Orinoco Silver slower under XP than linux

An interesting observation....

I get about 30% greater throughput on my wireless laptop using an Orinoco
silver card when it's running linux, than when using the XP driver. That
is, given the same system, same location, same access point, same ISP, I
can't max-out my 3 mbit/sec Comcast broadband link under XP, but I can
when running under linux. Of course, I test this all out by booting first
under XP, running a speed test, then rebooting under linux (it's a dual
boot machine, obviously). Are the XP drivers known to be slow? I was
surprised at this result. The machine and access point are on the same
table for the test, so it's not an WAP to laptop distance issue. Is there
anything I can do to improve the throughput when running under XP?
Thanks.

Neall

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You might try increasing your TCP Receive Window in XP. It helps with
broadband throughput. It might do the same for wifi. Google should have
the registry hack.

--Mitchua

"Linux Doctor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> An interesting observation....
>
> I get about 30% greater throughput on my wireless laptop using an Orinoco
> silver card when it's running linux, than when using the XP driver. That
> is, given the same system, same location, same access point, same ISP, I
> can't max-out my 3 mbit/sec Comcast broadband link under XP, but I can
> when running under linux. Of course, I test this all out by booting first
> under XP, running a speed test, then rebooting under linux (it's a dual
> boot machine, obviously). Are the XP drivers known to be slow? I was
> surprised at this result. The machine and access point are on the same
> table for the test, so it's not an WAP to laptop distance issue. Is there
> anything I can do to improve the throughput when running under XP?
> Thanks.
>
> Neall
>
> *remove NOSPAM from address when making personal replies*

Linux Doctor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:Pine.LNX.4.58.0312132151090.23570@unhtugznvy. pbz:

> I get about 30% greater throughput on my wireless laptop using
> an Orinoco silver card when it's running linux, than when using
> the XP driver.

turn off QOS, XP makes it a default install with every NIC (what a
pos)


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