Thread: netgear DG834 setup

i've just recieved my netgear DG834 wireless router from adsl24, i just plugged it in and connected all the leads and bingo i'm connected and on the net. it seemed abit too easy, so my question is have i set it up correctly. my router shows 3 green lights ( wireless, dsl, internet ) and how do i test my speed and do i have to configure anything ?
thanx

This site has a tutorial to set up this router:
http://www.nice-pc.co.uk/club/content/view/46/40/

Speed test here:
http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

Run the test at least 3 times noting upload and download speeds. Take an average of the 3 tests to get average speed (Note these speed tests can give low results depending upon the amount of people using the site or the amount on your isp ... try running the 3 checks again over the next few days, you might be surprised at the difference)

Originally Posted by pw29010

i've just recieved my netgear DG834 wireless router from adsl24, i just plugged it in and connected all the leads and bingo i'm connected and on the net. it seemed abit too easy, so my question is have i set it up correctly. my router shows 3 green lights ( wireless, dsl, internet ) and how do i test my speed and do i have to configure anything ?
thanx

If you wanted wireless internet, and its working fine... then thats it, thats all you need to do..
Normally you should know your internet speed, you can be on either
1mb [Dial up] - Which i don't think you would be on
2mb
5mb
8mb
ect ect...
You are probably on 2mb or 8mb
They are most common
2mb fastest speed is around 250 kbps [this means your computer can download 250 kilobytes of data each second.]
8mb is around 1000 kbps...which is a lot faster, and it gets faster higher it goes.
If you wanna look here http://www.numion.com/
there are speed calculators which can convert mb's to anything you want to, its a good website just to mess about, it can also record your internet speed and surf speed [how long it takes a page to load which is full of images]

Its an awsome site even the mods should like it lol, got tons of things on there.
This isn't much help but i hope its useful.