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Non-Profit
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connection speeds - 6/30/2005 23:58:45
Hi. I have a new Dell laptop that connects through a Verizon wireless router at 54Mbps (I'm loving the speed  ) but my fiance is connecting a new Dell desktop to the same connection but it only connects at 11Mbps. The laptop had a wireless-G card in it but the desktop is connected via USB to a wireless-B receiver which connects to the router. Any ideas about why this is so much slower? Could it be that we need a wireless-G receiver for the desktop?
Both machines have 1 gig of Ram.
TIA
Tony
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rdouglass
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RE: connection speeds - 7/1/2005 9:32:37
...and make sure it's not a USB one either. You could get a bottleneck there.
Also, why do you want to change? Just for the sake of changing or are you doing heavy file sharing between you two?
'Cause if you're trying to speed up an internet connection, that is probably *not* the weak link. Even with a full T1 connection, that 11 MB link is about 8 times faster than the internet connection. And it did sound like both of you were hitting the same wireless router/acces point.
As jaybee said, it is a case of everything running at the slowest link in the connection.
I'm just pointing out that there may be other problems like malware, exploits, or virii.
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Non-Profit
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RE: connection speeds - 7/1/2005 10:34:21
Thanks, you all!
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Cheaper than a ring too
I think she would have hurt me if I proposed with a Wireless-G adapter.
rdouglass, I'm just trying to get things set up so they run at maximum potential, not just the Internet, but the whole machine. I am running AdAware, Spybot, and AVG on a regular basis. So that should catch most nasty stuff.
Tony
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RE: connection speeds - 7/1/2005 11:13:50
Tony,
I think the point is, why increase the potential, if there is no way to even take advantage of it. Of course G is a lot faster, that doesn't mean it will benefit you if you use G over B.
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Non-Profit
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RE: connection speeds - 7/2/2005 0:36:30
All valid points. Thanks.
Another issue to I have to consider is compatibility. The B adapter is a Linksys and the Verizon router is by Versalink. The Linksys doesn't seem to be able to find the router for about 3 minutes after the machine boots up; and even then it's likely to lose the connection a couple of times a day. That's the desktop but the laptop connection stays on all the time. If I can find a compatible G adapter, the $75 or so for it would be worth it to avoid the hassle of having it disconnect at inopportune times.
Tony
< Message edited by Non-Profit -- 7/2/2005 0:48:52 >
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