Please check the current firmware version of the WRT54GS (take note of
the hardware version to ensure that you selected the firmware version
correctly if there is a need to upgrade it). Go to linksys.com/download
and compare if you have the latest. You can take a look on the Firmware
Release Notes.

If you have the latest firmware, check if you need to update the
drivers for your card....


dotan_ak@yahoo.com wrote:
> Fellow networkers,
>
> I have a Cable modem at home with download speeds of 13 - 15Mb/s. I
> love it! Unfortunately, I only measure those speeds on my wired
> computers. The wireless ones (I tried 2 laptops using 2 different
> PCMCIA cards) only get around 6.5-7 Mb/s when downloading from the
> Internet.
>
> NOTE: when transferring a file from my wired computer to the wireless
> one, I did get around 15Mb/s. That's slow but it proves that the
> wireless computer can receive more than 7Mb/s.
>
> I am using my new Linksys WRT54GS. Both laptops are P4, 512MB RAM,
> Win XP SP2. Here is what I tried to eliminate the obvious:
>
> 1. Tried both laptops with the same card. Same results, hence not a
> computer problem.
> 2. Tried both laptops with a wired connection. Got 13Mb/s. Again,
> not a computer issue. Router is capable.
> 3. I tried a different wireless card on both laptops. Back to 7Mb/s.
> I guess that rules out the wireless adapter.
> 4. I changed from WPA to WEP and then to no encryption at all. No
> improvement.
> 5. I tried different wireless channels. No luck.
> 6. I unplugged my only 2.4GHZ cordless phone. Nope. Router is fine.
> 7. I moved to the room where the router resides. No improvement. I
> guess there is no major signal loss.
> 8. Brought a new laptop from work with an internal Mini-PCI card. Same
> speed. Not a PCMCIA limit.
> 9. Switched back to the old router (Netgear MR814v2). Same old, same
> old.
>
> The only thing I am yet to try is using a USB wireless adapter but I
> doubt it will show any better speeds.
>
> Is Wireless Internet severely limited? Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
> Dotan