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> Kevin "So, can one operate a wireless network at 65 to 75%?"
I think it depends on the load,, The 1st time I tested the link I did a couple emails and web
pages,, didn't see any degradation,, so I ran a little load test:
Files moved: Total size 350MB, folder consisted of several hundred files from a nav chart pgm, files
sizes 1kb to 16mb
System 1: Dell 8250, 2.4GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512mb mem, 80gb hf w/8mb cache, xp home, int-nic wired to
netgear WGR614 router
System 2: TP-600E, 366MHz, 66MHz FSB, 544mb mem, 10gb travelstar w/? cache, xp pro, netgear wg511
pc-card
Both systems had Norton anti-v & firewall running & router has wep active, & solitaire(had to be
doing something)... The folder move was imitated from the laptop in all instances & both
directions..
1) in the same room: signal strength 100%, transmit rate 54, copied folder from the desktop to the
laptop, 5min
2)copied the same folder back to the desktop, 8 min 15sec
3)down stairs out on the dock (50ft + - ), signal down to 59%, transmit rates bounced around, 2 to
30,, maybe averaged 8-10, stopped copy after 10 minutes,, copy stated 196 minutes remaining..
net-net,, speed fell off big time,, but I don't plan to use it outside,, do not plan to fiddle with
antenna,, in the house I get 100% in every room,, the idea is inside access for the kids...
The reference to humidity and salt in my earlier post, was a statement of corrosion,, not
interference..
Dan, I was here for both Andrew, up on the main land, and Georges, stayed on BPK,,, Hell of a ride,,
we had wind spikes in the neighborhood of 146mph,, shore made the shutters rattle,, wish I had a sat
link,, would have made a great bog for a couple weeks...
Tight-lines
Jim
An Old Parrot Head,
In the Conch Republic,
Just South of Reality