Desktop Fast, Laptop Slow?

[JamesDean 10]

Well, here's a new one on me. I have Air on both my desktop and laptop. The desktop is a Core i3 with 4GB RAM and a 6Gbps SSD connected to a Buffalo Gigabit Wired/450Mbs Wireless router running DD-WRT Buffalo OEM firmware. The laptop is a Core i5, 4GB RAM, 7200rpm magnetic media, connecting to the router with an Intel 6200 300Mbps 802.11n connection. When I connect to, say Draconis, which I'm on now, with the desktop...I get 5-10Mbs. If I immediately switch to the laptop, I only get about 1-2Mbs. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Running Comodo on both and all settings are the same in the Air client.

JD

[Staff 9972]

Well, here's a new one on me. I have Air on both my desktop and laptop. The desktop is a Core i3 with 4GB RAM and a 6Gbps SSD connected to a Buffalo Gigabit Wired/450Mbs Wireless router running DD-WRT Buffalo OEM firmware. The laptop is a Core i5, 4GB RAM, 7200rpm magnetic media, connecting to the router with an Intel 6200 300Mbps 802.11n connection. When I connect to, say Draconis, which I'm on now, with the desktop...I get 5-10Mbs. If I immediately switch to the laptop, I only get about 1-2Mbs. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Running Comodo on both and all settings are the same in the Air client.

JD

Hello!

Your total available bandwidth is split between all the devices connected to the DD-WRT router. It's up to the router to perform a sort of "load balance" of the bandwidth between all the devices, both cabled and WiFi.

Of course, if your desktop is not using bandwidth while you test your laptop, then this is not an explanation. In this case, you should focus on possible bottlenecks toward your laptop.

A first-glance difference is the connection type: while the desktop is wired the laptop is not. Try to connect the laptop to the router with the cable used by the desktop to determine whether the problem is caused by the WiFi connection.

Kind regards

[JamesDean 10]

Thanks, I'll do some investigating.

JD