re: Huge difference in wired and wireless speeds?

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My router is a wireless N and my laptop has a wireless N card. Both should support up to 300 mb/s wirelessly. That's what's confusing me.

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As already mentioned, the top speeds listed are theoretical. If you get more than half that speed under perfect conditions, you're doing pretty good.

Does the device have line-of-sight to the router? If not, you can cut that speed in half again.

Is the device within 25 feet? If not, you can cut the speed in half yet again, and cut it in half for each additional 20-25 feet.



These are all rough estimates, but should give you an idea of what to expect. If that wireless-n device is in a different room and more than 25 feet away from the router, I wouldn't expect anything over what you're getting (30-35mbps range).