802.11g enhancements aren't all the same.  afterburner is one of broadcom's approach.  *should* work if your router is broadcom based  -- if it's not (say atheros's Super-G enhancement) then it's not going to work.

if you have any neighbors I'll restate my opinion here that channel bonding is evil.  you're taking up a lot of the available frequencies.  are you really doing that much networking between internal computers?  You definitely don't need the speed for your internet connection.

Xpress (also a broadcom enhancement) and other framebursting techniques will likely also improve your throughput -- without channel bonding.

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@Tiele wrote:

Indeed and i've figure that one out already.. My router says TurboG (not SuperG) and 125mbps while atheros's SuperG is 'only' 108mbps... wich is adapted by D-Link and others. I do a lot of transfers between computers (such as automated lan backups).. so speed is needed but the G enhancements also improve distance.

My router is Ovislink WT-2000R.. i can't find any references if it's broadcom based but i do think it is.

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"Turbo G" is one of a few features of the Atheros "Super G" suite, and will always be marketed as 108 Mbps. Anythin marketed as 125 Mbps is (or at least should be) a Broadcom-based product.

If your router is advertising Turbo G and 125 Mbps at the same time, something is SERIOUSLY fishy. Since I've never heard of the router's manufacturer before, I'm guessing you (unfortunately) bought from a shady manufacturer.

FYI, Turbo mode rarely works due to the fact that it uses double the RF spectrum that standard 802.11g does, and hence a connection operating in turbo mode will interfere with ALL neighboring B/G wireless networks, and all nearby networks will interfere with it. The end result is that if any non-turbo networks are seen nearby on any channel, the system will drop down to 54 Mbps.

if you get bored you could always open it up (void the warranty) and look at the chip inside. put a heatsink on it while you're in there.

the 125 should work if they're both broadcom but I wouldn't say it's a complete certainty unless they're the same brand.

the xpress ehancements by contrast should provide a throughput increase regardless of what's on the other side. you will have the same listed connection speed but it should offer more actual speed if you turn it on for a client. enabling frame bursting on a client (xpress as far as I know) should help it's upload speed but it will slightly hurt your other clients on the network.

if i'm wrong on the above, i apologize. i have almost zero real experiance with these enhancements.

Thank you for your reply. I've sent an email to the manufacturer with that question.

Altough.. Ovislink may not be as big as D-Link or Linksys.. i've used it before.and it does (usually) deliver quality.

Have you yourself been able to set up a 108 or 125mbps connection ? Does it say 125mbps as connection speed ?

i've never tried -- though my linksys wrt54g and my usr card should both be capable I would assume. have other clients on my network though so a test isn't really doable at the moment.

realtek has a 108 flavor as well I believe :)

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@Tiele wrote:

Thank you for your reply. I've sent an email to the manufacturer with that question.

Altough.. Ovislink may not be as big as D-Link or Linksys.. i've used it before.and it does (usually) deliver quality.

Have you yourself been able to set up a 108 or 125mbps connection ? Does it say 125mbps as connection speed ?

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I've never tried. Because of the above stated issues with interference management, even when I do have clients and routers that both support a particular nonstandard 802.11g extension, I explicitly disable it as I value consistent performance at a somewhat lower speed rather than higher peak speed but without consistent performance.