Wireless router always going slow/dropping signal. Help!

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This is the router I have. It's the linksys wireless G w/ speedbooster. Now the router is always have miserably slow connections with the ABG wifi adaptor on the xbox 360. In addition, it also becomes pokey-slow after being on for a day or 2 with my laptop and the computers in my apartment.

The thing I'm most concerned about though is the speed w/ the 360. If i unplug the power to the router and reset it, then power it up again, the speed goes back to "normal" and is fine. However doing this every couple of days is beyond annoying.

Anyone have suggestions how to remedy this issue?

 

This router has very little ram to work with. And my experience it will constantly lockup. See about installing dd-wrt would help. If it's new , return the router and get something good.

 

You can try updating the firmware with the latest official version.

 

Hmm but the router was one of the more expensive ones, i figured that'd help lol. Plus it said "speedbooster!" on it lol

I'm not that smart w/ routers. I got it a while ago. Is there a different router you'd recommend instead that's relatively cheap that'd definately not bog-down speed-wise going forward?

 

are you sure you don't have neighbors connecting to it? check the dhcp lists and see if any other computers are connected. is your router protected with wep or wpa? are you filtering mac addresses, broadcasting your ssid?

 

Well there is a big long crazy password you hafta put in to connect to it so I don't think neighbors are on it.

But there are other computers on the network. There's 4 laptops and 1 desktop and the xbox 360 also using it. Not all at the same time though of course

 

Like I said - update the firmware.

 

The only solution for your router is to load dd-wrt mini version. The non linux firmware in you router has major problems.