Best way to achieve maximum bandwidth with Wireless.

[eno]

I just put in Linksys SRX to help with my bandwidth needs. Before i was using 54G products that wouldn't give me the bandwidth I wanted for file streaming or transfers.

I run a Media Center PC on my Home Theater system in the living room. I also use a XP Pro basic system running Raid 1 Sata 250gb 16mb 7200rpm drives that holds all my music,video clips,etc. I run that system in another room hardwired to the SRX router. When I try to transfer a certain file from a hardwired system I get twice the speed then my SRX Media Center. I figured the 108mb wifi at 98% connection would allow for closer to wired results. When I check the Network transfer info in Windows task manager it displays 108mbs but only %30 utilization of network where the the wired systems pull like 70-80%. Is there anything I can do to achive closer to wired results with this SRX products.

 

[JackMDS]

In real functional terms the Wire 100Mb/sec. translates to working at 60-80Mb/sec.

In contrast, the 108Mb/Sec. of the SRX yields only 40Mb/sec. at 3", less when you start to extend the distance.

Why? This is the nature of the technology.

:sun:

 

[shortylickens]

Its true. Those numbers are all theoretical. You COULD get 100Mb/s, if all the planets line up AND you get lucky. But it just cant happen.
It also seems like the so-called "connected" speed is BS too.

I just got a Netgear 108 wireless router and a 108 wireless card for my game machine. In the lower right corner I have two wireless icons. One for Windows Wireless network connection and one for the nifty little program Netgear installed, "Wireless Assistant" Both programs say I have excellent reception strength, but Windows says I am connected at 108Mb and Netgear says I'm connected at 54Mb. Regardless of what either one says, I only seem to be transferring files at about 25Mb. So either Windows is right and my network is very innefficiant, or Netgear is right and my network is pretty damn efficiant (compared to other 54Mb connections).

BTW, what the heck is this SRX from Linksys?

 

[eno]

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-189-ProdID-WRT54GX.php

Thanks for the info. I feel a bit better now. At least this SRX stuff did make a noticeable difference, no more Video lag with large files or Picture lag on 5megapixel pictures through my file server to the Media Center. It flys along now.