why is transferring files so slow with my 54mb wireless network

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this may be normal:rolleyes:

i have a wireless router.modem and 2 pc connecting wirelessly, both pcs connect at 54mbs, it takes me 90 secs to tranfer a 75mb file from 1 pc to the other, am i naive thinking it should transfer at 54mbs ? :(

i was hoping to use the other pc with a large hard drive and store and stream hd dvd movies ie mkv files, is my wireless network fast enough for this.
 
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sare^baw's said:
this may be normal:rolleyes:

i have a wireless router.modem and 2 pc connecting wirelessly, both pcs connect at 54mbs, it takes me 90 secs to tranfer a 75mb file from 1 pc to the other, am i naive thinking it should transfer at 54mbs ? :(

i was hoping to use the other pc with a large hard drive and store and stream hd dvd movies ie mkv files, is my wireless network fast enough for this.
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Best case scenario you are looking at about 2.5MB/s after overheads, etc

So about 30 secs then.

Wireless is poor depending on signal strength etc.

sid
 
sid said:
Best case scenario you are looking at about 2.5MB/s after overheads, etc

So about 30 secs then.

Wireless is poor depending on signal strength etc.

sid
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cheers, the signal strength is showing strong on both pcs. i set them up using the windows network wizard is this sufficient?
 
depending on quality of router, you'll get mixed results for 720 - either playing very very stuttery, or may get it streaming fine

1080 however i've had no success with whatsoever

if you can, go for wired
 
trescodrucey said:
depending on quality of router, you'll get mixed results for 720 - either playing very very stuttery, or may get it streaming fine

1080 however i've had no success with whatsoever

if you can, go for wired
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i just tried 720 and it played ok for a while then got stuttery so at present its unreliable. i would rather avoid going wired


i have a dlink modem/router, a dlink usb adapter on my htpc (its close to router so signal fine), a belkin pci wireless adapter on other pc

i know the usb things aint meant to be great but the signal is fine.
 
Is it a problem with the speed or latency? Cos the Netgear RangeMax NEXT is suppoed to, according to Netgear, be better for streaming.

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I'm not quite sure what high resolution online gaming means tho
 
Sp00n said:
Try a cable on the htpc, if its close to the router then you may as well wire it.
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i tried the cable only with the htpc and the same file transferred in 50 seconds, i then had cable only with the other pc and the file transferred in 55 seconds. so a good improvement just by connecting 1 pc to the router.

i will need to try and stream a hd movie when i get time and see how it plays, if i were downloading stuff i suppose this would interfere with me streaming a hd movie?

oh and guys i aint talking about high def gaming i mean stream my high def movies from one pc to the htpc.

thanks for the help
 
USB latency is probably playing a part in your slow transfers.

If possible, use PCI wireless adapters in each PC - this will help maximise throughput, by minimsing the latency.

Why not go a step further, by getting some antennas for the PCI cards, and putting them in places where the signal is likely to be strong? :)
 
would it be worth goiong for a 108mb wireless router and pci cards, should this allow me to stream my hd movies ok?

am i right in thinking any internet use on either pc would affect the movie streaming and possible give me playback problems?

is there a tool that test the actual tranfer rate of my wireless connection?
 
If you want to play back HD content over the LAN etc then wired is the only viable standardised option. Anything less is a compromise or a game of Russian roulette (aka draft/pre N).
 
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