Internet connection is extremely slow due to problems with the DLINK DIR-300 router.
Internet connection is extremely slow due to problems with the DLINK DIR-300 router.
I have a PC and an old laptop in my house. My internet service provider is listed at the website you provided. On the laptop, I use Wi-Fi internet, while the PC uses a cable connection. The main cable from the wall goes to the router, and the blue internet cable connects the router to the PC's LAN port. The white cable brings the cable from the wall to the router. So the router is sharing the internet among all devices in my home. Recently, speeds dropped drastically to around 0.83 Mbps according to speed tests, even though everything seemed normal before. A technician visited and suggested it might be a router issue or just a temporary problem. He also checked the speeds of my neighbors in the block and found no similar issues. I paid for an 8 Mbps plan and still experienced slowdowns. After rebooting the router remotely from my laptop, the connection worked again on both devices. However, nothing resolved the problem. The router model is D-LINK DIR 300, and both my PC and laptop are running fresh Windows 10. Formatting didn’t help either. Any suggestions? Should I consider replacing the router?
That’s a slow router. Visit a nearby electronics store and purchase a wireless N router. I bought one used for €2.50.
It seems the modem is likely the source of the problem. Access the modem and verify any uncorrectable errors across all channels. If the errors are unusually high or fast, it may indicate a cable issue. If not, the issue probably lies with the router. Have you unplugged the router and restarted it before testing?
Verify the number of devices linked to the router. You may also restart the router using the admin password.
I cleared the remote reset function from the laptop; it didn’t work on http://192.168.0.1/