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BrettoBean

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March 21st, 2007 14:00

10Mbps and 100Mbps?

I have DSL and I just got a wirless router so we could have a network. Before the router I just hooked up to the DSL modem and it said I was connected at 10Mbps, after I hooked up the router it says I am connected at 100Mbps but I notice little or no difference. Is there a way to change that or is that just the way it is.
 
this is hwat I have for hardware(I just listed them all because I really don't know what they all are)
 
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 9 NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro         
IRQ 9 Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
IRQ 9 MDP3880-W(U) PCI Modem
IRQ 9 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
IRQ 9 Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller - 2443
IRQ 9 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
 

volcano11

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March 21st, 2007 14:00

Because the speed of your DSL connection is limited by your ISP to something probably less than 5 Mbps, the DSL modem they supplied is a 10 Mbps device.  Because it is a 10 Mpbs device, your connection speed to the device itself shows 10 Mpbs.   Still the actual speed at which you connect to the internet will never be higher than your ISP allows.   Your router, on the other hand is 100 Mbps device, and thus the connection speed shows 100 Mbps.  Again, since your ISP limits the speed of the internet connection, even though you are connected to the router at 100 Mbps, you will never see actual internet connection speeds faster than your ISP allows. 
 
The only place you will see the 100 Mbps speed is on your local network (i.e. during File and Printer Sharing.  Since the router is rated at 100 Mbps, anything connected to the router will be able to transfer files at that speed.  Normally a wireless connection to the router will be at 54 Mbps, so file transfers over wireless will be limited to 54 Mbps.
 
Steve

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