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529907 2007-03-04 07:46:00 I have a PC & Laptop on a wireless network with an a/b/g router.
Both are set to wifi mode G.
However I tried transfering a 350mb file from the laptop to the PC and it took over 35 minutes!
Why so slow? What steps can I take to speed up the supposedly 54 mbps transfer rate? I know you usually get a lot less but this is ridiculous.
supersi (8401)
529908 2007-03-04 08:13:00 You fail to mention the distance and signal strength.

WiFi drops speed rapidly with signal strength drop-off or co-channel interference with other devices sharing the band.

Mine is OK within a few feet, but move away and the speed drops rapidly. Have 2.4 GHz phones, security cameras etc which is probably a major cause here.

But without this sort of info we can only guess at your end.
godfather (25)
529909 2007-03-10 21:07:00 I have a laptop & a PC within 1 meter of the WIFI router and a 1.8ghz cordless phone. supersi (8401)
529910 2007-03-10 21:24:00 Try running this TCP Optimizer, worked for me

www.speedguide.net
snoopy (74)
529911 2007-03-10 22:34:00 Use DrTCP utility and if still it could be other factors. It greatly improved for me. Nomad (952)
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