Linksys Wireless Router :: E4200 Is Defective Giving Weaker Signals
Jul 3, 2011
Just got the E4200 and it seemed great at first. Connected at 450mbps at close range (maybe 6ft away) and got 223mbps transfer.It seems that recently my signal is much weaker. I'm around 6-8ft away from the router and I'm getting between 270-360mbps, which to me is poor given the short range.InSSIDer says the RSSI is -50, while my other wireless N router (dual band) is -35 and is in the exact same location. I'm using the 5ghz radio only, and it is set to N, and I'm using channels 44 and 48. I checked the hidden advanced wireless page and transmit power is already set to high.My laptop has an Intel 6300 wireless card.I'm using the current firmware 1.0.02,I've noticed that the speed of the router randomly seems to drop off too (just as I type this, the link rate has gone back up to 450mbps... typical). Is the router throttling when it gets hot or something? So I just want to find out if others are experiencing similar rates at the same kind of distance. Seriously, how can you advertise something as 450mbps when you can't even get that link rate at a distance as short as 6ft?I can't see any thing I can do to increase the link speed (back down to 270mbps now), short of a firmware update to increase the power and use higher channels. I hear the higher channels are much better, so who do I have to write to, to plead for new firmware?,This is a great product, but it's totally ruined by stupid internal antennas and a weak transmit power.
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Dec 30, 2009
Just got the E4200 and it seemed great at first. Connected at 450mbps at close range (maybe 6ft away) and got 223mbps transfer.It seems that recently my signal is much weaker. I'm around 6-8ft away from the router and I'm getting between 270-360mbps, which to me is poor given the short range.
InSSIDer says the RSSI is -50, while my other wireless N router (dual band) is -35 and is in the exact same location. I'm using the 5ghz radio only, and it is set to N, and I'm using channels 44 and 48. I checked the hidden advanced wireless page and transmit power is already set to high.
My laptop has an Intel 6300 wireless card.I'm using the current firmware 1.0.02. I've noticed that the speed of the router randomly seems to drop off too (just as I type this, the link rate has gone back up to 450mbps... typical). Is the router throttling when it gets hot or something? So I just want to find out if others are experiencing similar rates at the same kind of distance. Seriously, how can you advertise something as 450mbps when you can't even get that link rate at a distance as short as 6ft?
I can't see any thing I can do to increase the link speed (back down to 270mbps now), short of a firmware update to increase the power and use higher channels. I hear the higher channels are much better, so who do I have to write to, to plead for new firmware?This is a great product, but it's totally ruined by stupid internal antennas and a weak transmit power. Maybe if we make a noise about the not so maximum performance, they might address it.
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Jul 22, 2011
I try to connect my IPod touch to the wireless router E4200 Firmware 1.0.02 build 13 and I got this error Unable to join the network “n2”.This is my 2.4 GHz Wireless Settings:
Network Mode: Wireless-N only
Network Name (SSID): n2
Channel Width: Auto
Channel: 9 – 2.452GHZ
Security Mode: WPA2
I spoke with customer service and I went through all the setting change possible without success, she told me maybe the problem was with my iPod and I have to call apple customer service. I can connect the iPod to my old wireless router successfully with not issues, using 2.4 GHZ only N Wireless Settings.The another issue I is when I use 2.4 GHz N is not connecting with a good speed (Max speed 64 Mbps) I know my pc have a max of 300 Mbps and again when I connected using old wireless I get max speed. I analyze all spectrum around the router is located; I change the channel to the one that are not in use for another router. Same speed, no improve of performance.
I found in the report from the Wi-Fi spectrum analyzer said band N 5 GHz max rate 450 Mbps that is the speed that is supposed to be, but for 2.4 GHz N max rate 144 Mbps, so there is a problem with the router that is no giving the right speed and standard specification for band 2.4 GHz N. I did same test with older firmware release and same issue. I tried all setting possible and I get same outcome, no iPod connection and low speed rate with a max of 144 Mbps (It’s supposed to be 300 Mbps)
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My room Desktop Wifi:
Download was 0.50 mbs Upload: 3.6
My laptop right next to Router:
Download 19.87 mbs Upload: 3.5
My room Desktop Neighbors Wifi:
Download was 17.3 mbs Upload was 3.32.
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Last night it spontaneously rebooted and that was that.
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