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Wifi downloads three times slower than ethernet   Message List  
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Re: Wifi downloads three times slower than ethernet

Andy,
The WRT54GS dose support full duplex Ethernet , so that would explain
part of the disparity in speed, however you didn't mention what
wireless card you have in the PC. Even these days using cards from
different manufacturers can cause issues such as you are experiencing.
It mostly has to do with settings, but can also be caused by non
standard features such as the SpeedBooster on this model.
Sun May 18, 2008 3:45 pm

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I just discovered that my WIFI downloads are much slower than mu ethernet downloads. Two very similar Emachines desptops with 2.6 gHz CPUs, ethernet PC with... 		Andrew O'Brien
obrienaj
Offline Send Email 		May 16, 2008
12:38 am

You should keep in mind, your wired connection with any linksys switch is going to be 100mbps, possibly 200mbps but I can't remember off the top of my head if...
Kawauso
gei_kawauso
Offline Send Email 		May 16, 2008
2:41 am

Andy, The WRT54GS dose support full duplex Ethernet , so that would explain part of the disparity in speed, however you didn't mention what wireless card you...
rapcomp
Offline Send Email 		May 18, 2008
3:45 pm

Thanks. One thing to check is the wireless PCI card is an older Linksys card the router has Speedbooster, maybe they are not fully compatible. ... -- Andy...
Andrew O'Brien
obrienaj
Offline Send Email 		May 18, 2008
4:38 pm

Besides, you are running with a WRE54G too, and that cuts your band width in half, too start! To extend your range, without cutting it in half, two using two...
Darrin J. Calcutt
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Offline Send Email 		May 18, 2008
5:49 pm
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