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MovedGoalPosts · 09-04-2006, 13:56

No that is incorrect.

The maximum speed you can get over cable broadband is currently 10Mbps. That is the maximum speed of the WAN (Wide Area Network) connection.

Your wireless router runs faster than that on the LAN (local Area Network) side of the network i.e. the connections between PCs and Router. An 802.11g router can run at up to 54Mbps on the LAN side (actual speed can be less dependent on range, interference, etc).

The Speedbooster claims to be able to squeeze up to 35% extra out of the LAN side connection I'm not sure exactly how it does it, but probably using some on the fly data compression and stuff. Speedstep is useful for transferring stuff between the PCs on your LAN. As your WAN speed can't go faster, and you can't fit an equivalent of Speedstep all across the internet, it won't do much for your internet connection.

09-04-2006, 13:56	#8
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Ntl broadband + wireless No that is incorrect. The maximum speed you can get over cable broadband is currently 10Mbps. That is the maximum speed of the WAN (Wide Area Network) connection. Your wireless router runs faster than that on the LAN (local Area Network) side of the network i.e. the connections between PCs and Router. An 802.11g router can run at up to 54Mbps on the LAN side (actual speed can be less dependent on range, interference, etc). The Speedbooster claims to be able to squeeze up to 35% extra out of the LAN side connection I'm not sure exactly how it does it, but probably using some on the fly data compression and stuff. Speedstep is useful for transferring stuff between the PCs on your LAN. As your WAN speed can't go faster, and you can't fit an equivalent of Speedstep all across the internet, it won't do much for your internet connection.