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Old 31-01-2006, 10:19   #4
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Re: ntl 10 meg Which Wireless router ?

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Originally Posted by __spc__
Since 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
second), 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec.

Actual throughput (I believe) is half, so at best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds on a 54g WiFi connection. Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will reduce this rate, as will encryption.

Summary: if you're on a 3MB connection or higher and using WiFi, you'll take a performance hit.

Don't think your right there

---------- Post added at 10:16 ---------- Previous post was at 10:14 ----------

Infact, I've got a 11b router on 10 meg, and I can get 4-5 MB/sec from it

---------- Post added at 10:19 ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 ----------

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:18:03 GMT

1st 512K took 921 ms = 555.9 KB/sec, approx 4225 Kbps, 4.1 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1032 ms = 496.1 KB/sec, approx 3770 Kbps, 3.7 Mbps
3rd 512K took 821 ms = 623.6 KB/sec, approx 4739 Kbps, 4.6 Mbps
4th 512K took 861 ms = 594.7 KB/sec, approx 4520 Kbps, 4.4 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 4314 Kbps, 4.2 Mbps
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