On 9 Nov 2006 05:17:23 -0800, jatin.ahuja@gmail.com wrote in
<1163078243.477752.104560@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>:

>I have a 2 router network setup, 1 WRTP54G (Vonage Voip enabled router)
>and another WRT54G router connected to the first one (wired) and being
>used as an access point (i.e Port 1 or WRT54G is connected to port 1 of
>WRTP45G and I have supplied a static IP to my WRT54G with my main
>router WRTP54G's IP as its Default Gateway). There are two problems
>that I face,
>
>1. When I'm connected to the WRT54G (access point) wirelessly, my
>connection speed is terrible, I get like 5k/sec download speed and if I
>leave my laptop on for the night, when I wake up I've lost connectivity
>and it takes ages to get connected again (and at times the internet
>doesnt work then)
>
>As a benchmark, if I hook my laptop up directly to the router (WRTP54G)
>I get a download speed of about 45k/sec. So the drop is quite huge
>
>2. There are times when it takes ages to connect to the access point
>wirelessly from my laptop, and restarting the access point seems to
>solve the problem.

1. Possible RF interference. See causes and remedies in Fast Fixes
below.

2. Peer-to-peer file sharing. Turn everything off to test.

3. Virus/trojan/spyware. Run good anti-virus and anti-spyware.

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>