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    802.11g speeds

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Peon, Sep 18, 2009.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Any tips on how to get the full 54 Mbps out of 802.11g? It's become somewhat of a hobby of mine to see just how fast I can make my wireless internet connection go.

    My friend's laptop with 802.11n got a sustained 130 Mbps, so it's definitely not the connection.
     
    Peon, Sep 18, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    lol On my whatever G router I can get a sustained <s>16Mbps</s> 13-14 Mbps, what do you get?
     
    namaiki, Sep 18, 2009
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    Sonicjet Notebook Evangelist

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    I am on USMC Camp Lejune right now and the new wifi installation is definitely 802.11n or Nitro,I just tested for 130mbs,16 megabytes per second,this is just awesome,the Marines rock!
     
    Sonicjet, Sep 18, 2009
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    Nebelwand Notebook Consultant

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    Set up a RF lab environment shielded against any sort of interference, measure raw physical layer throughput?

    In other words, you're not going to see more than half of the advertised speed in a real world situation (meaning various sources of interference, protocol overhead, etc.).
     
    Nebelwand, Sep 19, 2009
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    Your LAN/WLAN will run at the 54mbs rate, or close to it. But, your internet speed tests will not approach that limit since most home connections are 25megs and down.
     
    amoney3, Sep 19, 2009
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    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Umm, about 20 Mbps sustained in a good location. 10-15 Mbps is more typical though.

    This isn't a home internet connection and as far as I'm aware, it's a gigabit internet connection. Like I said, the connection itself is not the issue.
     
    Peon, Sep 20, 2009
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