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Would encryption in the wireless connection account for the difference?
Posted by: DanU at October 25, 2006 10:42 AM
Maybe slightly, but I wouldn't expect it to be an order of magnitude different.
Posted by: Leo Notenboom at October 25, 2006 11:07 AM
Not sure exactly where the readings come from but the extra data (in terms of bytes or packet overhead) will be greater on the wireless network because it has to carry all the wireless routing information as well as the standard TCPIP or whatever protocol is in use's overhead. Encryption adds greater overhead and it could be all these things that would increase the actual number of bytes transmitted over a wireless network.
It depends where you are measuring, however. If you have software that ionly counts user-data in packets and not the total packet size, then it is possible that this doesn't apply. If you are only measuring over your DSL connection and not counting over your actual wireless connection then the actual amount of data through the DSL line should be the same regardloess of the type of connection to that line on your end.
Hope this explains some things, I'm sorry that its a bit confusing.
Posted by: Eli Coten at November 5, 2006 7:20 AM
My laptop has a problem connecting to router. It doesnt connect to Internet ( when wired it does) however it shows 'Sent' bytes increasing, but no bytes 'received' from router ( stops at 4 bytes!). Any reasons why there is only 1 way commn?
Posted by: SR at March 9, 2007 7:06 AM
i have the same problem as SR im connected but i cant receive any bytes and my sent bytes keeps on increasing
Posted by: MARK at May 21, 2007 4:39 AM
I, too, have the same problem as SR and MARK.
There are two computers connected to a central router in my home and both receive wireless internet with no problem.
However, my laptop has problems accessing the internet. I am connected to the wireless connection but no packets are being received (yet many being 'sent'). I have tried changing the TCP/IP addresses as those of the other two laptops but that doesnt seem to help as well. (I should note that I receive internet when it is wired).
When I first bought the laptop, I had a dial-up connection but have since 'deleted' that connection (so it now shows 2 LAN or High-Speed Internet icons in the 'Network Connections' option, and no dial-up connection). Would that have been a problem?
Please help! and thanks in advance.. :)
Posted by: EV at July 18, 2007 5:14 AM
iam a begainer & not sure how to properly connect my new laptop to my home computer. i would like to do it right the first time. please help.
Posted by: jacklyn tate at December 25, 2009 3:12 PM
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Would encryption in the wireless connection account for the difference?
Posted by: DanU at October 25, 2006 10:42 AMMaybe slightly, but I wouldn't expect it to be an order of magnitude different.
Posted by: Leo Notenboom at October 25, 2006 11:07 AMNot sure exactly where the readings come from but the extra data (in terms of bytes or packet overhead) will be greater on the wireless network because it has to carry all the wireless routing information as well as the standard TCPIP or whatever protocol is in use's overhead. Encryption adds greater overhead and it could be all these things that would increase the actual number of bytes transmitted over a wireless network.
It depends where you are measuring, however. If you have software that ionly counts user-data in packets and not the total packet size, then it is possible that this doesn't apply. If you are only measuring over your DSL connection and not counting over your actual wireless connection then the actual amount of data through the DSL line should be the same regardloess of the type of connection to that line on your end.
Hope this explains some things, I'm sorry that its a bit confusing.
Posted by: Eli Coten at November 5, 2006 7:20 AMMy laptop has a problem connecting to router. It doesnt connect to Internet ( when wired it does) however it shows 'Sent' bytes increasing, but no bytes 'received' from router ( stops at 4 bytes!). Any reasons why there is only 1 way commn?
Posted by: SR at March 9, 2007 7:06 AMi have the same problem as SR im connected but i cant receive any bytes and my sent bytes keeps on increasing
Posted by: MARK at May 21, 2007 4:39 AMI, too, have the same problem as SR and MARK.
There are two computers connected to a central router in my home and both receive wireless internet with no problem.
However, my laptop has problems accessing the internet. I am connected to the wireless connection but no packets are being received (yet many being 'sent'). I have tried changing the TCP/IP addresses as those of the other two laptops but that doesnt seem to help as well. (I should note that I receive internet when it is wired).
When I first bought the laptop, I had a dial-up connection but have since 'deleted' that connection (so it now shows 2 LAN or High-Speed Internet icons in the 'Network Connections' option, and no dial-up connection). Would that have been a problem?
Please help! and thanks in advance.. :)
Posted by: EV at July 18, 2007 5:14 AMiam a begainer & not sure how to properly connect my new laptop to my home computer. i would like to do it right the first time. please help.
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