Unable to take advantage of high speed internet

[Thomas Barreca]

I have a cable internet connection (Optimum online). I recently upgraded to their "internet boost" service, which increases maximum speed from 15 mbps to 30 mbps. If I wire my laptop (HP Pavilion zv6270us) directly to my cable modem, I can achieve 27 mbps, which is perfectly acceptable. However, if I use my wireless network, the fastest that I can get is 7 mbps.

I am using a D-Link 802.11g/2.4 GHz wireless router. When I check the wireless network connection, it says that its speed is 54Mbps. On the list of installed hardware on my computer, it lists two network cards.

Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN - Packet Scheduler Miniport

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport

I did download new drivers for both of the NICs, but it didn't make any difference in the speed. Any suggestions on how to take advantage of my new high speed internet service? Thanks in advance.

Tom

[Rich S]

54 is the standard speed for "g" version of 802.11 wireless.

I would not blame your PC for the speed. It will vary depending on your connection. If you have updated your drivers, that is about all you can do at this point.
ref:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313242

You should have a better connection with WIRED rather than wireless. With wireless you can loose speed because of packet encryption like WEP. Hard wired does not require any encryption nor does it have to have a better/best signal form the router/AP.

The best you can hope for is to tweak your wireless settings to achieve the best speed possible.

ref:

http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/WindowsXP.htm



Rich


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