Slow connection through Linksys router

I have an iMac G5 iSight and a G4 Mac Mini (both running 10.4.5) that share an internet connection via a cable modem and a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. The iMac is connected by an ethernet cable to the router and the Mini connects to the router through Airport. Both computers can connect to the internet fine but the connection speed on both is only around 1Mbps. If I bypass the Linksys and connect the iMac directly to the cable modem, the connection speed is around 3Mbps.

I have tried resetting everything and checked the transmission rate and max transmission unit settings on the Linksys but cannot get a faster connection. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Posted on Apr 15, 2006 3:05 PM

Jul 10, 2006 8:03 PM in response to Michaelkellogg

I posted twice earlier...in short:

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I have the identical problem. A Linksys WRT54G V5 that links (via ethernet) a PC, an iMac G5 PPC, an iMac 450Mghz, and via wireless, a Toshiba Portege laptop.

Speed for the cabled PC is about 4800 mbps, the two macs run around 1500 mbps. The wireless connect for the Portege is about 4000 mbps.

If I run the iMac G5 on airport the wireless is again, around 1650.

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Ports check out ok, cables all ok. Also tried a DLink router and encountered the identical speed problem with the macs only.

Just about given up on the Macs running anywhere near as fast as the other networked PCs. ISP is Shaw Cable (in Canada), no errors encountered, just substantially slower connection speeds.

Thanks,