My 802.11B router transfers @ 630KB/s from a wired pc to a wireless laptop. Is this normal? I thought it was supposed to go up to 11MB/s... The laptop has a broadcom 802.11B/G internal
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Anonymous2005-12-09 20:02
Yes. 802.11b transfers at a maximum of 11 megabits per second, not megabytes. Divide bits by eight to get bytes, and you have a maximum possible transfer of 1.375MB/s, but due to the carrier sense and collision detection overheads, plus any loss of quality to the signal brought about by noise, distance from the transceiver, etc. you really can't get above ~6Mbps over .11b - around 750KB/s
>>1
Uppercase B = Bytes
Lowercase b = bits
Kilo, Mega, Giga in network speeds = 10^3, 10^6, 10^9, sucks, but that's how it is
Kilo, Mega, Giga elsewhere = 2^10, 2^20, 2^30, as it should always be
HD vendors = shit liars
Network products vendors who speak of "megs" alone or use uppercase Bs = shit liars
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Anonymous2005-12-24 7:30
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Oh, I forgot.
People telling you to say gibibycocks instead of GigaBytes = retards