http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Transfer-over-wifi-is-slow-but-is-it-really-THIS-slow-27586836 en Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:15 EDT Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Transfer-over-wifi-is-slow-but-is-it-really-THIS-slow-27600378 N will get you (if you go wide channel) 4-5.MB/Sec
N-5Ghz gets you to 8-9MB/Sec

100Mbit wired ethernet gets you to 9-11MB/sec

USB 2.0: 20-30MB/sec

gigbit should be as fast as your HDD (if its not raid or SSD)

If I were transferring 500GB, I would use gigabit wired, or a USB, esata, or firewire drive + sneakernet :)
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If you're a bit of a geek at heart, I'd get a program called IPERF to do some throughput testing.
That basically takes the CPU and hard drive out of the picture and tests the maximum network
throughput speed your gear can pump.

Regards]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Transfer-over-wifi-is-slow-but-is-it-really-THIS-slow-27590452 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:58:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Yes-its-that-slow-27588381
1.0-1.4MB/s is middling 802.11g speed. That's 8.0-11.2Mbps. As you know ethernet blows this away at 88Mbps. Under excellent conditions (you live in farm country and your microwave oven is off), you can get 25Mb/s. I think 54Mb/s is impossible, even in a lab. Typically speed is in the teen Mb/s, obviously less if neighbors also have 2.4GHz devices. Finally, if you are copying between two wireless devices, speeds will be further cut in half since they both share the same channel.

If you want to move 500GB of stuff, I suggest you copy it onto a drive and copy off. Even USB2 @ 25MB/s of actual throughput will be faster than 100Mbps ethernet. I estimate 100Mbps ethernet will take 12 hours (!) to move 500GB. Gigabit ethernet would be the fastest option.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Yes-its-that-slow-27588381 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:54:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Transfer-over-wifi-is-slow-but-is-it-really-THIS-slow-27586836
I have a old G router. Speedbooster my ass. It's transferring at a rate of 1 - 1.4 Mbps.

When I transfer to another device over ethernet connected directly to the router, it transfers around 11 Mbps which is slow too, but only 1 Mb over wifi? Seriously? I know 54 Mbps is theoretical, but come on this is ridiculous.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Transfer-over-wifi-is-slow-but-is-it-really-THIS-slow-27586836 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:49:50 EDT