Re: PING: Jeff Liebermann - Netgear WGT634U Storage Router Info!

On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:24:47 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:06:26 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
><jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>My seat of the pants guess is that it's the client radio or driver.
>>If this client radio works with the other WGT634U, then it's certainly
>>the WG111 or the driver. Try it.
>
>Argh. Remind me to proofread my junk before I post it, not after.
>
>What I meant was that if the WG111 fails in the same way with the
>other two wireless routers, then it's probably something wrong on the
>computah or WG111. However, if only this one combination fails, then
>it's probably something odd about the WGT634U. Try all the
>combinations of client radio and wireless router and see if you can
>see a pattern.

Thanks again for sharing your expertise Jeff. This reader cetrainly is
much obliged for the time and trouble you have gone to here.
Additionally, those links made most interesting reading.

So...

108Mbps is a bit of a marketing thing, huh? I thought as much. Yet
50Mbps isn't too bad for me - or even 30Mbps. I had no idea that
'connection speed' and 'data speed' would be different. When the tray
icon said 'signal excellent - connected at 54Mbps' I just assumed that
would also be the data throughput speed. Doh...;-)

With regard to my problem. As a last resort (before doing anything
major) I took my life in my hands and scaled a very shaky set of
ladders to place the client antenna much higher up on the wall near
the ceiling. I stuck the base on with some Blu-Tack rather than the
supplied Velcro strip and now my speeds are around the correct levels
you mentioned. Not 54Mbps - but between 15 and 30 most times.

Also - would I be right in thinking that repositioning one's antenna
and/or router even 'slightly' (by a mere few inches) can make a BIG
difference to performance? Or is my improvement just a fluke?

Otherwise your alternative advice is filed away for future reference.

Further - I agree with you about the web server thing? One of THOSE in
a router would be really cool.

Thanks again.

P.S. Despite what it says in the WGT634U manual, with the right
previously-set permissions, one CAN actually 'write' to any attached
storage device over the Internet. I tried it and it works fine.
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