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help: connecting wireless router using wireless lan card.
Hello
I'm trying to connect my wireless dsl router to my computer using a wireless card. Currently I have only 384kbps speed as the Westel- 327w is connected to my regular lan card. I also have a 11b wireless card and I tried to connect to the gateway using it and removed the rj45 connector from router to my regular lan card, and, it works, but way too slowly. I am thinking of purchasing a 11g wireless card and try to connec it to the router. The main question is this: Will 11g card improve the speed and up to how much? is 54Mbps greater or less than 384kbps? I have read before, 54Mbps is not truly 54Mbps, and the speed is only 1/2 of it due to some kind of synchro and verification process. And, if you should suggest that 11g wireless card is going to work well, which brand of card should I get.? Thanks for your input. Peter. ps. the jack and my computer is about 20 feet away, across the room. |
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 20:39:44 GMT, kony wrote:
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:43:13 GMT, wrote: Hello I'm trying to connect my wireless dsl router to my computer using a wireless card. Currently I have only 384kbps speed as the Westel- 327w is connected to my regular lan card. What do you mean, "only"? I got a relative who's dsl goes at 1.5Mbps. She lives near her Telephone company's Central Office. A wireless card won't make your 384kbps connection any faster, of course. if anything the latency of the wifi will make it even slightly slower. It is a downgrade to use wireless over wired, except for that bit about portability and not needing wires. I also have a 11b wireless card and I tried to connect to the gateway using it and removed the rj45 connector from router to my regular lan card, and, it works, but way too slowly. Too slowly for what? the web pages load way way slowly, as if I was on a 9600 baud rate. 11b is 11Mbps, much faster than 384kbps. If the signal strength is too low then perhaps you have to take care of that by moving the antenna around and/or the base station. I had the dsl modem/router behind my computer, the antennas were about less than 6" of each other. I am thinking of purchasing a 11g wireless card and try to connec it to the router. The main question is this: Will 11g card improve the speed and up to how much? is 54Mbps greater or less than 384kbps? The fastest thing is the wired connection you already have. It is MUCH faster, but even so, anything you've mentioned is still much faster than the 384kbps internet connection. The additional speed would only be of benefit for filesharing on a (local) network of your other PCs. I have read before, 54Mbps is not truly 54Mbps, and the speed is only 1/2 of it due to some kind of synchro and verification process. True, you'll never get full 54Mbps throughput, but it is significantly faster than 11b. Even so, it won't make your internet connection any faster. And, if you should suggest that 11g wireless card is going to work well, which brand of card should I get.? Anything that comes with an external antenna on a cord, so you can place the antenna in an optimal location instead of at the back of a large metal barrier (PC case). ps. the jack and my computer is about 20 feet away, across the room. In the same room I suggest using the wired connection, it's far more reliable in adverse conditions, always lower latency, and lets you reuse the wireless card somewhere else where you need it more. Currently I only have 1 working computer. The other one is not working. I haven't had the need to fix the other one. |
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wrote in :
Hello I'm trying to connect my wireless dsl router to my computer using a wireless card. Currently I have only 384kbps speed as the Westel- 327w is connected to my regular lan card. Is this correct: phone jack--Westel-327w Wireless DSL Router--wireless link--PC 384Kbps I also have a 11b wireless card and I tried to connect to the gateway What gateway? (gateway and router are not the same) using it and removed the rj45 connector from router to my regular lan card, and, it works, but way too slowly. Do you mean that the wireless connection is slower than the wired connection you used before? The reason I ask is that if it is, then you have some kind of problem with the wireless connection. Since both wired LAN and 11b wireless are much faster than 384kbps, you should see about the same performance as you did before. Your 384kbps connection is the limiting factor. I am thinking of purchasing a 11g wireless card and try to connec it to the router. The main question is this: Will 11g card improve the speed and up to how much? Until you understand why the 11b connection is not working well it would be unwise to purchase 11g hardware. The same issue may come up again. Also, the 11b hardware should provide all the performance that a 384Kpbs connection needs. In other words, The 11b connection should work as well as your wired connection did assuming your feeding your home network through a 384Kbps connection the the WAN(internet). Finally, an 11g wireles setup won't provide any more performance than the 11b setup would because the 384Kbps connection will limit the performance of your home network. The 384Kbps is limiting your performance and it will limit both the 11b and 11g hardware. You don't need new hardware. You need to figure out why the 11b is not working better. is 54Mbps greater or less than 384kbps? 54Mbps is more than 384Kbps 54Mbps = 54 million bits per second 384Kbps = 384 thousand bits per second I have read before, 54Mbps is not truly 54Mbps, and the speed is only 1/2 of it due to some kind of synchro and verification process. There's some overhead but not to the extent that it uses half the bandwidth. And, if you should suggest that 11g wireless card is going to work well, which brand of card should I get.? Thanks for your input. Peter. ps. the jack and my computer is about 20 feet away, across the room. At twenty feet away in the same room your wireless connection should be running essentially at full speed. Concentrate on fixing the 11b connection. Did your service provider install the wireless router? Can you get a service call out of them. Where did you get the router from? Is your router approved by your service provider? Do you have any software to configure and monitor the router? You should have gotten software to install on your PC to monitor and configure the router. Check signal strength. Your signal strength should be very good being so close and in the same room. Also, the software or the router may have been logging errors. If errors have been logged, the error reports may help determine the problem. If error logging is turned off, you should turn it on to see if you get anything reported. At the very least you should be able to access a web page on the router that shows its status. Check the documentation to determine the IP address to access the page. For example, if I enter http://192.168.100.1/main_page.html into my browers address