On 20/08/05, Oliver Jones <oliver(a)deeperdesign.com> wrote:
Do you have any 802.11 b devices on there as they slow everything down (although should be faster than this - I presume you mean 200 kbit per second not 200 kbyte per second)?
There are no B devices on the network. Only my laptop and the AP which are both G devices. And I meant 200 kilo byte. 100Mbit/sec == ~10Mbyte/sec. So 54Mbit should equal ~6Mbyte/sec in ideal circumstances. But since it is wireless I figure I can't be overly optimistic. I'd be happy with 1MByte a second. Preferably 1.5Mbyte a sec as that would be enough to stream MPEG2 at DVD 1x speeds.
The speeds on b/g are very misleading. At most you get a third of what is claimed and more like a fifth. The speed you are getting is about 802.11b speed.
Have you tried changing the frequency that you use - I have had interference personally from my microwave and also TV transmitter (to beam Sky from one room to another) as these both work on 2.4 GHz range. You could also get inteference from another property.
How do you suggest I adjust that? Specifics would be nice.
Go to the webpage of the wireless AP/Router on the network and you will find it on one of the pages. While there you may also want to check it is in 'g' mode and not 'b'.
So I hear. I'd like to use WPA but it requires extra software that doesn't come with FC4 and does't work (afaik) with NetworkManager.
Yes I use wpasupplicant on FC4 which sort of integrates with Network Manager but not fully.