What's an acceptable difference between wired/wireless speeds?

jb66

thescouselander wrote: »

Sounds like you might have your 5ghz network set up on the 802.11a (54 mbps) standard. Go into advanced settings in the config page on the router and make sure you set 5ghz to use the 802.11n. IIRC the super hub interface is set up for the not so technically literate so the you'll need to select the option that simply has the higher rate as per the pic below. 5Ghz wifi doesnt have much range on it so I'd recommend going for the middle option for a more robust connection.

agrinnall wrote: »

Thanks folks, I'll do some experimenting and see what happens.

Marty, I'll retry with the printer disconnected, that was the only other equipment using the wifi at the time of the tests but normally I'd also have a smart TV (possibly 2 at times), a smartphone and occasionally a tablet so if your suggested explanation is correct that may explain why I saw some even lower speeds at other times. And thinking about it the very first, faster, test may well have been done before I'd set up the printer.

For those with concerns about range, that's why, as I made clear, I did the tests in the same room as the router so that there are no walls or other obstacles in the way. Unless you are saying that the signal bounces around the room and weakens rather than going in a direct line from the computer to the router.



Can you explain why the equipment is the bottleneck when the wifi connection speeds on both 2.4G and 5G are higher than the broadband speed? If the wifi adapter says it's connecting at 300 Mbps is it lying to me?

I found this page useful to understand what the link speed of 300 means

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30664-5-ways-to-fix-slow-80211n-speed

If you had an AC device it wouldnt be connecting at 300 it would be connecting up to 1300mbps which should give it 3x more wifi speed.

this one connects at 867 Mbps
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-A6210-100PES-AC1200-802-11AC-Adapter/dp/B00OT586RQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445068964&sr=8-1&keywords=ac+dongle