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    looking for site for speed test.

    I recently bought a ASUS N53 router. I want to check the speed of my downloads. I bought this router because I wanted to stream some movies sometimes and or watch Youtube. But mostly to reduce any lag while playing MMO games. Any suggestions?

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    For speed test I use
    http://speedtest.net/
    What I get.


    As for a better idea of how things are going, I down load something like SP3 for XP and time it. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=24

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    My download speed was 2.60. And my overall grade was a D. How sad because I pay $30 a month for this DSL from AT&T. I will ask them if they can boost my signal or something ( at a higher cost I'm sure ). Tho I was expecting faster speeds with my ASUS N53 dual band wireless router.

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    By pass the router and see what you get.

    You can try cat 5 through the router too.

    That speed looks like you are wireless and it always slower. Why I use cat 5 with my laptop when downloading big files if I can.

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    AFAIK The fastest aDSL speed is slightly more than 7 Mbps.
    To go faster you need either fiber or cable.

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    You can check your speed at ip-details .
    It helps to know your internet connection speed.

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    You have to isolate the component.

    1. Wireless connection is No way to measure any thing but LAN Wireless Speed.

    I.e., use cable to measure ISP/Internet performance.

    2. As UA549 said, max consumer DSL on copper is 7Mb/sec. (b=bit)

    I.e., Download of 700KB/sec. (B=Byte).

    3. make sure that the TCP/IP Stack is optimized to your type of connection.

    You can use this to check and configure (For DSL choose PPPOE).

    SG TCP Optimizer - http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php



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    MS - MVP, Networking.

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    Bit slow today ...... Poor do


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