Wireless Speed

[Washac]

Hi


I recently changed my broadband provider and with my Netgear router connected to the Ethernet port
I was getting 13Meg down speed, I have in the last couple of days gone to a wireless router and have
now dropped to 10Meg down speed.

I assume this is the norm with wireless ?

 

[ewilson6]

wireless connects around 54 mb, check this by running network utility.

cable connects at 100 mb or faster.

so downloads are always slower on wi-fi.

-Eric

 

[Washac]

wireless connects around 54 g, check this by running network utility.

cable connects at 100 g or faster.

so downloads are always slower on wi-fi.

-Eric

Thanks

 

[Leon Kowalski]

wireless connects around 54 mb, check this by running network utility.

Correct.

cable connects at 100 mb or faster.

Correct.

so downloads are always slower on wi-fi.

Wrong.

Both wireless and hard-wired connection speeds are MUCH faster than
the cable modem connection to your broadband provider -- typically
you're capped at less than 10 Mbit/s inbound, and less than 2 Mbit/s
outbound (depending on how much you're willing to pay). You can
check your ISP's actual throughput at: speedtest.net

There should be no significant speed difference between hard-wired
and wireless, for traffic passing through the cable modem. OTOH,
hard-wired should be faster for traffic between computers on your
home network (i.e., traffic that goes through the router, but not the
cable modem).

LK

 

[meta]

I'll only add one caveat to Leon Kowalski's excellent post: wireless has more environmental issues. For example: if your wireless router is upstairs and your notebook is downstairs don't expect your speed to be identical as if you were working in the same room. That goes double if you're in the basement.

This might be the slowdown wireless users are experiencing, although the practical impact is usually minimal.