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Problem description: Ever since I got my modem replaced, my download speed through my router has been about 1/6th of what it used to be. Upload speeds have not changed at all, however. I have tested my download speeds directly through the modem and with a different router, and both of those are fine. The problem persists when I run an ethernet cable to my laptop from the router so it's not an issue with the wireless settings. The ISP tech who installed the new modem made a comment about the router having custom firmware and that the download speed was slower than it should be, but I thought nothing of it at the time. The router is a Netgear WNR2000v3, and I have the latest compatible version of dd-wrt on it (DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/19/12) std - build 18777). Attempted fixes: I have tried resetting my router to the factory default setting, but the problem still exists. I've also tinkered with a lot of dd-wrt advanced settings, taking care to backup the settings before I try them out. Can't really list them all since I don't remember which ones I've tried, sorry! I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes Hoping someone has an idea of what options I should try. If needed I can call my ISP again but since the problem isn't present when I plug a computer directly into the modem or when I use a different router, I suspect the problem lies within this particular router.
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Dec 17, 2014 00:56
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How fast is your Internet connection? The router is likely too old to support it properly.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:09
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Alereon posted:How fast is your Internet connection? The router is likely too old to support it properly. Using a speedtest with the other router (which is a model that is pretty old, and doesn't support dd-wrt) I'd get around 60ish Mbps. Ditto for plugging in directly to the modem. With the current router I get about 9.5 Mbps with the same speedtest. The router used to be just fine and reached those speeds easily, but then we got a new modem and that's when this problem started. I wish I could just use that old router instead but it got to a point where it would frequently drop connections so unfortunately it's not viable.
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Dec 17, 2014 01:14
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One of my friends that has been giving me suggestions on what to do told me to change the MTU value from auto to manual and gave me a bunch of numbers to try out, and that wound up working. Speed's a lot faster now and while it's not as fast as it should be I figure I just gotta experiment with tweaking those numbers. Unless something horrible happens I'm considering this problem solved!
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Dec 17, 2014 01:59
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