We have dsl or cable i forget which one, but why is it when i connect i can only get 5.5-11 MBPS, i mean who can work with that??? When im over at a friend's house, i can connect to 56MBPS, and if im directly connected to the LAN, i get 100.00 MBPS, mind you i have a laptop and the connection type at my friend's place vs. the one at home is the same. The only difference is that im about 5 feet further away from the actual router when im at home and at the other place im almost next to it. I need help finding out why there is such a low connection. Home computer has vista and my laptop has XP, could there be a setting on the home computer that's perhaps not allowing me to connect anything greater than 11.0 MBPS?
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Your numbers are quite confusing. I assume your unit of measure is supposed to be Kbits/sec. The way you write, it reads MBytes/sec - and that would be a lot. And is that upload or download (big difference)? The 5 feet distance should not make any difference as long as you have a good signal (which one can assume on such a short distance). And then what do you mean by DSL or cable - I assume you have DSL on cable, not on a telephone line.
I did mean megabytes per second. 11mbps is fast? At home im pretty sure we have dsl, cable internet is faster than dsl. The speed at home(if my computer is connected directly to the router) is 100MBPS, and if bumming it off from like the living room it's only 11MBPS. I was inquiring if maybe there is a setup on the desktop computer that is not allowing me to bum off more than 11MBPS....
As jd says, 11 Mbps is the max connection speed of 802.11b wireless. So, when you go wireless either your WAP or your laptop are limited to 802.11b. OR, maybe the settings are wrong. What make and model of WAP do you have?
Since you get a 56 Mbps connection at your friend's house, clearly your friend has a 802.11g capable WAP that is correctly configured. Also, the fact that you get that connection suggests that your laptop is properly configured for 802.11g. So it's most likely your WAP.
If you have upgraded to SP-3 and are using a wireless Network Router, you need to reset the Router and your Computer for appropriate configuration and security. Also BE SURE you have flashed the Router with the latest Firmware Update before resetting the Router. Ran into the same problem after upgrade. Once you get everything reset, wireless network speeds will operate and display properly. SP-3 uses mandatory NAP when available. There is much technical detail in the above so re-post if you have questions and I will give you my E-mail address.
Regards,
Rick P.
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