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    Slow Wireless Speeds

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Brendanmurphy, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. Brendanmurphy

    Brendanmurphy Your Worst Nightmare

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    I have an Intel 6200 wireless card and a Linksys 400n Dual band router. I just upgraded my internet this morning for 25/1 to 50/2. I was always able to pull the full 25/1 over wifi. Now i cannot get the 50 over it. Wired it works wonderful.

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    My router is connected to the 5 ghz band and it shows under wireless details that it is connected at the full 300mbits. I don't know why it will not pull the full 50/2

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    That is the speed i am getting. Your help is appreciated :D
     
    Brendanmurphy, Oct 12, 2010
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  2. merlin_72032

    merlin_72032 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is the wild guess, and I assume that everything is working correctly. The wireless is half duplex, so it can't send and recieve at the same time. On the other hand, wire network is full duplex. It can send and recieve at the same time. 100Mbps is only rate as half duplex. Actually, the bandwidth on the switch is 200 Mbps full duplex.
     
    merlin_72032, Oct 12, 2010
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