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Firmware up to date. &nbsp;WPA2 security enabled.
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Firmware up to date.  WPA2 security enabled.

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hkchris: i will try that later today.<br />
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anybody else have any ideas?
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hkchris: i will try that later today.

anybody else have any ideas?

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We have a WRT310N router with Comcast service. &nbsp;When a computer is directly plugged into it, we get 20 down and 5 up. &nbsp;Great. &nbsp;If we try it wirelessly, it drops to 1 down and 5 up. &nbsp;Notice that only the download drops dramatically, not the upload. &nbsp;The wireless laptop is only able 30 feet from the router and is setup for mixed mode with standard and wide band channels. &nbsp;There are no big points of interference such as a cordless phone next to it. &nbsp;Why would the download speed be so low but still maintain the upload. &nbsp;Please help. 
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We have a WRT310N router with Comcast service.  When a computer is directly plugged into it, we get 20 down and 5 up.  Great.  If we try it wirelessly, it drops to 1 down and 5 up.  Notice that only the download drops dramatically, not the upload.  The wireless laptop is only able 30 feet from the router and is setup for mixed mode with standard and wide band channels.  There are no big points of interference such as a cordless phone next to it.  Why would the download speed be so low but still maintain the upload.  Please help. 

Odd Wireless Issue: Slow Download Speed and Normal/Fast Upload Speed

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.

Wireless Networking

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.