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I have 2 PC's at home running Windows XP. We use Time Warner's Roadrunner
cable modem service. Whenever I connect any of the 2 PC's directly to the
cable modem, the speed which web pages load is incredibly fast.
About a year ago I put in a Netgear Web Safe Router model RP114 to network
my PC's. The router was connected to the cable modem. It seemed to work fine
and while I did notice a slight degradation in response time from web pages
on the Internet, it wasn't a big deal.
A few weeks ago my router got fried during a lightning storm. I got a new
Netgear router, only this time it was a more advanced model (RP614). the
response time was very slow. I talked to the technical support people,
trying several things such as the MTU size. This did not work. I gave up and
got a Linksys BEFSR41 Cable/DSL Router with 4 ports. My response time is
even slower now. We tried changing MTU sizes, setting aside a specific range
of ports for the web sites I was trying to access, enabling the DMZ, etc.,
etc., etc. Nothing worked.
The one thing that has changed from a year ago is that a few weeks ago I
used the Windows XP Microsoft Home Network Wizard to set up a home network
(even though I don't share files or printers between the 2 PC's). Could this
be causing the slowdown when I connect to the router?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
cable modem service. Whenever I connect any of the 2 PC's directly to the
cable modem, the speed which web pages load is incredibly fast.
About a year ago I put in a Netgear Web Safe Router model RP114 to network
my PC's. The router was connected to the cable modem. It seemed to work fine
and while I did notice a slight degradation in response time from web pages
on the Internet, it wasn't a big deal.
A few weeks ago my router got fried during a lightning storm. I got a new
Netgear router, only this time it was a more advanced model (RP614). the
response time was very slow. I talked to the technical support people,
trying several things such as the MTU size. This did not work. I gave up and
got a Linksys BEFSR41 Cable/DSL Router with 4 ports. My response time is
even slower now. We tried changing MTU sizes, setting aside a specific range
of ports for the web sites I was trying to access, enabling the DMZ, etc.,
etc., etc. Nothing worked.
The one thing that has changed from a year ago is that a few weeks ago I
used the Windows XP Microsoft Home Network Wizard to set up a home network
(even though I don't share files or printers between the 2 PC's). Could this
be causing the slowdown when I connect to the router?
Thanks in advance for any advice!