Router settings?

[Cream Soda]

Which router settings for a D-link would give me optimized connection? (without blocking anyone else accidentally etc.)

Basically, I'm on one of the neighbor's connections and their router has the default password, so I was able to get in. Just want to optimize shit so I don't randomly get dropped (usually happens once an hour)

What's

DHCP Reservations List :

Would adding myself to that help?

Channel width is set to 20Mhz, but there is an option for Auto 20/40Mhz

802.11 Mode is on b/g/n

Enable DHCP Server :
DHCP IP Address Range : to
DHCP Lease Time

What are these for? etc. etc.

Top of the page says

Product Page: DIR-655 Hardware Version: B1 Firmware Version: 2.00NA

Advanced Wireless

Transmit Power :
Beacon Period : (20..1000)
RTS Threshold : (0..2347)
Fragmentation : (256..2346)
DTIM Interval : (1..255)
WLAN Partition :
WMM Enable :
Short GI :

Guest Zone Selection

I can set a guest name, totally diff from the router's name. Would logging on as a guest hinder performance at all? Seems to be a safe route here

Last question is Ipv6 connection. It's set to link-only


that and I notice I'm only connected to ipv4. Is there a way to connect to ipv6 and if so is it better?



Yes, I know, leeching net is wrong, etc. But it's either do this or go to McDonalds to use their wifi, lol

[hey]

Transmit power is the only thing that might matter.

[Cream Soda]

lol on a side note, I love seeing my computer's name on their list.

Linux-5, lol and I run windows.

[Xanthe]

1. You shouldn't be leeching your neighbor's wireless.
2. You shouldn't be messing with your neighbor's router's configuration, even if he was shortsighted enough to leave the admin access wide open.
3. If you need to ask about those settings you shouldn't be messing with them. If it was your router that would be another story...

Just saying.

[Cream Soda]

Yes, I know, leeching net is wrong, etc. But it's either do this or go to McDonalds to use their wifi, lol

^

Not going to argue morality here, and already said yes I know it's wrong lol. Point is I'm doing it anyways, just looking how to optimize it, without messing up anything for them on their end.

[Xanthe]

Yeah, I saw that, just warranted repeating before my other points.

[SephYuyX]

Dont use ipv6?

[hey]

Basically, the problem is the other people on the network. You need to change the admin password, and put some encryption on that bitch so no one else can use it. That should solve your problem.

[Ratatapa]

Until the owner see's the problem and unplug or reset the router

[jmc]

Until the owner see's the problem and unplug or reset the router

Considering they left the router log in information stock, I doubt they would notice anything.

They would probably assume a hard reset would fix every problem they have, thus letting CS just keep changing settings.

[Buffy]

Don't mess with IPV6, it isn't used much yet. You will need it eventually, but probably not for 3-5 years on a consumer level. IPV4 is the current consumer standard. And most businesses use it still too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6

I don't know D-Link routers well, but on Linksys routers there is a way to set priority for certain IP addresses. You could set your computer to a static IP, then give that IP priority in the router, and you would have preferred bandwith. Also, check to see how often it is re-obtaining an IP. If it is set to 60 minutes, that might be why you are dropping once an hour. Setting it to every 24 hours would be the norm.

[Cream Soda]

Rebooted the router and it messed up something with the DNS server, so was without net for a day or so, but I guess they called their company, because when it came back up, speeds were faster than I've ever had on it before with no connectivity problems. Lol went from 150kb/sec on a high seeded torrent (on a good day, usually 50-100) to downloading something now via torrent at 1.2mb/sec.

I'm okay with this

[hey]

The others neighbors just haven't realized it's working again.

[jmc]

The others neighbors just haven't realized it's working again.

Probably this lol

[Cream Soda]

Nah the connection is still noticeably better and the connection would be shit in the past, even if I was up in the middle of 4:30am lol