Hello all, I have just recently upgraded to a wireless connection and notice the connection speed of 54.0 mbps. I have a dsl connection. Is this speed the rate at which the router communicates with the modem? Thanks
54.0 mbps connection
Jan 30, 2006
2 Replies
You wish!
No, it's the rate at which your computer's network adapter communicates with the router.
And remember, 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per second).
So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput (I believe) is half, so at best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will reduce this rate, as will encryption.
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