How to benchmark Wifi card speed?

[stateofmind]

Hi

How can I benchmark a Wifi card speed (laptop)? I'm not talking about the internet speed or the router speed, but the wifi card speed

Thanks

 

[mikeymikec]

Off the top of my head one would need:

A PC connected via GigE to an wireless access point/wireless router with GigE capability*
A data transfer method between PC and laptop (Windows filesharing for example)
Locate all items in the same room
A program to monitor wireless bandwidth, process explorer should be reasonable as it allows one to see received/sent figures separately.

* - I'm assuming the card is supposed to be able to do >54Mbps

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Create an ad-hoc network to another pc and test, then connect to a wireless AP and test that way as well. You can use iperf to test/

 

[smitbret]

Publicly share a folder on a Gige wired PC that is on your network, then just run this from the laptop PC with the WiFi card:

http://www.totusoft.com/lanspeed.html

 

[JackMDS]

Publicly share a folder on a Gige wired PC that is on your network, then just run this from the laptop PC with the WiFi card:

http://www.totusoft.com/lanspeed.html

+1.

LAN Card (WIFI or Wire) speed without Network Interaction is what ever the Spec sheets rates it.

Real functional Speed has to be measured on real network with another Network device.

LAN Speed (as mentioned above) is a good solution because it Neutralizing some of the other Network components.