Andrew Haninger wrote: >Hello. > >I'm using Bering-uClibc (not sure which version since the box is >headless) with Linux 2.4.32. It's running on a 486 with four 3c509's >in it. One is connected to a Motorola Surfboard 4200 cable modem. > >When I get online with my Windows laptop using my LEAF box as a >gateway, my downloads are poor (50-60kB/s) but when I connect my >Windows laptop directly to the modem, they are more reasonable >(200-400kB/s). Before I cry to my Internet provider, I'd like to >eliminate my system from the list of possible problems. > >I've used this exact same 486 in a different setup where it was >actually a router behind another commercial router which was connected >to a cable modem with much better speeds. > >When connecting the modem directly to my laptop, I notice that I get >an IP address from a completely different network range than what my >LEAF box gets. When I plug my LEAF box back in, it gets the same IP >address as it had before. I've tried changing the MAC address of my >eth0 adapter to the MAC address of my laptop's ethernet adapter and >then my LEAF box gets the same IP address that my laptop got, but my >speeds are still poor. > >Is there anything that I can do to eliminate the possibility that my >Linux box is causing the problem? Does anyone know what the problem >could be? > >If you need any additional information, just ask. > >Thanks. > >Andy > > > What are you using to download? Do you maybe have ports that need to be forwarded to your laptop when it's behind the router?
If this isn't a simple port issue, then perhaps there is an issue with one of your NICs on the router. It's possible this old box is starting to ware out - it's got to be over 10 years old after all. It's about the only thing I can think of if you were getting better performance from this same router before. Unless something else has changed (different software or hardware?). Changing it's position in a network shouldn't make a difference to the speed traffic passing through it. ...Izzy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
