wireless speeds vs wired....

[Gibson486]

I just got a new router (e3200). When I download stuff on wired, it maxes out at 600KB/s, but with wireless, it is 1.1MB/s. Is this right? I do not have a gigabit ethernet card, but I remember back when G was the rage, I could never hit 100KB/s over wireless. i would think that with noise and everything, wireless would still be slower, even with the higher speed of N.

 

[Emulex]

sounds right for a low end 150mbps connection. if you bump up to 300 you should get 16.5 and 450 about 22-25.

i get 16.5MB/sec all day long over 300(dual band)mbps 2.4ghz wifi on my WZR-hpg300n

 

[Gibson486]

wow....I should try to catch up more. I am so used to "screw wireless, just do wired". Without gigabit ethernet...what am I supposed to do

 

[jlazzaro]

wow....I should try to catch up more. I am so used to "screw wireless, just do wired". Without gigabit ethernet...what am I supposed to do

whats your client OS and Internet speed? 10/100 wired should be about the same as wireless N for Internet downloads, assuming you have a <100Mb Internet connection. try optimizing your NIC settings with something like TCP Optimizer http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

 

[Fayd]

whats your client OS and Internet speed? 10/100 wired should be about the same as wireless N for Internet downloads, assuming you have a <100Mb Internet connection. try optimizing your NIC settings with something like TCP Optimizer http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

yep, throughput under optimal conditions should be fairly similar.

however, the wired is gonna be more stable. no interference.

 

[Lithium381]

wired is more stable, but wireless is getting MUCH better.. . Then again i'm still running PATA, so i barely max out my 100mb connection on transfers and can't take advantage of the 300mb Wireless or gigabit . . . . so sad!