Internet Sharing: Equal upload speeds but un-equal download speeds

Hi,

The setup:

Two laptops, one as host one as client.

The host is setup as a wirless hotspot for the client to acess.

Works great except for one thing; the client donload speed is far less than
that of the host. (uploads speeds are equal between the two however)

Some numbers:

Donload kbps Upload kbs
Host 700 300
Client 140 300

Any clues as to why the client is downloading at 140 whilst the host can
achieve 700?

Thanks ever so much for some insight!

N

Hi
It is hard to know why, and it might be that there is nothing that you can
do about it.
Getting a Wireless cable/DSL Router would provide equal speed and much
netter network.
There are "humble" Wireless Cable/DSL Router on sales for less than $30.
A Wireless Cable/DSL Router is a device (size of a book) that connects
between the Internet's Modem and the networked computers.
This device Routes (direct) the Internet to the appropriate computer.
You can plug in 4 computers with cable, and many computers can connect
wirelessly to the Internet and between them self (Network Sharing).
The system would be connected like this,
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
More about Routers here, http://www.ezlan.net/routers1.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"NJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7286B956-0A72-4000-9F7A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> The setup:
>
> Two laptops, one as host one as client.
>
> The host is setup as a wirless hotspot for the client to acess.
>
> Works great except for one thing; the client donload speed is far less
> than
> that of the host. (uploads speeds are equal between the two however)
>
> Some numbers:
>
> Donload kbps Upload kbs
> Host 700 300
> Client 140 300
>
> Any clues as to why the client is downloading at 140 whilst the host can
> achieve 700?
>
> Thanks ever so much for some insight!
>
> N

Appreciate the advise, heres the deal regarding the current setup...the
client is a company laptop and is using the hosts internet connection to hook
up to the company network; the security policy of the compnay laptop allows
it hook up to wireless hotspots.

Internet on the host is provided by a USB web and walk gadget. Security
policy on the company laptop will not let the web and walk anywhere near its
fragile USB ports. Hence the need to "share" the internet through a hotspot.

I understand that a hotspot can also be shared via a router, iso. a stand
alone laptop acting as a host (I have a router) however I cannot visualise
the setup in this instance ie: Plug the USB web and walk in to the router (it
has no ethernet cable output)...Perhaps the host laptop with internet can
replace the role of the cable/DSL modem in you diagram? I do not know if/how
this would work?

My router is an ASUS WL 500g

Really appreciate the info so far

N

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> It is hard to know why, and it might be that there is nothing that you can
> do about it.
> Getting a Wireless cable/DSL Router would provide equal speed and much
> netter network.
> There are "humble" Wireless Cable/DSL Router on sales for less than $30.
> A Wireless Cable/DSL Router is a device (size of a book) that connects
> between the Internet's Modem and the networked computers.
> This device Routes (direct) the Internet to the appropriate computer.
> You can plug in 4 computers with cable, and many computers can connect
> wirelessly to the Internet and between them self (Network Sharing).
> The system would be connected like this,
> http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
> More about Routers here, http://www.ezlan.net/routers1.html
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "NJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7286B956-0A72-4000-9F7A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > The setup:
> >
> > Two laptops, one as host one as client.
> >
> > The host is setup as a wirless hotspot for the client to acess.
> >
> > Works great except for one thing; the client donload speed is far less
> > than
> > that of the host. (uploads speeds are equal between the two however)
> >
> > Some numbers:
> >
> > Donload kbps Upload kbs
> > Host 700 300
> > Client 140 300
> >
> > Any clues as to why the client is downloading at 140 whilst the host can
> > achieve 700?
> >
> > Thanks ever so much for some insight!
> >
> > N
>
>