I recently decided I wanted to pay more for my home broadband access and added this to my Cablevision bill a few weeks ago. Up until last night I was having an issue with the service as it seemed that I was not able to get anywhere near the speed (30MB / 2MB) I should be getting – let alone the regular tier of service which offers 15MB dl.
And then it occurred to me… My router is pretty old as I’ve been a cable broadband user since from the moment it was offered about 6 years ago when I lived in NYC. My Linksys router is only not 10/100 as I thought… instead it’s only capable of 10MB which is slower than the incoming stream. A quick test with a direct ethernet connection to my laptop from the cable modem revealed I was seriously self-capping. I am still not getting 30MB downloads, but it is pushing past 15 on some quick speed tests.
Problem solved with a quick one-click over at Amazon, I’ll be getting a new D-Link DGL-4100 Broadband Gaming Router, 4-Port Gigabit Switch which as the names implies will enable Gigabit access on my home network (wiring pending) and a much faster routing of incoming packets. From what I read about the router, it’s also incredibly friendly for configurations of specific applications so you can prioritize (or limit) certain types of applications. It’s clearly targeted at gamers with settings designed to optimize online gaming, but similar settings will enable me to do quite a few tricks including built-in support for DynDns and VPN so I can securely connect remotely to my home machines and help my wife or simply stream some music … and possibly video back out.
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