Wireless slowed down inexplicably

[junkerman123]

Hello,

I moved to a new apartment recently and my wireless speed has slowed down inexplicably. I used to get the same exact speeds wirelessly as I do with the regular ethernet cable (about 10kbit according to speedtest.com). Now, when I switch to wireless, I got from 10kbit down to about 2kbit, or worse. Strangely enough, the upload doesn't seem to change at all.

I guess it is possible the router got damaged in the move, but not likely. Could it be interference? Is there something I can check for? I use tomato firmware.

As always, your help is much appreciated.

 

[jlazzaro]

do you have a lot of neighboring wireless networks, cordless phones, microwaves, etc? try netstumbler to get an idea of the surrounding environment.

also, test your AP on channels 1, 6, and 11.

 

[junkerman123]

Ok, will try netstumbler. The channel configuration is something I should be able to do in the admin screen, correct?

 

[jlazzaro]

yes...im not familiar with the tomato gui, but look for some kind of radio or antenna settings. by default, its most likely set to auto-detect.

 

[junkerman123]

Ok, thanks a lot man. Will post back with results tonight.