bar, I will see a web page with all my cable modems current status and connection information. I've done this on a DSL modem before so your router may have this feature as well. Are there sources of interference nearby? For example: Phones, TV's, microwave ovens or other electronic equipment. Does your router have switches for setting the transmitter channels? If it does then try a different channel. You may need to use software on your PC to do this if switches are not present on your router. Is there a lot of metal between the router and PC. If there is, try moving some of it out of the way. Try moving the router and PC closer together temporarily to see if things improve. If they do improve you may have an interference problem. Make sure your router and the wireless card are configured compatibly. Are DCHP and TCP/IP and the rest setup correctly. Maybe you can use the wired card setup as a guide for the wireless card. There will be some differences though. Another place to ask is the forums at www.dslreports.com. Is this your router: http://www.westell.com/content/produ.../versalink.pdf They also make a USB PC wireless adaptor: http://www.westell.com/content/produ...f/adapters.pdf Westell Product page: http://www.westell.com/pages/product...=@@@@186313707 3.1102856333@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcjiiekdgdbedcfkcfk cfin.0 You shouldn't have to use their adaptor, but I guess you could try it if purchasing new hardware remains an option. Found some links at dslreports: http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/westell http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...9703~mode=flat Good Luck P.S. Are you sure your wireless connection is going thruough YOUR router? To test this, try connecting to the internet wirelessly. Once you are connected to the internet disconnect your router from the phone jack. Did you lose your connection to the internet? If yes, then your connection IS through your router. If no, then your connection IS NOT through your router. Maybe your connecting through your neighbors hardware and your connection is so bad because your not getting a good signal from your neighbor. |
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:04:43 GMT, John Smithe wrote:
wrote in : Is this correct: phone jack--Westel-327w Wireless DSL Router--wireless link--PC Yes that is what I want to do, but the bandwidth is low if i do that. I get 384 if I do the wired link between Router and PC 384Kbps I also have a 11b wireless card and I tried to connect to the gateway What gateway? (gateway and router are not the same) sorry didnt know. Do you mean that the wireless connection is slower than the wired connection you used before? The reason I ask is that if it is, then you have some kind of problem with the wireless connection. Since both wired LAN and 11b wireless are much faster than 384kbps, you should see about the same performance as you did before. Your 384kbps connection is the limiting factor. Ok that's what I needed to confirm. is 54Mbps greater or less than 384kbps? 54Mbps is more than 384Kbps 54Mbps = 54 million bits per second 384Kbps = 384 thousand bits per second Ok that's what I needed to confirm. Thanks. ps. the jack and my computer is about 20 feet away, across the room. At twenty feet away in the same room your wireless connection should be running essentially at full speed. Concentrate on fixing the 11b connection. Ok. Will need to try that. Did your service provider install the wireless router? Can you get a service call out of them. Where did you get the router from? Is your router approved by your service provider? I got it thru a self install kit. Sent by the DSL provider. I'll check the CD to see if it has any documentations or any diagnosing pgms. Do you have any software to configure and monitor the router? You should have gotten software to install on your PC to monitor and configure the router. Check signal strength. Your signal strength should be very good being so close and in the same room. Also, the software or the router may have been logging errors. If errors have been logged, the error reports may help determine the problem. If error logging is turned off, you should turn it on to see if you get anything reported. At the very least you should be able to access a web page on the router that shows its status. Check the documentation to determine the IP address to access the page. For example, if I enter http://192.168.100.1/main_page.html into my browers address bar, I will see a web page with all my cable modems current status and connection information. I've done this on a DSL modem before so your router may have this feature as well. Are there sources of interference nearby? For example: Phones, TV's, microwave ovens or other electronic equipment. Does your router have switches for setting the transmitter channels? If it does then try a different channel. You may need to use software on your PC to do this if switches are not present on your router. Is there a lot of metal between the router and PC. If there is, try moving some of it out of the way. Try moving the router and PC closer together temporarily to see if things improve. If they do improve you may have an interference problem. Make sure your router and the wireless card are configured compatibly. Are DCHP and TCP/IP and the rest setup correctly. Maybe you can use the wired card setup as a guide for the wireless card. There will be some differences though. Ok. I'll need to read the pdf file mentioned below for that. But, I think I had it connected right, because it does load up a web page, and it can refresh it, except it does it kinda sloooowly. Another place to ask is the forums at www.dslreports.com. Is this your router: http://www.westell.com/content/produ.../versalink.pdf Yes. They also make a USB PC wireless adaptor: http://www.westell.com/content/produ...f/adapters.pdf Westell Product page: http://www.westell.com/pages/product...=@@@@186313707 3.1102856333@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcjiiekdgdbedcfkcf kcfin.0 You shouldn't have to use their adaptor, but I guess you could try it if purchasing new hardware remains an option. Found some links at dslreports: http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/westell http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...9703~mode=flat Good Luck P.S. Are you sure your wireless connection is going thruough YOUR router? To test this, try connecting to the internet wirelessly. Once you are connected to the internet disconnect your router from the phone jack. Did you lose your connection to the internet? If yes, then your connection IS through your router. If no, then your connection IS NOT through your router. Maybe your connecting through your neighbors hardware and your connection is so bad because your not getting a good signal from your neighbor. Yes, I checked the SSID on the back of the router and in the ID that pops up when I scan the nearby networks. & thanks for the different options that I need to check. I'll fool with it more and see what I can get. |
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