only 11Mbps out of two G cards

I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 MiniPCI
card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 PCMCIA card.
Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps on the
network. The signal strength is Excellent. I have them set
up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/ no router.
I can browse the internet and everything is working fine,
except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the speed.

Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?

Thanks for the help.

- Killian

just check mine the other day, downloading from the net I got 2.5 mbps which
is what the IP is sending over the cable modem. Machine to machine was 40
mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a 100 megabyte file.
From what I understand, very few get full speed on wireless. So I think the
40 mbps is pretty good.

"Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 MiniPCI
> card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 PCMCIA card.
> Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps on the
> network. The signal strength is Excellent. I have them set
> up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/ no router.
> I can browse the internet and everything is working fine,
> except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the speed.
>
> Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> - Killian
>
>

I'm only getting about 2.6Mbps when transfering files
between the computers.


"BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> just check mine the other day, downloading from the net I
got 2.5 mbps which
> is what the IP is sending over the cable modem. Machine to
machine was 40
> mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a 100
megabyte file.
> From what I understand, very few get full speed on
wireless. So I think the
> 40 mbps is pretty good.
>
> "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:jQTOb.13258$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile 1300
MiniPCI
> > card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 PCMCIA
card.
> > Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps on
the
> > network. The signal strength is Excellent. I have them
set
> > up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/ no
router.
> > I can browse the internet and everything is working
fine,
> > except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the speed.
> >
> > Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > - Killian
> >
> >
>
>

that seems to be about B speed.\
\

"Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm only getting about 2.6Mbps when transfering files
> between the computers.
>
>
> "BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:qFVOb.101783$na.53574@attbi_s04...
> > just check mine the other day, downloading from the net I
> got 2.5 mbps which
> > is what the IP is sending over the cable modem. Machine to
> machine was 40
> > mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a 100
> megabyte file.
> > From what I understand, very few get full speed on
> wireless. So I think the
> > 40 mbps is pretty good.
> >
> > "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:jQTOb.13258$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile 1300
> MiniPCI
> > > card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300 PCMCIA
> card.
> > > Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps on
> the
> > > network. The signal strength is Excellent. I have them
> set
> > > up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/ no
> router.
> > > I can browse the internet and everything is working
> fine,
> > > except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the speed.
> > >
> > > Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > - Killian
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Well, that's what I'm saying. I'm trying to figure out why
it is only running at B speeds not G speeds. Is there a
setting on the card or something? Can ad hoc
computer-to-computer networks only work at B speed?

- Killian



"BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> that seems to be about B speed.\
> \
>
> "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:hiXOb.3284$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > I'm only getting about 2.6Mbps when transfering files
> > between the computers.
> >
> >
> > "BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:qFVOb.101783$na.53574@attbi_s04...
> > > just check mine the other day, downloading from the
net I
> > got 2.5 mbps which
> > > is what the IP is sending over the cable modem.
Machine to
> > machine was 40
> > > mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a 100
> > megabyte file.
> > > From what I understand, very few get full speed on
> > wireless. So I think the
> > > 40 mbps is pretty good.
> > >
> > > "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >
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> > > > I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile 1300
> > MiniPCI
> > > > card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300
PCMCIA
> > card.
> > > > Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps
on
> > the
> > > > network. The signal strength is Excellent. I have
them
> > set
> > > > up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/ no
> > router.
> > > > I can browse the internet and everything is working
> > fine,
> > > > except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the speed.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the help.
> > > >
> > > > - Killian
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

AH HA! I figured it out. I had to go to the device manager
and click on the advanced properties of the card and then
change the IBSS mode to "normal" from 802.11b. Now I can
transfer a 100Meg file in under a minute and it shows 54Mbps
as the connection speed.

Hmm.... that's still only 14Mbps or so. Why is that? I
don't get it. Oh well... at least I figured this part out.

- Killian




"Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Well, that's what I'm saying. I'm trying to figure out
why
> it is only running at B speeds not G speeds. Is there a
> setting on the card or something? Can ad hoc
> computer-to-computer networks only work at B speed?
>
> - Killian
>
>
>
> "BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:x9_Ob.88781$nt4.145195@attbi_s51...
> > that seems to be about B speed.\
> > \
> >
> > "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:hiXOb.3284$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> > > I'm only getting about 2.6Mbps when transfering files
> > > between the computers.
> > >
> > >
> > > "BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:qFVOb.101783$na.53574@attbi_s04...
> > > > just check mine the other day, downloading from the
> net I
> > > got 2.5 mbps which
> > > > is what the IP is sending over the cable modem.
> Machine to
> > > machine was 40
> > > > mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a
100
> > > megabyte file.
> > > > From what I understand, very few get full speed on
> > > wireless. So I think the
> > > > 40 mbps is pretty good.
> > > >
> > > > "Killian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > >
> news:jQTOb.13258$(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > > > I have two laptops, one with a Dell TrueMobile
1300
> > > MiniPCI
> > > > > card and the other with a Dell TrueMobile 1300
> PCMCIA
> > > card.
> > > > > Both are 802.11g compatible, but I only see 11Mbps
> on
> > > the
> > > > > network. The signal strength is Excellent. I
have
> them
> > > set
> > > > > up on an Adhoc (computer-to-computer) network w/
no
> > > router.
> > > > > I can browse the internet and everything is
working
> > > fine,
> > > > > except that I expected to see 54Mbps for the
speed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas why I am only seeing 11Mbps?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the help.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Killian
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"BigJIm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> just check mine the other day, downloading from the net I got 2.5 mbps
> which is what the IP is sending over the cable modem. Machine to
> machine was 40 mbps, I also have a 54 mbps router. Check it on a 100
> megabyte file. From what I understand, very few get full speed on
> wireless.

'Full-speed' on wireless is NOT 11mb/s, or 54 mbp/s. Those advertised
number's are the signalling rate, not the user throughput data rate. For b
the best you'll typically see is 5-7 mb/s, for g it's 30-40, data
throughput.

The rest is taken up by the gear itself in TCP/IP overhead, and actually
controlling the RF portion of the system, FEC, and other functions.


DS