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Chris W · 01-03-2007, 13:20

In answer to your questions....

You have the option of a PCMCIA card (if you are using a laptop) or you could install a PCI card if you use a desktop.

USB 1.1 has a maximum transfer rate of 12Mbps, compared to 480Mbps provided by USB 2.0 However the limit with both is often system resources available and processing power.

The easiest way to check the connection is a process of elimination:
- connect the pc via ethernet to the router to see if the speeds improve.
- connect the pc directly to the cable modem via ethernet to see if the speeds improve.

By doing this you can eliminate the router as a possible cause of the problem, or highlight it as a cause.

01-03-2007, 13:20	#2
Chris W cf.mega poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading Age: 41 Services: Virgin Media Broadband Size M Posts: 6,546	Re: Wireless Bottleneck? In answer to your questions.... You have the option of a PCMCIA card (if you are using a laptop) or you could install a PCI card if you use a desktop. USB 1.1 has a maximum transfer rate of 12Mbps, compared to 480Mbps provided by USB 2.0 However the limit with both is often system resources available and processing power. The easiest way to check the connection is a process of elimination: - connect the pc via ethernet to the router to see if the speeds improve. - connect the pc directly to the cable modem via ethernet to see if the speeds improve. By doing this you can eliminate the router as a possible cause of the problem, or highlight it as a cause.