J
Jeff Lloyd
Hello,
I bought a switch the other day in the hopes that I could speed up my
network here at home.
I have a DSL line, and a Speedstream 5660 DSL Modem/Router that is hooked
into the uplink port on a Linksys EZXS55W 10/100 5 port workgroup switch
(not a hub). I've got CAT5e cable throughout the house.
I do not notice that the speeds are that much quicker. I have three PC's in
the house. Two are hooked into the wired Ethernet architecture an I also
have a Linksys Wireless access point "B" (Model WAP 11) hooked into one of
the ports on the switch as well. I realize that anything running through
the wireless route will be limited to 11mb/s.
However, when I ran a network bandwidth test between the two wired machines,
I came up with an average speed of 8750Kbits/sec. Now I am not sure how
that translates to 100Mbits/sec, but I don't think it measures up. I guess
I need to know just how fast 8750Kbits/sec compares to 100Mbits/sec. The
speed between the wireless machine and one of the wired machines is
4760Kbits/sec. Of the two wired machines, one is a Windows XP SP1 machine
and the other is a Win2000 SP4 machine. The wireless is a Win2000 SP4
machine as well. Both wired machines' net cards are 10/100 cards.
Am I missing something obvious? Any comments greatly appreciated. Thank
you.
I bought a switch the other day in the hopes that I could speed up my
network here at home.
I have a DSL line, and a Speedstream 5660 DSL Modem/Router that is hooked
into the uplink port on a Linksys EZXS55W 10/100 5 port workgroup switch
(not a hub). I've got CAT5e cable throughout the house.
I do not notice that the speeds are that much quicker. I have three PC's in
the house. Two are hooked into the wired Ethernet architecture an I also
have a Linksys Wireless access point "B" (Model WAP 11) hooked into one of
the ports on the switch as well. I realize that anything running through
the wireless route will be limited to 11mb/s.
However, when I ran a network bandwidth test between the two wired machines,
I came up with an average speed of 8750Kbits/sec. Now I am not sure how
that translates to 100Mbits/sec, but I don't think it measures up. I guess
I need to know just how fast 8750Kbits/sec compares to 100Mbits/sec. The
speed between the wireless machine and one of the wired machines is
4760Kbits/sec. Of the two wired machines, one is a Windows XP SP1 machine
and the other is a Win2000 SP4 machine. The wireless is a Win2000 SP4
machine as well. Both wired machines' net cards are 10/100 cards.
Am I missing something obvious? Any comments greatly appreciated. Thank
you.