Taking Bandwidth

[jon_s]

Are you on a hub? If so that may be why you are losing bandwidth. Perhaps using a managed switch is the way forward because they don't share the bandwidth as a total, they have maximum bandwidth per port.

[Jabba]

yep I have a 1000mb switch

[jon_s]

well, there goes that idea lol I take it, that it is a managed switch.

Something like:
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=...ged%20Switches

[Jabba]

Not quite that one...I think its the router thats fucking it up though.

[jon_s]

It certainly sounds like it, you are not supposed to lose bandwidth through a switch.

[Jabba]

Yep only started since getting the router.

[AlienDB7]

How are you setting it up? Like uplinking from the router to the switch and everything connected to the switch? Look for collisions on the switch and router, I'm suspecting a bad port is causing the problem.

Have a 100Mbps Hub connected to a linksys router myself. I was able to get 300-500k/s upload speed before my ISP capped my upstream So definitely you shouldn't have any problem when you're using the switch/router combo.

[Jabba]

Originally Posted by AlienDB7 How are you setting it up? Like uplinking from the router to the switch and everything connected to the switch? Look for collisions on the switch and router, I'm suspecting a bad port is causing the problem.

Thanks Alien...thats exactly how it is set up....I am going to try as you suggest and move the ports around.

The only wireless router (with adsl modem) PC World had in stock was made by Belkin...which I know are a budget brand. My gut feeling is that this is to blame...having said that...its been excellent in every other respect and I would be hard to fault it...especially for £100.