internet speeds

[danny999]

bit of a long 1 this try to keep brief but my isp speed is 2 mb recently
installed a 2.0 usb port cos i was told it would give me faster speeds. have
bt 1055 usb wireless adapter with an orange box but i can only get speeds of
54mbps the adapter says upto 30% faster speeds. how do i get this speed?
thanks guys

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
If the 2Mb/sec. is what you get from the Internet connection and it is
within your contract you can not speed it up on your side.
Faster local component might increase local traffic, like moving files from
one computer to another, but would affect the Internet connection per-se.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

 

[danny999]

thanx for the reply.
i think i may have made a mistake with my figures i.e line speed 2 mb pc
speed 54.0 mbps. does your reply still apply only i cant understand why they
sell adapters or pci cards advertised at say 104mbps. am i missing something
here?

 

[GTS]

54Mbps is the maximum speed of an 802.11g connection. Some adapters have
'speed boost' features that work only with a wireless router or AP with
matching capability. Given that your current throughput exceeds your
broadband speed, there would be no benefit to a faster PC-Wireless router
connection for Internet use. Only activity on the local network might
matter (like copying files between workstations).

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
The standard of 802.11g is 54Mb/sec., some vendors (D-Link as an example)
sell also propriety versions that work with their Matching hardware D-Link
calls it SuperG which is rated double the regular.
In any case if the Wireless source and the Wireless client are 3 feet apart
the 54Mb/sec. would functionally provide about 2Mb/sec. the SuperG about
36Mb/sec. ( http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html ).
However none of this has to do with Internet connection.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)