Slow 54Mbps G network - what are typical speeds?

Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
DWL-G520+ PCI card.

When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?

I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are far
more stable than the D-Link drivers.

I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i had
to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.

However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find extremely
harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
great.

Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link have
just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
128bit cypher).

What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
actually increase the performance?

Many thanks in advance,

Chris

Chris

Hi.
Dropping the signal might be due to environmental Noise 2.4GHz phones etc.

First make sure that you get a stable connection without WEP(or WPA) and
only then attend to the security issues.

The following page (in the middle) contains the info that you asked for.

http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Hardware.html

As for security: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

Jack (MVP - Networking).


"Chris" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
> DWL-G520+ PCI card.
>
> When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
> despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
> the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
> dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
> 300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
> quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?
>
> I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
> channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
> work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are far
> more stable than the D-Link drivers.
>
> I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i had
> to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
> was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.
>
> However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
> approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
> will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
> from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find extremely
> harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
> great.
>
> Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link have
> just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
> dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
> 128bit cypher).
>
> What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
> networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
> anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
> actually increase the performance?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Chris

On a good day, with a clean signal with little or no interference, you can
expect to get 22 to 25 Mbps for Super-G and 14 to 18 Mbps with regular 54G.
In general practice, you will most likely get nowhere near that level of
performance. the 54Mbs/108Mbs rating is for a "canned" network...two units
in an electromagnetically sealed room, with xmitter and rcvr only 1 meter
apart. The numbers are a marketing ply...not what you can expect to ever
get on your LAN.

Bobby

"Chris" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
> DWL-G520+ PCI card.
>
> When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
> despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
> the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
> dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
> 300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
> quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?
>
> I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
> channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
> work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are far
> more stable than the D-Link drivers.
>
> I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i had
> to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
> was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.
>
> However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
> approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
> will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
> from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find extremely
> harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
> great.
>
> Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link have
> just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
> dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
> 128bit cypher).
>
> What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
> networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
> anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
> actually increase the performance?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Chris

For SuperG at say 24Mbps (3 MB/sec), is this the speed at which you are
actually transferring data? Or is it measured otherwise?

Brian


"NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
news:...
> On a good day, with a clean signal with little or no interference, you can
> expect to get 22 to 25 Mbps for Super-G and 14 to 18 Mbps with regular
54G.
> In general practice, you will most likely get nowhere near that level of
> performance. the 54Mbs/108Mbs rating is for a "canned" network...two
units
> in an electromagnetically sealed room, with xmitter and rcvr only 1 meter
> apart. The numbers are a marketing ply...not what you can expect to ever
> get on your LAN.
>
> Bobby
>
> "Chris" <> wrote in message
> news: om...
> > Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
> > DWL-G520+ PCI card.
> >
> > When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
> > despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
> > the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
> > dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
> > 300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
> > quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?
> >
> > I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
> > channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
> > work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are far
> > more stable than the D-Link drivers.
> >
> > I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i had
> > to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
> > was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.
> >
> > However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
> > approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
> > will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
> > from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find extremely
> > harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
> > great.
> >
> > Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link have
> > just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
> > dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
> > 128bit cypher).
> >
> > What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
> > networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
> > anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
> > actually increase the performance?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance,
> >
> > Chris
>
>

Brian;

Your transfer speeds will vary dramatically from moment to moment. For
short periods you may get a sustained transfer of 15Mbs, and in short
periods your transfer might rise to 21-24Mbps. You must keep in mind that
the traffic has to be monitored and controlled, and even though the LAN is
technically asynchronous, packets must be handled so that they are moved
efficiently. The overhead inherent in the broadcast signal also plays a
role in how fast your true LAN speed is, as well as the hardware that is
being used.

I realize that you are probably concerned with getting the maximum
transfer speed on your LAN, but please be aware that you can NEVER expect to
use the full bandwidth all the time.

There are so many factors that can affect signal transfer rates that it
would in literal truth fill a nice sized book. I would not sweat over my
network running 18Mbps and try to get 20Mbs. It is just not worth it.
Unless you are streaming audio and/or video over the LAN, just be happy with
what you have.

Bobby


"Brian K" <iibntgyea4_ remove_this_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f_9Ec.69819$...
> For SuperG at say 24Mbps (3 MB/sec), is this the speed at which you are
> actually transferring data? Or is it measured otherwise?
>
> Brian
>
>
> "NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On a good day, with a clean signal with little or no interference, you
>> can
>> expect to get 22 to 25 Mbps for Super-G and 14 to 18 Mbps with regular
> 54G.
>> In general practice, you will most likely get nowhere near that level of
>> performance. the 54Mbs/108Mbs rating is for a "canned" network...two
> units
>> in an electromagnetically sealed room, with xmitter and rcvr only 1 meter
>> apart. The numbers are a marketing ply...not what you can expect to ever
>> get on your LAN.
>>
>> Bobby
>>
>> "Chris" <> wrote in message
>> news: om...
>> > Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
>> > DWL-G520+ PCI card.
>> >
>> > When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
>> > despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
>> > the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
>> > dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
>> > 300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
>> > quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?
>> >
>> > I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
>> > channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
>> > work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are far
>> > more stable than the D-Link drivers.
>> >
>> > I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i had
>> > to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
>> > was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.
>> >
>> > However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
>> > approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
>> > will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
>> > from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find extremely
>> > harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
>> > great.
>> >
>> > Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link have
>> > just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
>> > dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
>> > 128bit cypher).
>> >
>> > What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
>> > networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
>> > anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
>> > actually increase the performance?
>> >
>> > Many thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Chris
>>
>>
>
>

On my wired network I get transfers of 240 MB/min for large files like drive
images. What can I expect (as an average) with Wireless G?

