WRT54GL - Is wireless faster than 20Mbps possible?

[BercikPL]

Today I upgraded my Internet speed with my ISP to 60Mbit/s and I get following download results at speedtest.net:

• modem+cable - 54-56Mb/s

• router+cable - 54-56Mb/s

• router+wireless - 16-20Mb/s

Is there a way to speed up my wireless connection with this router? On the sticker it says 54Mbps, so I would guess it should be possible.

Router: WRT54GL v1.1

Firmware: Tomato 1.28.1816

OS: Windows 7 Professional

Wireless adapter: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter

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[gv · Accepted solution]

As usual the 54 Mbit/s is a theoretical boundary. With wireless connections you might be able to get half of the connection rate under very ideal circumstances. The 16-20 Mbit/s is pretty average and standard in most locations. I see similar rates for internet connections on my 802.11g access point.

I suggest you make a test transfer of a larger file from a wireless computer to a wired computer and check how fast it can go. I guess it will go between 20-24 Mbit/s (2.5-3 MB/s) unless you have a lot of very busy access points in your neighborhood.

[BercikPL]

Thanks a ton! At the moment I cannot make the test, but I surely will when my flatmate is back. However it would be more to satisfy my curiosity, as the router is in the other room and I cannot connect it with cabel, so I will have to buy a new one anyway. I had WRT54GL for years and it never dissapointed me, so I'm kinda sad I would have to get rid of it, but better get a new one now, when I can sell this one for not a bad sum.

[somms]

To take advantage of +60Mbps internet connection wirelessly you will certainly have to upgrade to a 802.11n wireless router...

[priapismick]

in trying to upgrade my service from the local cable company, I have to switch my WRT54GL to PPTP and cant find where to enter the server IP address.

Can anyone tell me where I find the field to enter this?

If not, do I need to upgrade firmware?

Current level is V4.30.11

Thanks in anticipation

[opheliaimmortal23]

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priapismick wrote:

in trying to upgrade my service from the local cable company, I have to switch my WRT54GL to PPTP and cant find where to enter the server IP address.

Can anyone tell me where I find the field to enter this?

If not, do I need to upgrade firmware?

Current level is V4.30.11

Thanks in anticipation

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When you scroll down on the setup page, you will see on the Network Setup the Network Address Server Settings for (DHCP). I checked the website and for the 4.30.12 firmware version, it says that:

- Resolves issue with saving DHCP settings when using PPTP as Internet connection type.
- Resolves security issues found by Tomaz Bratusa (Team Intell) related to session riding.  Adds HTTP session timeout.
- Updated PPTP Internet connection functionality
- Resolves issue with setting management port when https is selected.

If you  need to verify this info, just go to homesupport.cisco.com website and type-in the model number of the router and click on the downloads once you have the page for the router.

[priapismick]

Thank you for the response, I'll make the changes.

I tried to get the firmware updates, but can't see any for my H/W version (1.1) despite being told that 4.30.15 was there. I was told it was probably the browser, so I tried again with firefox and chrome and got the same results, a work colleagues pc also couldn't see the firmware either.

If my firmware is OK to go then its no issue, but I am curious as to why I can't see the new firmware.

[Jake_2.0]

Try to change the country from United States to any APAC region country and you should have the option for ver 1.1.