Slow connection through Linksys router

I just wanted to give you an update on my woes with the MacBook Pro and the WRT54G router. As you know, the time it takes to begin loading a page was up to 7 seconds on my high speed connection -- on the Windows XP laptop it was only 1 second and on the MacBook Pro with Windows XP it was also only 1 second. Out of frustration, I took my old Belkin wireless router and pluged it into one of the ports of the WRT54G. When I connected to it from the MacBook Pro (in OS X) it worked like a charm. The page load times were down to 1 second as if I were on a Windows XP machine. The reason I need to keep the WRT54G is that I also use a 'repeater' system between the Linksys router and 2 Linksys Access Points. Anyhow, I didn't think that two wireless routers could work together but somehow it seems to be working. Thanks for all your help.

Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I've got a Intel iMac and am having the same dreadful performance issues using a WRT54GS Version 2 Wireless Router. Does it seem like its the router? Is there a better router I could purchase that will 'just work'?

Yes, I'm afraid that Linksys router also does not work well with the OSX either. I have had great luck with the Belkin F5D7230-4 wireless router. As a matter of fact, I picked it up at Best Buy for $10 after rebate! I've also tried a generic CompUSA wireless router with great success. Many people are having the exact same touble with the Linksys router. Try one of these other ones and you should have better luck. Good Luck!
Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Yes, I'm afraid that Linksys router also does not
work well with the OSX either. I have had great luck
with the Belkin F5D7230-4 wireless router. As a
matter of fact, I picked it up at Best Buy for $10
after rebate! I've also tried a generic CompUSA
wireless router with great success. Many people are
having the exact same touble with the Linksys router.
Try one of these other ones and you should have
better luck. Good Luck!
ike

MacBook Pro 15"
Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Changing the security on my router and iMac to WPA2 instead of WPA increased my speed dramatically.

I have the same problem with my mac mini running OSX10.4.3 -- very slow to load pages -- but, although I normally go through a Linksys router, the problem remains when I connect directly to the cable modem using an ethernet connection. A old PC on the same system is 10 times as fast. I tried deleting the networkPreferences .plist. That seemed to help once, but hasn't since.

You might find some ideas here:
http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/internet/

I have a MacBookPro AND a PowerBook G4 and a FritzBox 7160 Router. On the G4 I get good DSL speed, on the MacBookPro I suffered both by Ethernet cable and WLAN from slow speed down to occasionally bits per second !

After backup I cleaned all log files using Xupport ( http://www.xupport.ch/ ) and got a tremendous speed increase up to 100 KB/sec on the MacBookPro. Occasional "hickups" ( short speed drops ) happen, but work is productive now. Hope it holds.

MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.6) firmware update

When I first connected my MacBook to my home network I was getting ridiculously slow pings from the other pc's. Webpages took minutes to load up. I read on another forum (can't remember where) to:

Disable IPv6 in network preferences.

This helped a lot and network is now usable, but still very slow compared to my windows machines. Perhaps this gives someone else some ideas.

If your circumstances are anything like mine, then this will help.

Are you...
Behind a router?
On Comcast cable internet?

It could be that the DNS settings in your System Preferences 'Network' setting are incorrect. Use your router to find DNS1 and DNS2 (usually under 'Status'), then copy and paste these numbers in the Network preference where it says DNS Settings.

I found this in an archived post. Did the trick for me.

I was having the exact same problem... The two things that "fixed" my are:

Disable IPV6
Change DNS entries to 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2

Works like a charm now!

--Leo

Good call on the dns and ipv settings.

Did the trick for me. Thanks!

So has anyone been able to stay with their WRT54G and obtain the same internet speed as before the OSX modification that must have caused this? HAS ANYONE UPDATED LINKSYS FIRMWARE, and has this helped? THANKS, I've been looking at Belkin routers as replacements if necessary.

I've got a Linksys wireless router and a MacBook Pro and the trick of disabling IPV6 changing the DNS entries to 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 a few posts up did the trick for me. It works just fine -- similiar speed to my Windows machine. I'm not sure why but it does work! Give it a try! Good Luck, Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Excellent, but I could use some help with the interface for System Preferences...Network...TCP/IP. I can turn off IPv6, then go back to the page with the DNS servers data entry box. Shall I put the two DNS values there? There is no interface for DNS1 and DNS2, just the one box. Thanks for the help.

Hello,
Yes, you take the DNS and put both of them in the box under the Airport settings. It worked just fine with the linksys router. Good luck.

Mike

MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.6)