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bad internet connection - need help
jraju:
Hi, Gamez
I do not think that 4g b speed is possible as samson points. You could take the modem to your service provider to check this. They will simply check and if the speed is incorrect, will assign you some other user and passwords after changing the correct speed. 4 g b per second, is it possible boggins , and shane?
Boggin:
I'm a bit confused about this question of 4GB - you wouldn't normally get those sort of speeds on ADSL (at least not in the UK) - they are VDSL (Fibre) speeds.
It's quite possible your router could have become infected as WPA is quite an old encryption and is easily cracked, even when enabled.
Depending upon your devices, I would suggest you change that to Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK and Enable it, but I think this would require a router password to be entered to connect to the SSID.
This would normally be on the router.
For the Network Authentication, you would need to contact your ISP as I don't know if changing the WEP encryption to Enabled would conflict with that - my ISP uses CHAP Network Authentication and the router's SSIDs are password protected.
BTW - no sign of any PM.
With an Open connection, anyone could come along and leech off your connection which could max out your bandwidth and cause disconnections.
This is similar to when you have multiple users in a household all streaming and gaming.
You can check if any strangers have been using your connection if your router has a DHCP Table or something similar where it lists the Mac addresses such as when a mobile phone connects.
Computers and the like have their own usernames and if any are listed that you don't recognize, then that will be a sign that someone has been stealing your bandwidth.
Your Upload speed seems unusually low and maxing this out can also affect the download speeds when gaming to the point of causing a disconnect.
It seems to me that you just have a crap ISP and the sooner you change - the better.
Are any of these able to provide you with a better and secure service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_service_providers_in_Saudi_Arabia
Samson:
Good advice from Boggin, if you are not happy with your ISP, then vote with your feet and walk away to another provider.
Maybe you could look into getting another router (cheaply) and use that with your existing ISP?
I have always found Netgear to be a good brand, reliable, good support, decent performance and a reasonable price.
Boggin:
@ Samson - While a decent router will have its own firewall, with the broadband connection being unprotected it wouldn't matter which router you are using.
With it being open and unprotected, it would available to anyone within range like they are where free WiFi is provided.
@ Gamzertruth - To prevent anyone from leeching your broadband you could hide the SSID in the router settings then use http://www.7tutorials.com/how-connect-hidden-wireless-networks to connect your computer to it or just wire up to see if that makes any difference to your connection stability/speeds.
Samson:
--- Quote from: Boggin on November 25, 2014, 07:24:56 am ---@ Samson - While a decent router will have its own firewall, with the broadband connection being unprotected it wouldn't matter which router you are using.
With it being open and unprotected, it would available to anyone within range like they are where free WiFi is provided.
--- End quote ---
Understood, I was thinking more about holding onto a decent connection and speed, as Gamezertruth has suggested that this particular make/ model of router is a little flakey and others have complained about it.
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