I know topics about networks dropping to this speed and that speed have been done to death, but I can't quite find the information I'm looking for, and I'd rather have the most up to date answers I can possibly get.
So to get the hardware out of the way:
Modem: Netgear CG3100D-2 (wireless cable gateway provided by Telstra ISP, intended for wifi, but used as wired modem)
Router: Netgear WNR2000v3 (N300)
Adapter: ASUS PCE-N13
To clarify, the network itself is sound, the issue is with my computer and its adapter.
Devices connected to the router via cable get just about 100 Mbps (speedtest.net, local server) and most other wireless devices get 15-20 Mbps (my phone in the same location as my computer, through a fair few walls, gets about 16 Mbps). I realize that is downstream speed and that the wireless network speed, as indicated in the Wireless Network Connection Status window, is another figure altogether. However, obviously as the latter goes down, so too does the downstream potential.
As of a few days ago, after fiddling with router settings and adapter drivers, I managed to get my network connection to sit happily at 150 Mbps, where I would expect it. However, it recently has been dropping to very low numbers, usually 5.5, sometimes 1.0, and never bounces back. If I restart the computer, the modem and the router, it will go back to 150, but will fall shortly after.
Currently there are only three other devices, besides my computer, on the network; my phone (iPhone 4), an HP printer and an Apple TV. I'm not sure whether they operate on b/g or n, or if it matters.
There are two other networks in the vicinity, operating on channels one and nine, so I slotted mine in between them at five, where I believe there is no overlap with the frequencies.
The adapter is running v3.2.7.0 drivers from Ralink.
My questions are: what might I do to achieve a consistently high network connection speed, and what are the latest and/or best drivers for the PCE-N13 (RT2860)? I tried the very latest drivers from Ralink (5.0.5.0), but they just seemed to do more harm than good (Steam in particular was not happy).
So to get the hardware out of the way:
Modem: Netgear CG3100D-2 (wireless cable gateway provided by Telstra ISP, intended for wifi, but used as wired modem)
Router: Netgear WNR2000v3 (N300)
Adapter: ASUS PCE-N13
To clarify, the network itself is sound, the issue is with my computer and its adapter.
Devices connected to the router via cable get just about 100 Mbps (speedtest.net, local server) and most other wireless devices get 15-20 Mbps (my phone in the same location as my computer, through a fair few walls, gets about 16 Mbps). I realize that is downstream speed and that the wireless network speed, as indicated in the Wireless Network Connection Status window, is another figure altogether. However, obviously as the latter goes down, so too does the downstream potential.
As of a few days ago, after fiddling with router settings and adapter drivers, I managed to get my network connection to sit happily at 150 Mbps, where I would expect it. However, it recently has been dropping to very low numbers, usually 5.5, sometimes 1.0, and never bounces back. If I restart the computer, the modem and the router, it will go back to 150, but will fall shortly after.
Currently there are only three other devices, besides my computer, on the network; my phone (iPhone 4), an HP printer and an Apple TV. I'm not sure whether they operate on b/g or n, or if it matters.
There are two other networks in the vicinity, operating on channels one and nine, so I slotted mine in between them at five, where I believe there is no overlap with the frequencies.
The adapter is running v3.2.7.0 drivers from Ralink.
My questions are: what might I do to achieve a consistently high network connection speed, and what are the latest and/or best drivers for the PCE-N13 (RT2860)? I tried the very latest drivers from Ralink (5.0.5.0), but they just seemed to do more harm than good (Steam in particular was not happy).
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