Your setup sounds strange from your description. A 10BaseT TCP/IP connection with two Windows machines plugged into a hub should average between 500KB to 1MB/sec theoretical speed with 250KB/sec to 350KB/sec real transfers over sustained periods of time. 100Base-T is faster.
I don't know about 802.11a; but I use 802.11b between my W2K, W98 and XP boxes, and average approximately the same speeds as through 10BaseT Ethernet. (The wireless clients need to be configured so that they allow access through shared passwords or no encryption -- I don't know how 802.11a works). You don't need FTP to do Windows-Windows or Windows-Linux transfers. You can do direct fileshares. Are you using FTP to connect to a Mac?
Does the 802.11a software allow you to set up a peer connection between the two Windows boxes? Try it and see if the transfer speeds are better than when you go through the WAP.
Why can't you use TCP/IP as the only protocol with the router and the wireless cards? Is it not supported under 802.11a?
You might also try temporarily disconnecting from the Internet and disabling Norton Internet Security to see if transfer speeds get better, locally.
If you can get better direct speeds, don't put Norton Internet Security back (you can use the AV without the firewall). Download and use ZoneAlarm if you need a software firewall for Internet browsing on WIndows machines. Or let the router do it, if you can.
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Date: 2004-06-27 08:39 pm (UTC)I don't know about 802.11a; but I use 802.11b between my W2K, W98 and XP boxes, and average approximately the same speeds as through 10BaseT Ethernet. (The wireless clients need to be configured so that they allow access through shared passwords or no encryption -- I don't know how 802.11a works). You don't need FTP to do Windows-Windows or Windows-Linux transfers. You can do direct fileshares. Are you using FTP to connect to a Mac?
Does the 802.11a software allow you to set up a peer connection between the two Windows boxes? Try it and see if the transfer speeds are better than when you go through the WAP.
Why can't you use TCP/IP as the only protocol with the router and the wireless cards? Is it not supported under 802.11a?
You might also try temporarily disconnecting from the Internet and disabling Norton Internet Security to see if transfer speeds get better, locally.
If you can get better direct speeds, don't put Norton Internet Security back (you can use the AV without the firewall). Download and use ZoneAlarm if you need a software firewall for Internet browsing on WIndows machines. Or let the router do it, if you can.