Actiontec MI424WR and WG111 v3

6 Nov 2007 2:29 PM

jtpr

I've got a desktop with a Netgear WG111 about 30 feet from an
Actiontec MI424WR router provided by Verizon. If I go to
speedtest.net from my desktop that is hardwired to the router I get
the full 15 Mb I should get (FIOS). If I go to the desktop with the
WG111 I get about 4 Mb. The speed of the wireless fluctuates between
11 and 36. In fact it was unusable with the channel set at 1. I have
it at 11 now and this is the best performance I have seen. Should
this be all I should expect? Would I do better with a PCI adapter?
Another manufacturer? Just wondering if I should bother to return the
WG111 or if my expectations are too high.

Thanks,
Jim

6 Nov 2007 6:30 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
Pending on the nature of you physical environment and the surrounding
Electrical noise, at 30 feet, 11 to 36 Mb/sec. fluctuation is typical to
802.11g Hardware.
You can improve the Wireless by installing a High Gain Directional Antenna
of the Wireless Card of the computer.
If your current card does not have a removable Antenna buy a PCI Wireless
card and a directional 8dbi or more Antenna.
Example for an inexpensive decent card,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315041
Antenna, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162131

Disclaimer, I have No connection to, and No gains concerning the links
posted. It just an example for the type of Hardware.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"jtpr" <jtpr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a desktop with a Netgear WG111 about 30 feet from an
> Actiontec MI424WR router provided by Verizon. If I go to
> speedtest.net from my desktop that is hardwired to the router I get
> the full 15 Mb I should get (FIOS). If I go to the desktop with the
> WG111 I get about 4 Mb. The speed of the wireless fluctuates between
> 11 and 36. In fact it was unusable with the channel set at 1. I have
> it at 11 now and this is the best performance I have seen. Should
> this be all I should expect? Would I do better with a PCI adapter?
> Another manufacturer? Just wondering if I should bother to return the
> WG111 or if my expectations are too high.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>