Do I need to buy a new wireless router?

Sounds like the wireless section of the router is having problems. You haven't got anything near you that could be interfering with the wi-fi frequencies?

0.01mbps seems a really slow speed, especially if it's running at full speed plugged in, at a guess I would have said it's dropped into 802.11B mode rather than G or N but 0.01mbps is even slower than B mode. 802.11b is 11mbps, 802.11g is 54mbps and 802.11n is 300mbps.

A trick to try is to turn all the security off on the router (the WPA-PSK or WEP key) and then try connecting - Windows won't be too happy 'cos it'll warn you your connecting to an unsecure network - but it doesn't matter for a few minutes to test it. Try it then and see if it runs at full speed. If it does then the problem is with your security set up - sometimes radio interference can cause it problems when associating with the router. Try different security settings and see which one gives you the best speed.

The other thing is I notice you said it's a D-Link router - I've never been a fan of D-Link routers myself. I had one which Vonage supplied to me with our VOIP phone system. There was so many bugs with it and D-Link kept promising to do a firmware update on it, and eventually Vonage got fed up of their promises to fix the bugs that they created their on V-Box and discontinued it. I've now got a Netgear router which works like a dream.

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It sounds like you have something interfering with your Wireless transmission. Or you could very possibly have a bad Wireless Router. Don't confuse yourself with wireless standards such as 802.11x, this simply refers to the amount of bandwidth\spectrum size of your antenna's wireless capacity. 300mbps just means it can transfer at a maximum 300mbps. Also something to keep in mind, DSL\Cable providers advertise internet plans up to 60mbps or even higher numbers. The most important thing to remember, you usually will never get the advertised speeds they offer, this is because you are sharing with the entire node\street block.

Depending on how many people are connect to a node\MDU in your block it would be 60mbps / by the number of houses, + the number of computers\devices in each house that are connected to the internet.

Now I will explain possible problems, and troubleshooting steps;

I would check the channel number, I would change it to channel 11, usually it's default channel is set to auto, or 1. If your neighbor has a Wireless router on the same channel as yours, this could cause problems. If this doesn't fix your problem, I would perform a firmware update on your router, this will update the hardware capabilities of your router.

If this doesn't fix your problem, go out an purchase a new Wireless Router, I would recommend a Cisco E1000 series. They are designed better than D-LINK's, If this doesn't work, return the new router and check your cabling in your house. Also, make sure you have filters on all of your phone lines if you are using DSL ISP.

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