transferring files over wi-fi - bad speed through router

Andy From Sligo

hello I am transferring a 2gb file between 2 windows laptops by 802.11g and i have a good wireless signal showing on the wifi status adapters showing between 48 and 56mbps .... so why when i am transferring the file does it only transfer at 1.36mbs average? - i repair computers but i am not into networking and never have been, my repairs are nearly always home use computers without networking and i dont service business/networked pcs so i am a pretty grey in this area. any way i can get better transfer rates? thanks.

mass_debater

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

hello I am transferring a 2gb file between 2 windows laptops by 802.11g and i have a good wireless signal showing on the wifi status adapters showing between 48 and 56mbps .... so why when i am transferring the file does it only transfer at 1.36mbs average? - i repair computers but i am not into networking and never have been, my repairs are nearly always home use computers without networking and i dont service business/networked pcs so i am a pretty grey in this area. any way i can get better transfer rates? thanks.

Nothing wrong. Wireless is a shared medium. All devices connected to your Wi-Fi use one frequency. The router can only talk to one device at at time in one direction at a time (half duplex), a cable can send and receive at the same time using different pairs (full duplex). Connect one laptop by Ethernet and your speeds will improve

dr.fuzzenstein

And your connection speed is never your transfer speed. We learnt that from dial-up.