Hexum Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Ok, I have WinXP Pro SP2 on my tower which is connected to a Netgear router which in turn is connected to my cable modem and all is fine, I get my 3mbit connection. Now on the laptop I have a WinXP Pro SP1 with a Linksys wireless network card and my internet speed is being cut in half? My usual downloads on the tower are around 346 kb/s range but on my laptop i'm only getting about 167 kb/s. Is there a something that can be done about this so my laptop gets the same speeds as my tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Does the Netgear have any bandwidth throttling going on perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexum Posted August 20, 2004 Author Share Posted August 20, 2004 I'm not sure OPaul, I'm a n00b to wireless/non-wireless networking, so how would I check that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 It'll be somewhere in the configuration page, try pointing your browser to 192.168.1.1 or check the manual for the correct IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexum Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 OPaul, I checked my router config page and I dont see anything about throttling :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexum Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 Anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belthesar Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 as far as I know, 802.11g is limited to 1.5mb down and up... I may be wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kionee Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 If your laptop is connected wirelessly, then you'll not get the same speeds as you would using an ethernet cable. Wireless connections aren't that fast yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorSA Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Dude, Plug your laptop into your switch using a cable, test ... Then try the wireless connection again. Is it really the wireless connection that is slowing down your downloads ??? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabor14 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 wireless does have restrictions on speed....cant recall the exact....will get back to u on that one. do u have a microwave near your connection? and 2.4ghz frequencies will interrupt your signal strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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