Available speed over wireless

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I upgraded the speed of my Verizon DSL to 3 megs from 1.5.
I have been using the MN500 base with an MN520 notebook
adapter without problems. I also have an MN510 USB adapter
available. Since I upgraded the service, I cannot get more
than the original 1.5 meg speed to the laptop over the
wireless devices. My main computer gets the full 3 meg
speed from the base over ethernet and I can also get 3
megs into the laptop by connecting it with ethernet to the
base. Does anyone know how to get the wireless devices up
to speed?

 

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You're limited by the wireless, Dan. For instance, 802.11b does 11 Mbps,
and 802.11g does 54 Mbps. That's megabits, not megabytes. The throughput
on wireless has a built-in overhead, so the likely result is about 40-50% of
rating. Everyone on wireless has it, since it is slower than a direct
connection via a Network Interface Card.
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Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Dan B." <danb@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:278e01c507b5$e552c8d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I upgraded the speed of my Verizon DSL to 3 megs from 1.5.
> I have been using the MN500 base with an MN520 notebook
> adapter without problems. I also have an MN510 USB adapter
> available. Since I upgraded the service, I cannot get more
> than the original 1.5 meg speed to the laptop over the
> wireless devices. My main computer gets the full 3 meg
> speed from the base over ethernet and I can also get 3
> megs into the laptop by connecting it with ethernet to the
> base. Does anyone know how to get the wireless devices up
> to speed?

 

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I am dealing in Mbps. The DSL is good for 3000 KBits or
375 KBytes/sec. If the wireless setup I have is capable of
11 Mbps, I would think it would be able to handle 3 Mbps.
Am I missing something?

>-----Original Message-----
>You're limited by the wireless, Dan. For instance,
802.11b does 11 Mbps,
>and 802.11g does 54 Mbps. That's megabits, not
megabytes. The throughput
>on wireless has a built-in overhead, so the likely result
is about 40-50% of
>rating. Everyone on wireless has it, since it is slower
than a direct
>connection via a Network Interface Card.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
>"Dan B." <danb@ptd.net> wrote in message
>news:278e01c507b5$e552c8d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>I upgraded the speed of my Verizon DSL to 3 megs from
1.5.
>> I have been using the MN500 base with an MN520 notebook
>> adapter without problems. I also have an MN510 USB
adapter
>> available. Since I upgraded the service, I cannot get
more
>> than the original 1.5 meg speed to the laptop over the
>> wireless devices. My main computer gets the full 3 meg
>> speed from the base over ethernet and I can also get 3
>> megs into the laptop by connecting it with ethernet to
the
>> base. Does anyone know how to get the wireless devices
up
>> to speed?
>
>
>.
>

 

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Yes, you're mixing the different measurements. Take a look at this
information:
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-network-speeds.asp
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Dan B." <danb@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:27a801c507ba$440b9b50$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I am dealing in Mbps. The DSL is good for 3000 KBits or
> 375 KBytes/sec. If the wireless setup I have is capable of
> 11 Mbps, I would think it would be able to handle 3 Mbps.
> Am I missing something?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You're limited by the wireless, Dan. For instance,
> 802.11b does 11 Mbps,
>>and 802.11g does 54 Mbps. That's megabits, not
> megabytes. The throughput
>>on wireless has a built-in overhead, so the likely result
> is about 40-50% of
>>rating. Everyone on wireless has it, since it is slower
> than a direct
>>connection via a Network Interface Card.
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Dan B." <danb@ptd.net> wrote in message
>>news:278e01c507b5$e552c8d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I upgraded the speed of my Verizon DSL to 3 megs from
> 1.5.
>>> I have been using the MN500 base with an MN520 notebook
>>> adapter without problems. I also have an MN510 USB
> adapter
>>> available. Since I upgraded the service, I cannot get
> more
>>> than the original 1.5 meg speed to the laptop over the
>>> wireless devices. My main computer gets the full 3 meg
>>> speed from the base over ethernet and I can also get 3
>>> megs into the laptop by connecting it with ethernet to
> the
>>> base. Does anyone know how to get the wireless devices
> up
>>> to speed?
>>
>>
>>.
>>