The 802.11b slows the internet down greatly, but a guy at Circuit City told us that the 11 Mbps of 802.11b was the fastest you could get as far as internet was concerned, and that if I wanted the full potential of my 100 mbps, I would have to hard wire it.
what do I do?
2007-01-08 15:59:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
it doesn't matter how fast your 802.11x router is or the wireless card is rated.
network devices are able to handle traffic at a certain maximum bandwidth that does not mean "your" network will run at that speed.
your home network will never run at 54 Mbps, 100 Mpbs or 108 Mbps because your PC can not offer data to the network at that rate and your ISP can not offer downloads at that rate either.
the link between network devices is the amount of bandwidth that connection can handle, not what the actual speed of data on that segment will be.
2007-01-08 16:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all the guy at Circuit City is a complete idiot when it comes to wireless. You could go 802.11g or if the store has it 802.11N both of those are faster than 802.11b. if you have a newer laptop you have a network card for a 802.11g/b router. On average the 802.11g will get you about 54 Mbps instead of 11Mbps.
2007-01-09 00:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by gatorsun 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your salesperson is outdated.
One official standard, the 11g, and one unofficial standard, the 11 "pre-N" are faster than 11b. You can get routers and cards for these two standards already.
On the other hand, if you really want FULL speed, then hardwire it. Cable is cheap.
2007-01-12 17:28:28 · answer #3 · answered by kam_cute_bai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your salesperson is outdated.
One official standard, the 11g, and one unofficial standard, the 11 "pre-N" are faster than 11b. You can get routers and cards for these two standards already.
On the other hand, if you really want FULL speed, then hardwire it. Cable is cheap.
2007-01-09 00:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
802.11g is 54 mbps and is already very common
802.11n is even faster, but i have no experience with it and it is very new
last, if you are not too computer savvy, you are probably mistaken about your 100 mbps. The majority of home cable internet connections range from 3-5 mbps
2007-01-09 00:04:43 · answer #5 · answered by doublemhi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK,
If your internet connection is 3-5mbps, then why would it matter if your wireless connection connected at any faster speeds, right?
Unless you are wanting to network two or more PC's, then do not worry about how fast your wireless network is connecting at. Worry more about how fast you are connecting to the internet.
Good luck and Cheers!
2007-01-09 00:20:39 · answer #6 · answered by Antil0ck 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can either use your ethernet (NIC) or you're gonna have to upgrade your wireless card. the 802.11b is very outdated and nothing you can really do to increase the pipeline in it.
2007-01-09 00:06:17 · answer #7 · answered by Michael D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