Brian


"NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
news:%...
> Brian;
>
> Your transfer speeds will vary dramatically from moment to moment. For
> short periods you may get a sustained transfer of 15Mbs, and in short
> periods your transfer might rise to 21-24Mbps. You must keep in mind that
> the traffic has to be monitored and controlled, and even though the LAN is
> technically asynchronous, packets must be handled so that they are moved
> efficiently. The overhead inherent in the broadcast signal also plays a
> role in how fast your true LAN speed is, as well as the hardware that is
> being used.
>
> I realize that you are probably concerned with getting the maximum
> transfer speed on your LAN, but please be aware that you can NEVER expect
to
> use the full bandwidth all the time.
>
> There are so many factors that can affect signal transfer rates that it
> would in literal truth fill a nice sized book. I would not sweat over my
> network running 18Mbps and try to get 20Mbs. It is just not worth it.
> Unless you are streaming audio and/or video over the LAN, just be happy
with
> what you have.
>
> Bobby
>
>
> "Brian K" <iibntgyea4_ remove_this_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:f_9Ec.69819$...
> > For SuperG at say 24Mbps (3 MB/sec), is this the speed at which you are
> > actually transferring data? Or is it measured otherwise?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > "NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> On a good day, with a clean signal with little or no interference, you
> >> can
> >> expect to get 22 to 25 Mbps for Super-G and 14 to 18 Mbps with regular
> > 54G.
> >> In general practice, you will most likely get nowhere near that level
of
> >> performance. the 54Mbs/108Mbs rating is for a "canned" network...two
> > units
> >> in an electromagnetically sealed room, with xmitter and rcvr only 1
meter
> >> apart. The numbers are a marketing ply...not what you can expect to
ever
> >> get on your LAN.
> >>
> >> Bobby
> >>
> >> "Chris" <> wrote in message
> >> news: om...
> >> > Hi, i have recently purchased a D-Link DWL-2100ap access point and a
> >> > DWL-G520+ PCI card.
> >> >
> >> > When i first setup the network the pci card kept droping the link,
> >> > despite having 90%+ signal and 90%+ link quality. I moved the pc into
> >> > the same room as the access point and got 100% signal, yet it still
> >> > dropped the connection and i still had bad transfer speeds (around
> >> > 300kbps). Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
> >> > quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?
> >> >
> >> > I have changed channels, and found that i get the highest speed on
> >> > channel 11. I read on forums to try us robotics drivers (and yes they
> >> > work! - they are the same card with a different badge on), and are
far
> >> > more stable than the D-Link drivers.
> >> >
> >> > I have now got the speed upto around 14,000kbps peak. To do this i
had
> >> > to disable the D-Link "Super G mode". Before i disabled this mode (it
> >> > was in Dynamic turbo mode) i only got ~6,000kbps.
> >> >
> >> > However, despite having 90%+ signal and link quality i am not
> >> > approaching the 54Mbps limit of the g standard. I appreciate there
> >> > will be some overhead for the network protocols which will take away
> >> > from this theorectical maximum, but over 50% overhead i find
extremely
> >> > harsh. I am much happier with this higher speed, but anymore would be
> >> > great.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone give me some tips to try to increase the speed? D-Link
have
> >> > just released a new set of drivers for the card which i will try. I
> >> > dont want to decrease the encryption length (it is currently WEP
> >> > 128bit cypher).
> >> >
> >> > What real-world speeds have people obtained with their wireless
> >> > networks? I would be interested in both 11mpbs and 54mpbs rates. Has
> >> > anyone got these 'proprietry' enchancements working, and do they
> >> > actually increase the performance?
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks in advance,
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

"Brian K" <iibntgyea4_ remove_this_@hotmail.com> wrote in
newsmcEc.70041$:

> On my wired network I get transfers of 240 MB/min for large files like
> drive images. What can I expect (as an average) with Wireless G?

~3 mb/s - Wired networks are still the way to go for file transfers.
Wireless is fine for work away from the desk or causal surfing.

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"Chris" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Why does it transfer so slowly even though there is a good
> quality link? Surely speed should be relative to signal strength?

Signal strength mainly matters relative to "noise," other signals that
interfere with the desired signal. You don't need a lot of strength if
there's little interference. Strength can even work against you if you're
getting echoes or ghost signals.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
news:...
> the 54Mbs/108Mbs rating is for a "canned" network...two units
> in an electromagnetically sealed room, with xmitter and rcvr only 1 meter
> apart. The numbers are a marketing ply...not what you can expect to ever
> get on your LAN.
>
> Bobby

Actually, the 54/108 Mbps rating is the maximum signaling speed, and is not
intended to be interpreted as a throughput figure. If your wireless adapter
reports a connection speed of 54 Mbps, then within a single frame you are
truly sending one bit every 1/54,000,000 seconds. However, not all the bits
in the frame are your data; some are overhead. Some whole frames are
overhead. And there is dead time between frames that's more overhead.
There's also retransmissions due to corrupted frames, and there's frames
from competing connections. All those things must be subtracted from the
signaling speed to get the throughput speed.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.