Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Linksys wireless router effective speed greater than 10MB VANITY

Posted on 02/25/2006 4:50:02 PM PST by motohockey

I have FIOS fiber internet access 15megabits per second at home.
Using wdc.speakeasy.net with my wired NIC I get 13MB or greater always, but with wireless 802.11G the max I can get is 8MB.
No big problem, but I wonder if anyone else has seen effective speeds greater than 8MB .
I would definitely recommend Verizon FIOS fiber internet access for anyone who can get it.
Does anyone else who has FIOS at home able to get greater than 1.5 MB upload speeds?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: 80211b; aintisomething; chat; linksys; notnews; speedtest; thisiscrap; vanity; wasteofbandwidth; whocares
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-38 next last

1 posted on 02/25/2006 4:50:04 PM PST by motohockey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: motohockey

ibz?


2 posted on 02/25/2006 4:52:20 PM PST by RightField (The older you get . . . the older "old" is !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

If 1.5Mbps upstream isn't fast enough for you... you've got way bigger problems than wifi.


3 posted on 02/25/2006 4:54:30 PM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

Your connection upstream from your router is only going to be whatever your ISP allocates for you. DSL or Cable modem, most upload maximums are 128kb/ps-384kb/ps. So you could connect to your wireless 802.11g @ 54Mb/ps and still only have 1.5Mb/ps down - 384kb/ps up from your DSL provider.


4 posted on 02/25/2006 4:54:34 PM PST by xrp (Fox News Channel: MISSING WHITE GIRL NETWORK)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey
I have FIOS fiber

I use this.


5 posted on 02/25/2006 4:56:01 PM PST by Larry Lucido
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey
Nevermind, I just re-read and saw that you have fiber to the house. Must be nice!

Check your settings on the router, maybe you set it for 11Mb instead of 54Mb.

6 posted on 02/25/2006 4:56:51 PM PST by xrp (Fox News Channel: MISSING WHITE GIRL NETWORK)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

FYI... the only reason that upstream and downstream are different in the first place is going to be because of throttles on the ISP's end.

They don't want to offer home users that much upstream bandwidth because then you and lots of people like you would get into the hosting bidness and clog their network.


7 posted on 02/25/2006 4:57:38 PM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

I'm running mediacom through a linksys wireless G router and using http://speed-test.net/ I'm getting these results:
Test Type: Download 25 Kilobytes
Your IP address:
Data used today: 25600 bytes
Maximum usage: 512000 bytes
Data remaining: 486400 bytes
Bytes Transferred: 25600 bytes
Download time: 0.578 seconds
Throughput: 354.3 Kilobits per second (kbps)
= 44.2 Kilobytes per second (kBps)


8 posted on 02/25/2006 4:57:40 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey
You need more than 1.5 MB/Sec? You hacking into DARPA there, sport? I'd give my left cojone for that.....LOL


9 posted on 02/25/2006 4:58:15 PM PST by Viking2002 (Allah FUBAR!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

My network connection is 54.0 Mbps


10 posted on 02/25/2006 5:00:22 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

The bandwidth of 802.11G is dependent on the distance between points. The closer they are the higher the bandwidth that is available (assuming it is configured properly). Also, MB is mega bytes and Mb is mega bits. 1.5 MB per second would be 12 Mb per second.


11 posted on 02/25/2006 5:01:06 PM PST by DB (©)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

Test Type: Upload 25 Kilobytes
Your IP address:
Data used today: 51200 bytes
Maximum usage: 512000 bytes
Data remaining: 460800 bytes
Bytes Transferred: 25600 bytes
Upload time: 0.578 seconds
Throughput: 354.3 Kilobits per second (kbps)
= 44.2 Kilobytes per second (kBps)

The Upload test..


12 posted on 02/25/2006 5:05:11 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey
Does it work they way you want it to?


13 posted on 02/25/2006 5:06:19 PM PST by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey
There are 8 bits in 1 byte, so for example if your transfer speeds are 12 megabits per second, you're really getting 1.5 megabytes per second (e.g. 12^6 or 12000000 divided by 8).
14 posted on 02/25/2006 5:13:38 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

My 1200 baud modem just screams.


15 posted on 02/25/2006 5:14:34 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GrandEagle

You should probably use a larger file, say a 1 megabyte file, as opposed to a 25 kilobyte file, because transfers "spike" at the start of transfer and settle back down. Then you'll get a more accurate gauge of your upload/download speed.


16 posted on 02/25/2006 5:18:01 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: motohockey

If you push the phone receiver deeper into the two black cups will it make it go faster?


17 posted on 02/25/2006 5:19:38 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Jack Bauer: "By the time I'm finished with you you're going to wish you felt this good again".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BigSkyFreeper
I tried it with the 200Mbps file (the largest this site has) with the same results. Is there another site that tests this with a larger file?
18 posted on 02/25/2006 5:22:33 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: BigSkyFreeper
I read the thread more closely after I had posted. Fiber, at home - you should be able to see the green (with envy) from where you are.
I'll have to test this at the office. We have 2 T1 lines there.
19 posted on 02/25/2006 5:25:12 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: isthisnickcool
If you push the phone receiver deeper into the two black cups will it make it go faster?
Hey, I remember those, and probable still have one in the boneyard in my garage!
20 posted on 02/25/2006 5:26:18 PM PST by GrandEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-38 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson