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Old 02-28-2008, 11:01 PM
kraftee
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Default Re: Low router throughputs (WAN->LAN)

Rick Marks wrote:
> I discovered recently that my VoIP router (SPA-3102) and its
> predecessor (SPA-2100) can't route from WAN-LAN faster than about
> 7.5Mbps. The latter not helped by only having 10Mbps Ethernet
> interfaces.
>
> Looking at Tomshardware guide (search for the router charts) it
> seems that quite a lot other plain routers, wired and wireless,
> don't fare much better. By and large you seem to get what you pay
> for.
>
> So if you have high speed ISP service, say above 8Mbps, check out
> your hardware to see if it's a weak link in your chain.


For the last couple of years even budget range routers have had
100baseT connections, so it's not worth bothering your head about.
Some of the upmarket ones now have 1000baseT nowadays as well.

Just how old was your kit?



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