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fordem
Apr 16, 2013Mentor
Was 802.11n a failure?
A bit of a rhetorical question here, one that I've wanted to ask for a while, and let me explain why I chose the range extender forum for it - range extenders are the latest hot thing in WiFi - every ...
fordem
Apr 17, 2013Mentor
That's interesting - you ran a download speed checker and were able to clock 115 (presumably mbit/sec) on wireless - how fast is your internet connection?
I was never able to do more than 40mbps over wireless and that was a local LAN~LAN transfer. My network speed tests are usually done with a utility called QCheck from IxChariot - it tests raw network throughput and eliminates variables that can causes errors when methods like timed file transfers are used.
I believe 115 mbit/sec is faster than most people ever see - 40~80 is perhaps more "normal"
I was never able to do more than 40mbps over wireless and that was a local LAN~LAN transfer. My network speed tests are usually done with a utility called QCheck from IxChariot - it tests raw network throughput and eliminates variables that can causes errors when methods like timed file transfers are used.
I believe 115 mbit/sec is faster than most people ever see - 40~80 is perhaps more "normal"