[ltp] Slightly OT: best router with 2915ABG?

[Jiang Qian]

Hi Tino: 
> My Linksys WRT54GS with OpenWRT, plain 802.11g and WPA2 reaches 27
> MBit/s for TCP through a solid wall, and iwlist ath0 scan shows 8
> 802.11b/g networks.
> 
I finally purchased WRT54GL, which I promptly installed DD-WRT. To my 
great consternation, I could not get sustained speed higher than 2.7 to
2.8MB/sec(22Mbit/sec) between wireless and wired LAN port, with WPA2 
encryption. This is true even when the signal strength is strong(55dB) 
and link quality good(>98%).  Changing to WEP or disabling encryption 
all together does not change the max speed at all.  So my question is

1. Was 27Mbit/s you measured sustained speed over a large download?
2. What special parameter(power boost, frameburst etc.) did you set in 
your OpenWRT?

Of course this could simply be that my integrated centrino wifi/or its 
ipw2200(1.1.2) driver is crappy. But since I've already got good
link quality and good signal to noise ratio, should the driver still 
affect the speed?

Thanks in advance for the enlightenment from network gurus.
Jiang

> > 
> > So any data on wired port routing is greatly appreciated, too.
> > 
> > BTW, since my laptop also have Gigabit ethernet, I'm tempted to buy an 
> > router with Gigabit port built-in. This expensive toy, Dlink DGL-4300, 
> > is the only one I found, is that worth the money(about USD 129 on 
> > amazon).
> 
> I would go for a separate AP and switch. I also wouldn't recommend
> anything from D-Link when it comes to wireless (bad personal
> experience).
> 
> Regards,
> Tino
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