Chaps, I'm clueless about networking....

I've got Shaw Hi speed (up to 10mb, but usually 6mb) via cable modem to a D Link wireless router

Now this is supposed to be 108 mbps. My PC is wired to the router and the laptop connects wirelessly.

Am I throttling my fat pipe with this set up as I've just done a speed test on the PC and it is only hitting 2 mbps

 

...thanks for the help

 

You won't get 108Mbs from your router unless you're PC is practically on top of it. The speed of your wireless router will probably slow down if you're a long distance from it or there are walls in between your PC and the router.

But to get it to drop to 2Mbs it's unlikely to be distance/obstacles that's causing it, unless you are some distance away and/or multiple walls obstructing the signal, or possibly local radio interference.

Unless your router has port throttling it's unlikely that the router is the cause of the slower speeds, more likely a symptomatic of something wrong on the WAN side (or ISP side). Does your ISP use any kind of traffic management or traffic shaping? if so it could be that which is the problem, especially at busy times.

It could just be that the site you used for a speed test was busy or straining under load that gave you those figures.. is the site/test server relatively local to you? The number of hops between the site and you will also play a factor, especially if routed through a particularly busy hop. Generally the more hops the slower the speed.

There are a whole load of factors that could be causing the slower speed, wireless issues aside very rarely is it at the LAN side of things that's the problem.

 

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make sure none of the other computer are using the connection and post up your speeds, if theres I'll have a look into it for you... I assume cable mean NTL or Telewest

 

Not in Canada

 

Thanks for the replies chaps. swampsters right, I'm in Canada with Shaw cable. I did a test yeterday and it went up to 6mb. Today 3mb. It woulfd appear that the WAN is letting me down here and considering it should be up to 10mb (so should at least be 6mb), I'm getting a bit pi$$ed off with it.

 

Try Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and choose a server near you (there's a few in Canada), it keeps a log of previous tests too, so that you might be able to see any patterns emerging... gives you a nice link, so that you can easily post back your results.
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Also worth doing a tracert to the server you have been previously doing your speedtests on might be able to see any specific hops that are causing problems.