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upgrading network card/router
When I ordered my Dell Inspiron 9100, I accidentally selected the 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller (11mbps) without knowing a 100mbps option was available. Then I purchased the Netgear Router ( Model: MR814v2) and started to suffer extremely slow browsing and downloading speeds.
So my question is, should I upgrade to Dell's 100mbps network card and purchase a new router that's compatiable with 100mbps? If so, can I just send in the laptop and get the card replaced by Dell?
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July 27th, 2004 23:00
The 10/100 network card runs at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, depending on what it is connected to. Note that connected to a router, file transfers between computers will take place at 100 Mbps if the other comptuers also have 10/100 Mbps network cards. If the other computer(s) have wireless 802.11b cards, you will connect to them at 11 Mbps. For browsing the internet, cable and dsl modems will go no faster than about 3 Mbps, so even at 11 Mbps, you will not be able to surf any faster because the broadband modem will limit the speed. I'm not familar with the router you have. Is it an 802.11b or 802.11b/g? (g runs at a maximum speed of 54 Mbps(.
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July 28th, 2004 00:00
It's still unclear what you are doing, but the it appears to me that you don't need to upgrade anything. Again, the internet will not run any faster than 3 Mbps, so it doesn't matter what the speed of the network card is or the speed of the router. The Broadcom card will connect at 100 Mbps if it is connected to a device that will communicate at 100 Mbps. Since apparently none of your computers have wireless network cards the speed of the wireless connection is not relevant.
You say the desktop does not have a network card but is connected to the modem. Then you say that you have the router to share the internet connection. How is this set up. Normally the modem connects to the router and all computers connect to the router either through network cards or wireless, to share the internet connection. Something is strange with your setup.
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July 28th, 2004 13:00
You say "I need to upgrade my browsing + download speed on my laptop". As I have said before, the internet speed (browsing and download speed) is limited by your internet connection (the speed that the modem connects to the intenret). The network cards you have all run faster than the the modem can connect to the internet, so upgrading network cards will NOT help you acheive faster browsing and download speeds.
You still have not described how your network is all connected together, and you prior post seems to indicate that it is not set up optimally. Without you providing further information, there is little I can do to help.
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July 29th, 2004 01:00
That whole discussion in the link is just as confusing as what you have posted here. Is the laptop connecting to the router through the wireless card or through the ethernet card? Is the deskotp connected to the router at all? If it's not, are you running Internet Connection Sharing on the desktop? If you are running Internet Connection Sharing, is the router set in up access point mode?
Again, I want to stress that the broadband connection will never be more than 3 Mbps and thus even if one part of your network is running at 11 Mbps, it will not slow the internet connection. If something is slowing the internet connection, it is more likely your apparently wierd setup of the router.
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