BStrauss3
join:2001-12-07
Lewisville, TX
| reply to Mark_Venture
Re: B vs G real world speed??
Remember, the limiting speed is often the 1.5 Mbps internet connection!
Also remember to take those quoted speeds with more than a few grains of salt... those are raw signaling speeds, not usable data speeds.
On a mixed b + g network the g cards will slow down from their full speed, in order to accomodate a couple of characteristics of the b cards. I think it's still faster than pure b.
PC Mag did a comparision article in the last couple of issues, it might be on their web site.
-----Burton |
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Mark_Venture
join:2000-05-31
Wilmington, DE
| Yeah, I understand, for internet, the "weakest link" is the cable modem.
I was thinking along the lines of eventually getting the laptop its own wireless card so I don't have keep swapping the wireless card or to have it cabled all the time. SO then it would be a file sharing/coping speed issue I was thinking of..
In other words if I got a G Router/Access point, a card bus G card for the laptop and the Compact Flash B card for the iPAQ... Because of the mix of B & G cards, would I loose enough speed on the G card when coping files that I just might as well stick with B for all wireless? |
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Mark_Venture
join:2000-05-31
Wilmington, DE
| Am I reading this right?
Based upon this article I found...
»www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1118556,00.asp
with results table here...
»common.ziffdavisinternet.com/dow···ance.pdf
It appears that If I have a G access point and mix active G & B clients at the same time, I'll end up with slightly slower than B only speeds.
hmm..... |
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sekim
Premium,MVM
join:1999-08-17
Saint Petersburg, FL | I've dlink G stuff,,, my norm is 16 - 18 mbit.
friend brings her B laptop into my G environment
I slow to 11 -12mb
she's at her norm/max of 5 -6mb |
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