On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:57:10 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm trying to figure out whether my old laptop has a problem with certain
>wireless cards or WTH is going on. Unfortunately, I have no one from whom I
>can readily borrow a newer laptop to test with.
>
>With a Netgear WGT624v3 router and WG511T PC card, I get 7 Mbps upload
>speeds.
>With a D-Link DI-624 router and DWLG650 PC card, I got around 9 Mbps upload
>speeds.
>
>Download speeds are as expected, 22-24Mbps at about 70 feet through several
>walls. No complaint there.
>
>Speeds were measured by the Task Manager's Networking tab, while xcopying a
>very large file from/to a Windows 2003 server on the router's switch port.
>It appears the upload throughput hits a wall. There is no lack of
>throughput when copying from another computer on a switch port to the same
>2003 server.
>
>I have another off-brand and discontinued (Viewsonic) 108Mbps wireless card
>that makes 12Mbps uploading to either its matching router w/108Mbps
>connection, or to the Netgear router with only a 54Mbps connection. So I
>know the router is not the issue. If I got 12Mbps uploads out of the
>others I'd be satisfied if not impressed.
>
>All routers and wireless cards were running the latest flashware and
>drivers.
>
>If you have used consumer grade 108 or 125 Mbps technology from the big 4
>(D-Link, Belkin, Netgear, Linksys) and measured upload speeds, could you
>drop me a private note with what you found? I'm ready to buy about 5
>wireless PCI NICs and if the Netgear or D-Link PCI NICs have the same upload
>throttle that I've seen with their PC cards, it's going to be a big
>disappointment.
>
>And I know about Wireless N but that's not cheap enough nor
>standards-approved yet so it's not in the running.
>
>Thanks,
>Carl
Wireless networking has only one STANDARD at present and that is 54g (54Mbs)
There are devices out there that will run @ 108Mbs but it isn't a STANDARD. Now
depending on the quality and compatibility of the units in question the
performance of them can differ.
My laptop is now 18 months old and it was using a Belkin 54g card that will run
@ 108 and the school techie got a Linksys wireless router for our office but set
it up for 54Mbs because it IS the STANDARD.
The whole school is being wired for wireless networking and we all are getting
new laptops for registers, email, reports etc. but it is only going to be 54Mbs
but capable of 108 when it is a STANDARD.
You probably don't have a problem or a real problem - just pretend you don't
know and if it works keep calm if it don't - fix it.
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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