Wireless connection should be fast but it is very slow

Nowthenit

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I am using a Samsung N210 with 2GB of memory in it and Windows 7 Starter. When I use the wireless connection the "Connection Status" shows as 72Mbps, which is to be expected considering I am only a few feet from the router. However, the speed is nothing like that in reality. I tested the actual transfer speeds for the wired and wireless connections by copying a 238MB folder with 77 photos in it. I copied it from the NAS device, where I store all my files, to the local disk of the netbook. Here are the results:

Marvell Yukon 88E8040 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller

25s => 76Mbps

Realtek RTL8192E Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC

660s => 3Mbps

What can I do about this?

I would be very grateful of any suggestions.

Thank you

Software/Hardware used:
Samsung N210 Windows 7 Starter

Asked: February 23, 2012 12:06 AM Last updated: February 27, 2012 7:54 PM

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Thanks. We'll let you know when a new response is added.

I usually use “iperf” for bandwidth measurements.

You can use wireshark to see if you are getting a lot retransmits.

do you have the latest drivers for your wireless interface on your laptop?

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BigKat Feb 23, 2012 12:20 AM GMT

you may have a fast connection, but is there are errors in the transmitted packets (interference, etc.) it can still take a long time to transfer

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Nowthenit Feb 23, 2012 4:47 PM GMT

The wireless speed is very slow. We have another laptop that works much better.

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Nowthenit Feb 25, 2012 11:34 AM GMT

I have the latest drivers.

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jinteik Aug 27, 2012 8:19 AM GMT

is there anything else on your network running at the same time of your copy?

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