Any idea why my laptop would go considerably slower on my network?

[aphex]

I currently have two systems in my house (both 802.11g);

Mac Mini w/ built in wifi
IBM T41 w/ Intel 2200bg

Today i upgraded my roadrunner from 5/384k to 10/1

On the Mini, running a speedtest, it varies, but i usually get between 7000-8500

On my T41, i cant get over 3000, usually closer to 2000.

Any ideas?

 

[spidey07]

Try changing channels on the AP to 1, 6 or 11.

The only real difference i could imagine would be the wireless card.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Try changing channels on the AP to 1, 6 or 11.

The only real difference i could imagine would be the wireless card.

No change

Shows i'm connected to the router at 54Mbps

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: spidey07
Try changing channels on the AP to 1, 6 or 11.

The only real difference i could imagine would be the wireless card.

No change

Shows i'm connected to the router at 54Mbps

Well try to normal stuff. Take the laptop to same room as AP.

What OS? You could try using the TCP/IP tweaks listed at DSL reports, they make a big difference. XP should perform pretty good.

Mac OS is much more efficient and faster network wise than MS.

<---not a mac fanboy, but they at least get the TCP/IP stack a lot better than MS ever has.

 

[evilspoons]

Update the Intel network drivers. I did this on my Gateway (which is a BRAND NEW model but came with drivers nearly 18 months out of date!) and I saw huge gains in speed, both in connection time and bandwidth... and this is on an 802.11b network!

(My drivers were Gateway branded ones, I switched them to the latest Intel generic ones, and despite their myriad warnings about potentially losing custom features, I actually ended up with *more* functionality afterwards).

 

[aphex]

Looks like its the 2200bg.... Its still horribly slow

Ive tried reinstalling the drivers (IBM & Intel), reseating the car & the antennas, nothing helped...

I ran out and picked up a Belkin PCMCIA 54g card, the laptop is 4x as fast now, speedtests show 8000+