wireless network card help

[splintitan]

i have a dlink router (di 614+) and just got a dlink dwl-g520 card (win xp + latest dlink drivers)). getting speeds of 11mbps when i assume i should be able to get much more. what am i missing?

 

[spidey07]

How are you measuring your speeds?

Wireless speeds depend on the environment and maybe that is all you are going to get.

-edit-
a quick google search says that router is 802.11b only, could be wrong. 802.11b = 11 Mbs data rate in the best of conditions.

 

[Fardringle]

I have that same router sitting in a box and yes, it is B only, which means that 11 Mbps is the max speed you are going to get.

 

[JackMDS]

I do not want to spoil your "Joy" but I doubt that you get 11Mb/sec.

Why? See here, http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html

 

[splintitan]

i installed the atheros drivers which gave me the 54mbps but after i was setting up the connection it went back to 11.

apparently i can do something with ad hoc but i dont know what or how to use it. something to do with networking... how can i set it up?

Edit: i gathered that ad hoc is for 2 or more wireless connections to connect together. while this isnt for me people have gotten the card to work at 52mbps.


so is the problem the router?

 

[Fardringle]

The term "ad hoc" means connecting two wireless computers (or other wireless devices) together directly without using a router. It doesn't have anything to do with your situation.

Your USB wireless adapter is capable of up to 54 Mbps wireless speeds when connected to a "G" wireless router. However, your router is a "B" router and is only capable of a max speed of 11 Mbps. When you temporarily saw a 54 Mbps connection, you were probably receiving the signal from a neighbor's router.

 

[splintitan]

thanks

 

[JackMDS]

I doubt that you saw any Ad-Hoc connection a Client card that is configured to work with a Router is configured to Infrastructure and cannot see Ad-Hoc.

I any case there all the numbers that are given By Windows consider Speed and Signal strength are more of a Placebo than having real Value.

The way Entry Level Wireless are designed does not really yield any significant follow up reading, thus the speed and strength info comes from the drivers and software "tricks".

The only way the measure with simple means countable Signal info to use a card, that is compatible with Nets tumbler.

As for speed of transfer, only timed measure of large file can provide accurate info.

As for Mr., OP there are 802.11g Wireless Routers that are as good as the for less than $20, get yourself one.

Here $9.99 after Rebate, http://www.compusa.com/product...t3&product_code=344137