wireless laptop

[tam30over]

hi all i just got a dell inspiron 6000 and switched it on to connect to my wireless router (linksys) it found it with no problem at all but it tells me that im getting a connection of 54kbps im on a 10 meg telewest (broadband connection ) is this about right.

[Midknyte]

How are you measuring your speeds? what proximity are you to the router? do you have clear line of sight?

[tam30over]

im just checking the speed with the icon on the taskbar it says excelent connection
im about 15 feet from router with clear view going to another room it drops slightly
its 54mbps not kbps my mistake sorry i was just wondering if i can get better than that or is that it maxed

[Midknyte]

54mbps is the max rated speed for 802.11g.

[Sterling_Aug]

Most Dell laptops come with 54MBit wireless cards.

What router do you have? The wireless connection will only be as fast as the router.

Whats the difference anyway. The wireless connection is 5.4 times FASTER than your cable connection.

[Midknyte]

Whats the difference anyway. The wireless connection is 5.4 times FASTER than your cable connection.

Exactly. Your provider probably caps the speed at much lower than 10mbps anyway.

[Strawbs]

In the UK - ISP's quoted download speeds are the Maximum the end user can expect to see at any time, they are not Sustained speeds.

Average speeds will be much lower than 10mbps & they will fall as more folk in your area connect to the same local loop at the same time as you.

54mbps wireless means the transfer rate is available - but your internet connection isn't capable of using it to its fullest.

[tam30over]

no difference i was just checking everything is running ok cheers all