Hi,

Are there typical settings that people use for setting up their computer so it's optimum for their wireless network?

Are there settings that I should check in the wireless adaptor config on the laptop, e.g. 'packet bursting' on or off, to make it faster.

Are there any specific things to have on or off to make a difference.

Are there any settings to check for in the netgear wireless router?

Just wondered as i live in the middle of a town and the best I get for downloading is 100kbps but my broadband measures out at 6Mbps.

Hope some of this makes sense, but I don't want to start changing things and messing it up?

Thanks,

Ben

I would leave all those settings as default. What you need to establish is how many wireless networks are around you and what channels they use. Then access your wireless routers config page and ensure you are using a different channel.

Hi,

Are there typical settings that people use for setting up their computer so it's optimum for their wireless network?

Are there settings that I should check in the wireless adaptor config on the laptop, e.g. 'packet bursting' on or off, to make it faster.

Are there any specific things to have on or off to make a difference.

Are there any settings to check for in the netgear wireless router?

Just wondered as i live in the middle of a town and the best I get for downloading is 100kbps but my broadband measures out at 6Mbps.

Hope some of this makes sense, but I don't want to start changing things and messing it up?

Thanks,

Ben

What speed do you get download when the PC is connected to the router via cable instead of wireless?

If it's no different then the wireless isn't your issue.

Personally I've never had to alter any settings to get reasonable throughput

I'll wire it up and post the speeds

I will leave them settings alone then.

There are about 5 networks that my laptop will pick up....

How do I see what channel they are on then? Do I then just use a different one?

Ben

I'll wire it up and post the speeds

I will leave them settings alone then.

There are about 5 networks that my laptop will pick up....

How do I see what channel they are on then? Do I then just use a different one?

Ben

Yes. Bear in mind channels overlap though. Most default to 11, and the next non-overlapping channel is 6, then 1. Aim to get as far from the nearby networks as you can.

Yes. Bear in mind channels overlap though. Most default to 11, and the next non-overlapping channel is 6, then 1. Aim to get as far from the nearby networks as you can.

When you say overlapping channel, say 6, should I be on this number or say channel 8?

Some routers will let you scan for other networks and tell you the channels.

If you are using some other software to configure the wireless card like the intel client then you can normally use them to check as well. Even if you can't see other networks there may be some that have hidden SSIDs that won't show up in a quick check in windows , so download netstumbler and see what that shows.

As for what channel you should use - there are 13 channels in the uk , but they use a spread spectrum , so they do overlap. Basically you need to have a gap of 5 between them to avoid any interference , so normally people run on 1 , 6 and 11. If you have neighbours using all three close by then you could try somewhere in the middle of them but it's not ideal

Some routers come with channel 1 as default , so if your neighbours does the same then you'll potentially have problems. Others come with it set to use the least congested channel by default , so log on and have a look

Hi,

Just wondered as i live in the middle of a town and the best I get for downloading is 100kbps but my broadband measures out at 6Mbps.

I'm sure you'll get plenty of wireless advice, but just to reassure you 'a little', the two speed measurements are in different units.

Your broadband speed is measure in Mega-bits per second and your download speed is in Kilo-bytes per second. So like for like you are downloading at around 800 Kilo-bits per second but this is mostly dependant on the capacity of the download source, internet traffic, traffic-shaping by your ISP before you even need to think about the capacity of your wireless connection.

HTH

I'm sure you'll get plenty of wireless advice, but just to reassure you 'a little', the two speed measurements are in different units.

Your broadband speed is measure in Mega-bits per second and your download speed is in Kilo-bytes per second. So like for like you are downloading at around 800 Kilo-bits per second but this is mostly dependant on the capacity of the download source, internet traffic, traffic-shaping by your ISP before you even need to think about the capacity of your wireless connection.

HTH

I suppose it does vary like you say, I downloaded that racing game from another thread today and it was going at 675kbps so the 500 Mb downloaded in no time.

I downloaded something eles and it was 100kbps.

Like you say, download source, traffice etc, i was on during the afternoon, so that's when it's probably highest demand.

I'll leave it alone, it's fast enough in that fact that pages are almost instant when surfing the net.

Thanks for your help people.

Ben