| 25mbs download on ethernet, 15mbs download on 802.11n? Just got new Time Warner cable service and overall it's great. On my download tests I'm seeing an actual throughput of 25mbs/down on ethernet and I'm happy as a clam. My old 802.11b wireless router was my bottleneck and I was only able to see ~5mbs/down.
Just bought a new Wireless-N/802.11n router and my speeds are only 15mbs/down on wireless. Good but why aren't I seeing the same download speeds on Wireless-N vs. wired ethernet? The Wireless-N supposed to have a theoretical maximum of 130mbs. My clients are all 802.11n clients as well. I would think I could get at least 50% of the rated throughput but seems that I'm only getting about 11%.
Trying to justify the cost of this expensive $80 router. |
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 PaulgDisplaced YooperPremium
join:2004-03-15
Neenah, WI
kudos:1 | This is not a TWC problem.
I've never come anywhere near the 'theoretical maximum' of any wireless technology. Are you running on 2.4gHz or 5gHz? |
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I'm talking out of my buttocks here because I don't know your setup, but I'm going to guess the 2.4Ghz band is saturated (lots of other routers around) and returning your current router and spending another $20 for dual band (assuming your wireless devices can use 5Ghz) would fix the problem. |
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it'll tell you what wireless networks are in range and the channel they are using. |
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| said by obckilroy:search for inSSIDer 2.0
it'll tell you what wireless networks are in range and the channel they are using.
This.
This is also the reason I suggested a dual band router. I upgraded mine aq couple weeks ago and, according to inSSIDer, mine is the only 5Ghz AP within range of my apartment. The difference is night and day. |
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 Anonymous_AnonymousPremium
join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
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I get 20 to 22mbps over wireless G |
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Wifi is a crappy technology. It designed for convenience, not for reliability, speed or security. I don’t care what anyone says, wifi will alway be a second rate connection method. I keep all of my stuff hardwired with CAT6 cable. My Linksys N router feeds the two desktops, laptop and A/V receiver, and the A/V receiver has a built in ethernet switch that feeds my TV, blu ray player and Xbox 360. Only components I have connected wirelessly are my PS3 and Officejet Printer and obviously smartphone and tablet if I’m doing something bandwidth intense at home, I’ll use wifi over 3G.
That said, when I first got my laptop at the end of this past summer, I could never get it to test at above 25-30 Mb down. For the past two months or so, it’s been just as good as my desktop. I’m thinking about buying a new router (Linksys E4200) and getting a switch (Linksys SE2800) and making the printer and PS3 hardwired, but right now. Everything in my set up is performing to my satisfaction and I don’t want to screw that up. Right now the laptop is two rooms over from the router, so a few walls are being penetrated.
Desktop (CAT 6)
Laptop (Wireless N 2.4 GHz)
Laptop (Wireless N 5.0 GHz)
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 CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
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It could also have something to do with the encryption method you are using. I have been able to get about 40 mbps down and 30 mbps up on the WiFi (was connected at about 72mbps) at the hospital when I was there back in october with my laptop and they use wireless N APs there. |
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