KR2 and my findings

VZWdata · EVDO User Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 39

Setup

VZW 5750 PCMCIA Modem card
Kyocera KR2 router
US Robotics Wireless G router

I have the KR2 on second floor of home and Cat 5 run to finnished basement plugged into a us robotics card..Everything is working great cant really complain about much since this setup works better than my cable provider can do ..believe it or not..

Things I have noticed which puzzle me.

1. when I have PC card plugged directly into Laptop my download speeds are 1.2 M and uploads are high 500's pings average 150..

2.When I plug card into KR2 and lock onto wireless my upload is cut in half..This happens to all 4 of the computers in my house.

3.When I lock onto the wireless US robotics router which hangs off the Kr2 I get my fast 600 uploads back..

This is all done from diffrent vantage points in and out of houe..I also have HDR locked on the card..

Why do you think the Kr2 is hurting my upload speeds...?
Are there some different settings I should be trying on the KR2?

I am averaging 1/8 mile hang time on the KR2 also..PS3 works pretty dam good on COD4 also..

riptides · EVDO Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 9

Stange. Are you doing an security settings on the routers that your not doing on the laptop when the card is in that?

My speeds are about what you described with an AC595 card present in the KR2, pings 100's to 400's, 400-600up, 1.0-1.6down accroding to various speed tests.

VZWdata · EVDO User Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 39

No security,(for now) both routers are set to factory defaults...

I use same site to run tests everytime..It is very wierd?

uvarules · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: KR2 and my findings

VZWdata · EVDO User Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 39

I pretty much Isolated the issue to the KR2.I unplugged cat 5 from US robotics and plugged my lap top into cat 5 comming from KR2.The issue isnt the gateway it works fine off the us robotics router wirelessly or not..When I plug dirrectly into the KR2 my uploads are fine..Its just when I conect wirelessly to the KR2 my uploads are half what I see plugged in.

Llama · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 160

Never mind, I misread your post. The upload is only halved when connecting wirelessly to your router, but not when hardwired. I don't think it mattered either way on the WRT. Sorry about that.
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Mackieman · EVDO Junkie Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 440

What channel are your two access points operating on? Also, are you connecting to KR2 via g or n? If you're operating both routers on the same channel it is quite possible that you're having phase cancellation problems.

Even if you aren't, that is still quite possible due to how widely WiFi signals can be affected by environment. There was another thread here recently that had essentially the same problem except that his issue was the EVDO connection and not WiFi.

Moreover, does the n signal not reach your basement? I'm puzzled as to your need for a second router. If it's there for Ethernet connections a simple switch would work a lot better.

VZWdata · EVDO User Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 39

Seperate Channels on routersKr2 is on 1 and USR is on 11.. the signal isnt the issue..I didnt have a switch so I just used what I had IE the US robotics router..So I could wire in the PS3 and desktop computer that live in basement..

I cant see how its the EVDO network when the gateway is my KR2 and the better uploads come from the USR which relies on the KR2?

but who knows stranger things have happened..?