Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL fun - I need help to improve performance!

date posted 8th January 2005 22:37

I'm fairly sure that the wireless protocol has a fairly hefty
overhead, therefore you should expect a marked decrease in performance
when anything goes out over it. I have a big book here which would
explain it, but I'm far too drunk to comprehend it right now.

-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk

Saturday, January 8, 2005, 10:07:46 PM, you wrote:
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LP> hi all,

LP> been playing around with ADSL routers today...

LP> i originally had a USB modem for my ADSL connection, but I've had to
LP> can it now that i've gotten Apple Airport Express, and that only
LP> accepts an Ethernet connection.

LP> sooo... i bit the bullet and purchased an Ethernet ADSL modem / router.

LP> after a bit of technical fun, i got the thing working great plugged in
LP> directly to my laptop. in fact, all i had to do in the end was reset
LP> to factory defaults and set up the WAN for PPPoE and input my broadband
LP> providers details... and left every other setting on factory default.

LP> my problem is this: when i connect the router into the Airport Express
LP> the internet performance drops.

LP> doing a test at http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedtest.asp

LP> i get the following results:

LP> USB modem connected directly to Mac:

LP> Downstream
LP> 1525 Kbps (190.6 KB/sec)
LP> Upstream
LP> 229 Kbps (28.6 KB/sec)


LP> Ethernet modem connected directly to Mac:

LP> Downstream
LP> 1636 Kbps (204.5 KB/sec)
LP> Upstream
LP> 227 Kbps (28.4 KB/sec)


LP> Ethernet modem connected to Aiport:

LP> Downstream
LP> 1201 Kbps (150.1 KB/sec)
LP> Upstream
LP> 220 Kbps (27.5 KB/sec)


LP> so my question is: what can i do to my network to increase performance
LP> when connected to the Airport? or am i hoping for too much??

LP> i appreciate that stats like these are pretty rough - but there is a
LP> marked depreciation in speed when connecting to the Airport.

LP> all said and done, i'm sitting here surfing wirelessly playing my
LP> iTunes music wirelessly on my stereo, so i'm not doing too badly :-p

LP> (and no, i don't have anything better to do on a Saturday night!)

LP> L.

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