Well I'm not sure why this would be slowing down you connection.
But wireless is always slower then ethernet.
-Elliott
On Jul 29, 2009, at 2:00 PM, williamd wrote:
>
> I am suddenly and unexpectedly needing some sort of network solution
> and know very little about this subject. The situation is this... for
> some time i have had a direct ethernet connection between my cable
> modem and G4 imac. Recently my roommate got a pc laptop and wanted to
> go wireless. We purchased a Belkin N router. He uses his "g" card
> wirelessly and is very pleased. I am currently connected via ethernet
> as before, except now with router in the middle. I am noticing a
> considerable drop in performance going via the router as opposed to
> directly to the cable modem; enough so that when he is not home i
> connect the modem directly, only using the router when necessary.
> This slower performance (taking longer to load web pages, and slower
> download speeds) occurs whether or not he is connected. My first
> question is whether this slowdown is to be expected when wired
> through the router as opposed to directly to the modem? If not, any
> suggestions on what i can do to increase performance?
>
> Would i have better speed going wireless myself? And if so, should i
> go for the Airport Extreme card, or would a third-party dongle be
> faster? If the latter, is there one which uses the ethernet port
> rather than taking up a usb slot?
>
> Many thinks for any suggestions!
>
> bill
>
> >
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