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My network has 4 computers that do a lot of web surfing, fps gaming, and torrent activity.

I use insightBB, a 3com cable modem, and a Linksys Etherfast router/switch..

The internet performance isn't too great, and I'm wondering if it is the modem, the router, or maybe we just need more bandwith from our service provider. I believe we have a 4 Mbit downstream from insight.

edit: There have been about 5 firmware revisions for the cable modem after the one I have loaded. Should I update?
 
update would be good but not sure if it would help, that just depends on what was updated. . Im not much into details but sometimes it might depend on the modem. Was this modem OKed by your isp? or was it given to you by your isp or somthin? if your all doing alot of activity then it will most likely be slow yes
 
Can you quantify "The internet performance isn't too great"?

If you download a large file or do a speed test when no other applications are running what sort of throughput rates are you getting?
 
Web surfing and online gamig don't hog too much bandwidth, but torrents are designed to use all your bandwidth. If you've got a person or two on your network leaving file sharing on 24-7, your internet is going to run very slow. Back in college I couldn't hardly use our apartment's internet because one of my roomates had Audiogalaxy going like crazy all the time. I'd recommend limiting everyone's bandwidth from the router (dividing it equally) if you can, or find some other way to limit the bandwidth each person uses.
 
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