Thread: wirless setup on 50mb router, slows down, unreliable
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Old 27-01-2010, 01:31   #15
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Re: wirless setup on 50mb router, slows down, unreliable
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Originally Posted by jason4656 View Post
when i do a speedtest on the vaio, i get 3mb!! lol on the mac i get about 20mb but I havent tried downloading from any usenet or anything.

i tried downloading on my hard wired connection and it only managed a max of 25mb and that connection shows 50mb on speedtest

when you refer to speed its broadcasting at, do you mean the 802.11 protocol being n? its set to mixed but both the connections to it are running n

thanks
Speedtests are one thing. The rate at which files download is another. It's so dependent on the server and the route.

With wireless setting I was referring to setting options you may have. I have a WNDR3700. On the 2.4Mhz and 5Mhz channels I can opt for a wide range of security options, auto channel or a specific one and for 54Mb, 130Mb and 300Mb connection speed. I have gone for auto and 300Mbs. My n adaptor connects at 300Mbs, but I have only ever maxed on 40Mb download on a speed test. Usually it is nearer 30Mb.

My security I have set to WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] - Allow clients using either WPA-PSK [TKIP] or WPA2-PSK [AES]
"To reach maximum wireless performance, the 11N clients must connect to this router using WPA2-PSK(with AES) . For clients connecting in WPA-PSK( with TKIP), the maximum wireless speed will be at 802.11g"

As you see there are a lot of options. You go for whatever your client mix requires.
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