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Speed Difference

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RoGuE1230

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I've recently been having problems with the internet and had our modem replaced today and noticed a large difference between the speed of the one wired computer and the three on wireless. The router is a BEFW11S4, which I know is a dinosaur, but why replace something if it never shows problems (until now). The one wired computer will get 9 Mbps down and 1 up, but all three wireless computers will only achieve about 3-3.5 Mbps down and 1 up. I've tried changing channels and all the connections show excellent connection status. Any ideas?
 
So.... that's a wireless B, which is 11 Mbps, overall I'd say you are doing pretty well.
 
yeah, go buy a new wireless router that's 802.11g or 802.11n and you should see your download speeds on the wireless devices increase.
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Ditto on a new router.

Then, set it to use g or n only.
 
Yeah, I realize it's only wireless B but its good up to 11mbps. The one wired computer getting about 9mbps is the correct speed that we are paying for. My problem is that any of the computers that connect through wireless only get about 3mbps when it should be getting close to 9. Is the router broken?

And it has nothing to do with the signal, I can put my laptop RIGHT next to the router and the speed still won't go higher than 3mbps.
 
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that 11mbps is shared by all wireless devices that are connected to it. So, if you have three wireless devices and they are all connected at the same time then you get 1/3 the maximum theoretical bandwidth available. You will rarely, if ever, get the maximum rated connection speed, especially with wireless. Go buy a newer wireless router and you should see improvement.
 
My wireless connected computer can be the only one on in the house and I still get that 3mbps speed.
 
Even so, the technology you are using is already two revisions old (G and N have come out since), and was already iffy at best as it was. If you use a newer router/access point, you'll see a marked improvement over what you see now.
 
RoGuE1230 said:
My wireless connected computer can be the only one on in the house and I still get that 3mbps speed.
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Again, 11mbps is the theoretical maximum speed you will see. You will rarely get the maximum rated speed, you can connect at 11mbps but that doesn't mean you're actually going to transfer data at that speed. Especially with an old wireless router.
 
wifi signals are half-duplex. Generally the most you can get for 802.11b is around 5.5mb/s download and 5.5mb/s for upload. Then add in any overhead for that protocol and you have your speed.

edit: same thing with 802.11g. You will rarely get above 25mb/s even though 802.11g is rated for 54mb/s.
 
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oh, I see now. Thanks everyone, now it makes sense. I guess getting about 9 years out of a piece of computer technology is outstanding nowadays. Next step is my computer in my signature, lol. I guess I'll keep using this router until it breaks or the need for more than 3.5mbps is needed.
 
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