the router is linksys wrt54g2 v1 and believe it or not the wired download speed on my desktop actually dropped to 1.7mbps. surprised by that. I might have to call centurylink and see what is going on with them.
the router is linksys wrt54g2 v1 and believe it or not the wired download speed on my desktop actually dropped to 1.7mbps. surprised by that. I might have to call centurylink and see what is going on with them.
The WRT-54G v1 model is very old, and scored near the bottom of the results posted at ...
but a firmware update could eliminate certain problems the OP is having.
Newer routers have so many features, I personally think a new one is in order. However, that is just me.
In the OP's case, we don't know the advertised bandwidth the ISP is supposed to provide. We don't know what actual speedtest shows on a wired computer, or wireless one. We don't know what all the devices are, nor there wireless requests. We don't know of any interference in the environment.
I don't understand how you are so sure the router is not the weak link.
There could be a specific performance problem in that v1 model of WRT54G2. I see there are hardware models 1.0, 1.3, and 1.5. No firmware updates for 1.0 or 1.3 hardware.
Now that I dug deeper, I am convinced the OP will see better results with a newer router.
There are many things that could be discussed, but I'd buy a router to replace the 2008 model, and move on from there.