what's the difference?

[ipam45]

what is the difference between a 54MB and a 108MB speed. is it just double the bandwidth. and for somereason my 108 rated wifi card is only running at 54, even thou the drivers are updated. i was just wondering if i should pursue to fix this problem, if it would be a noticable difference.

 

[cburwell]

IIRC some of those 108Mb routers just run to seperate 54Mb networks and combine them for a theoretical 108Mb maximum. True speed will be dependent on many factors including your distance from the router and any obstructions (walls, etc) that may be in the way.

 

[alphanumeric]

Does your router support the 108mb speeds? Are your wifi card and wireless router made by the same manufacturer?

 

[ipam45]

yep both of them are made by Dlink and both are rated for 108

 

[alphanumeric]

A setting in the router to enable turbo mode? Maybe it's not enabled on the router side?

 

[ipam45]

well it actually use to run at 108 and after i updated the driver for it, it went back to 54.

 

[Captain Colonoscopy]

I would roll-back the driver then.

 

[alphanumeric]

What he said.