Thinking of upgrading 802.11b to 802.11g - worth it?

I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router and a WUSB11 wireless adapter in my
upstairs pc. The throughput to the wireless adapter is not always that
great and I was wondering if I might be better served by upgrading the
router as well as the adapter to 802.11g units?
Also what is the best way to actually measure the wireless throughput?
The upstairs pc is only about 50 feet away.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Walter

How much time would that extra speed (only between your computers) save you
?
In truth probably none. You set it going and do something else, right ?
Stay away from Netgear. Belkin is also cheap, but mostly works.
Regards,
Martin

"Walter Cohen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router and a WUSB11 wireless adapter in my
> upstairs pc. The throughput to the wireless adapter is not always that
> great and I was wondering if I might be better served by upgrading the
> router as well as the adapter to 802.11g units?
> Also what is the best way to actually measure the wireless throughput?
> The upstairs pc is only about 50 feet away.

For measuring the throughput on the wireless LAN, QCheck is a good, free
utility.

http://www.ixiacom.com/enterprise/Qcheck.php

Note that the wireless speed of 802.11b is probably not a factor for
Internet connectivity, unless you have a poor wireless link that causes the
wireless radios to downshift to their slowest speeds.

Thanks.
I'm really looking for something to check the throughput/connection when I'm
on the wireless pc and connected to the internet.

Walter

"Ross Evans" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Walter Cohen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xOrFb.358865$(E-Mail Removed) .net...
> > I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router and a WUSB11 wireless adapter in my
> > upstairs pc. The throughput to the wireless adapter is not always that
> > great and I was wondering if I might be better served by upgrading the
> > router as well as the adapter to 802.11g units?
> > Also what is the best way to actually measure the wireless throughput?
> > The upstairs pc is only about 50 feet away.
>
> For measuring the throughput on the wireless LAN, QCheck is a good, free
> utility.
>
> http://www.ixiacom.com/enterprise/Qcheck.php
>
> Note that the wireless speed of 802.11b is probably not a factor for
> Internet connectivity, unless you have a poor wireless link that causes
the
> wireless radios to downshift to their slowest speeds.
>
>

"Walter Cohen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks.
> I'm really looking for something to check the throughput/connection when
I'm
> on the wireless pc and connected to the internet.
>
Here is a good speed test: http://www.broadbandreports.com/stest
Just remember that the speed of your broadband connection is what you are
really measuring, because it is the slowest part of the overall link.

In article <xOrFb.358865$(E-Mail Removed) >,
Walter Cohen wrote:

> I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router and a WUSB11 wireless adapter in my
> upstairs pc. The throughput to the wireless adapter is not always that
> great and I was wondering if I might be better served by upgrading the
> router as well as the adapter to 802.11g units?
> Also what is the best way to actually measure the wireless throughput?
> The upstairs pc is only about 50 feet away.

More important than throughput is the ability to use WPA+AES instead
of WAP to secure your wireless network.

>More important than throughput is the ability to use WPA+AES instead
>of WAP to secure your wireless network.

But only if you have some secrets worth protecting !
Regards,
Martin

"Martin²" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> >More important than throughput is the ability to use WPA+AES instead
> >of WAP to secure your wireless network.
>
> But only if you have some secrets worth protecting !

This is a widely held misconception. Wireless security isn't only
about protecting info on your computer.

Would you be interested in preventing the neighbor from using your
connection for illegal or illicit activities?

You should be interested in G for the benefits of WPA+AES alone. The
speed is extra gravy.

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

Todd H:
>Would you be interested in preventing the neighbor from using your
>connection for illegal or illicit activities?

You can detect unauthorized connections without having encryption.
Ofcourse it helps if the signal doesn't go outside your property...
Regards,
Martin

Walter Cohen wrote:
> I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router and a WUSB11 wireless adapter in my
> upstairs pc. The throughput to the wireless adapter is not always that
> great and I was wondering if I might be better served by upgrading the
> router as well as the adapter to 802.11g units?
> Also what is the best way to actually measure the wireless throughput?
> The upstairs pc is only about 50 feet away.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter
>
>

Pick a ~50MB file and time it as you copy it across the network. Your
internet connection is most likely limited by your ISP. Unless you do a
lot of transferring files on your LAN going to "g" won't give you anything.

Lac