speed testing site, such as http://www.speedtest.net/ or http://www.testmyspeed.com/ and test your wired connection first. Then do the same thing...

I'm not entirely certain because I do not know the make/model of your wireless router, but many routers have a default setting to use the WPS. You should access the router via a wired connection, and check the wireless security setting, often found under the "wireless" section. Ensure WPS is...

Paula, A quick background, 802.11 a/b/g/n are all protocols that are used over the wifi. The current wireless adapter in your son's laptop seems to only be capable of the 2.4ghz channels, however, that is probably all that is needed. Routers can broadcast over the 2.4 and/or 5ghz ranges...

It is unlikely, but very possible that the George-guest ID is not coming from your router. In my area, some people will leave their SSID open (or name it as "guest" of an existing SSID) so that people will connect to the network and then allow that person to monitor their network traffic. I...

I've used WireShark to capture both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic from http://speedtest.comcast.net/ Unfortunately, I can't quite make heads or tails of the packet capture, considering I'm not sure what is the lowest/highest priority. From what I have found, the class selector 1 (0x08) is the lowest...

So for anyone keeping up with this post, I finally figured everything out. First of all, I challenge everyone to always fully investigate issues before succumbing to the "most probable" problem. Sure interference plays a huge part in speed degradation over the wifi, but with current technology...

I currently have a Cisco DPC3008 modem with a Linksys E2500 Wireless router with Comcast Xfinity internet rated at 50mb/s. The computer directly attached to the wireless router via ethernet consistently receives over 50mb/s using various internet speed testing sites, including Comcast's own...