Networking Forums  

Go Back   Networking Forums > Networking Newsgroups > UK Broadband

OT: Wired faster than Wireless?

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-26-2005, 05:01 PM
Default OT: Wired faster than Wireless?



Hi, I have a DrayTek 2600 Wireless Router and when im downloading wirelessly
im only getting 50k/sec but when i try the same site on a wired pc i get
150k/sec. I am getting a good signal strength and can transfer at fast
speeds internally is there any qos etc setting i need to ajust on my router?

Thanks in advance

Tim.




Tim
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-26-2005, 05:13 PM
Phil Thompson
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: OT: Wired faster than Wireless?

On Thu, 26 May 2005 17:01:36 +0100, "Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi, I have a DrayTek 2600 Wireless Router and when im downloading wirelessly
>im only getting 50k/sec but when i try the same site on a wired pc i get
>150k/sec. I am getting a good signal strength and can transfer at fast
>speeds internally is there any qos etc setting i need to ajust on my router?


check the MTU is the same on router and all PCs perhaps ?
http://www.netmonitor.org/tools/ttest.php

what speed is the internet connection, 150 kbytes/s would imply
1.5Mbits/s. If the wireless speed has dropped to 1 Mbits/s it would
only give you 50 kbytes/s so look at connect speed as well as signal
strngth.

Phil
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-27-2005, 01:58 AM
Martin˛
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Wired faster than Wireless?

The wireless part only works in simplex mode, i.e. one way at the time, that
slows things down a bit.
Regards,
Martin


Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-27-2005, 09:40 AM
Telephoneman
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Wired faster than Wireless?

"Martin˛" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4296738d$0$39087$(E-Mail Removed)...
> The wireless part only works in simplex mode, i.e. one way at the time,

that
> slows things down a bit.
> Regards,
> Martin
>

To be pedantic, I think you mean half-duplex. Simplex means unidirectional.

Regards,

Liam


Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-27-2005, 10:05 AM
Ivor Jones
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Wired faster than Wireless?

Telephoneman wrote:
> "Martin˛" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4296738d$0$39087$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The wireless part only works in simplex mode, i.e. one way at the
>> time, that slows things down a bit.
>> Regards,
>> Martin
>>

> To be pedantic, I think you mean half-duplex. Simplex means
> unidirectional.


Actually, there isn't really any such thing as "half" duplex - it's either
duplex or it isn't..!

When I have a conversation on amateur radio using PTT, it is universally
regarded throughout the AR world as a *simplex* conversation because it is
indeed in one direction only. When I finish talking and the channel is
clear again, the other user can use it unidirectionally in the other
direction (!) to talk to me. It's still simplex as only one direction is
in use at any one time.

A duplex conversation uses two independent radio channels, one in each
direction.

Ivor


Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-27-2005, 10:41 AM
Phil Thompson
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Wired faster than Wireless?

On Fri, 27 May 2005 10:05:04 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Actually, there isn't really any such thing as "half" duplex - it's either
>duplex or it isn't..!


http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/half_duplex.html

>When I have a conversation on amateur radio using PTT, it is universally
>regarded throughout the AR world as a *simplex* conversation because it is
>indeed in one direction only.


it is in one direction *at any one time* which is not the same as one
direction.

Google for define:simplex would suggest my FM radio is simplex, as is
the transmitter serving it (albeit in a different direction) because
both can only do one thing - either send or receive.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/simplex.html would suggest that the AR
example is in fact half duplex, even if they choose to call it
simplex.

Phil
--
Tiscali - dialup speeds at Broadband prices, see
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...&Board=tiscali

AOL - the unlimited ISP of choice for heavy downloaders.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
faster, wired, wireless

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 02:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.