Wireless network speed question

Ben Cole · 5 Nov 2007 at 21:47

When connected via network cable at the router the internet speed it 6.5 -7 Mb/s however when connecting via wireless I am down to 512k- 1Mb.

Is this normal?

If not how do I increase this?

tolien · 5 Nov 2007 at 22:34

It isn't normal, but it'll depend on the conditions you're trying to use the wireless through - how far away are you from the router, what's in between them, the speed of the wireless card/router you're using.

Ben Cole · 7 Nov 2007 at 10:26

Netgear stuff... all 54Mbps stuff.

DG834G router and (at the moment) WG511v2 card on my laptop.

Given the rated speed of all the equipment I'm surprised it's proving to be the bottleneck.

Must be a setting I haven't changed I thinking?

Gaz1988 · 7 Nov 2007 at 16:59

how far away from the router are you sitting?

Ben Cole · 9 Nov 2007 at 12:55

Tends not to matter. There's a big drop in speed even when I'm only 2 yards away.

waso_dude · 9 Nov 2007 at 13:10

Welcome to Wireless A/B/G

Upgrade to N and I get about 10+mbps

Thats wireless for you TBH

tomwalker · 9 Nov 2007 at 14:11

waso_dude said:
Welcome to Wireless A/B/G

Upgrade to N and I get about 10+mbps

Thats wireless for you TBH

errr I'm only connected using G and I get over 10 mbps aswell so that isn't really his problem.

Stretch · 9 Nov 2007 at 16:50

tomwalker said:
errr I'm only connected using G and I get over 10 mbps aswell so that isn't really his problem.

It is for me. I'm connected in a small house using netgear G hardware. Over the WLAN I get awful speeds, over than the LAN they're fine.

Avalon · 9 Nov 2007 at 17:39

OK dissable all encryption and try using different chan's and see what that does for you. Also worth trying the latest firmware (assuming that you haven't already).

Ben Cole · 13 Nov 2007 at 22:37

Using latest firmware and did switch about channels just to maintain a connection.

I'll give it another try to see if the speeds increase.

Any other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks.