So, if you're having issues with wireless running slower than ethernet, and it doesn't have to do with channel or location interference, then try this RWIN settings change. I downloaded a simple program, changed my RWIN settings, rebooted and like magic I was getting the same pull (8 megs down) from my wireless as I was when I connected by ethernet. It told me I needed to change my RWIN settings. Then I sent to dslreports and clicked on TOOLS and did a tweak test. Everything they told me to do didn't help. I tried everything from calling the techs at Road Runner, to chatting with the linksys tech support. When I connected to the linksys router directly with Ethernet, I could pull about 8.5 megs down from But when I connected through wireless, it cut the speed in half, around 4 megs a second. My service (road runner cable through Time Warner) offers speeds up to 10 megs down and 1 meg up (RR Turbo) Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that I was having the same issue with my linksys wireless g router. It's a stupidly simple solution (although it took me a week to stumble on it): if your having line speed problems, try separating your router and modem. I imagine a lot of you out there have your router sitting on top of or below your modem. And low and behold, when I separated the router and modem by a few slots on my rack, I'm getting full speed minus about 10%, which is probably reasonable for router overhead and marginal residual noise. So, the problem is: electrical noise! All the cables are shielded, and the power cords are segregated from the data cables, so the noise is coming directly from the devices. I could do a Speakeasy test wired through the modem getting 6Mbs, and watch the speed drop as I powered up the router. I have a homemade wood rack, and the router sits just above the modem. I was connected directly through the modem, but had the router turned on, and my speed dropped by half! I figured I had the wiring wrong or something, but nope, no part of my system was connect to the router. During testing, I was cycling things on and off, switching the wiring when I finally stumbled on the problem. Through the router, it drops by half or more. Going straight from the modem, I get full 6Mbs+. I considered buying new equipment, but it turns out that even this old stuff works perfectly, as you will see. Lot's of posters here have newer versions of those things, but my same problem. The wireless is turned on and used, but not for this connection. I have a Linksys BEFCMU10 (the original version) cable modem, and my main router is a Netgear WGR614 v1 wireless router. No antivirus software, and new AV software: same problem. No software firewall, and new software firewall: same problem. I got rid of ZoneAlarm since v5 seemed to cause a problem even though I had v6. TCPOptimizer is an awesome little program, and seemed to make some marginal, but inconsistent improvement. I just got upgraded to Comcast 6Mbs, but was only getting throughputs in the 2-3Mbs range, with an occasional 4.5Mbs, and an occasional 1Mbs. Thanks to everyone for all the great tips, but I had to laugh when I finally figured this one out. I've been lurking here for a while trying to solve my speed problem.
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