First time in to laptops - no idea about file transfer speed

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CASTLECASCADE

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So finally, i did buy a laptop. For years, i had been using just desktops at my place and they all used wired connection between each other. File transfer speeds were good. But when i began using the laptop (wirelessly), the file transfer speed sucked (internet speed is excellent, meanwhile).

I checked: the wired transfer speed is about 8.5MB/sec and the wireless speed is about 1.5MB/sec. I have enabled WPA2 security for the wireless.
Another thing is if I open a video located on my desktop with my laptop (access the desktop video from laptop wirelessly), the video skips/lags(?) frequently. If I try to open a .exe file the same way, the folder gets frozen.

These problems don't happen when I do desktop to desktop wired.

What could be the problem? Or is there a problem (is this how all wireless network work?) I heard enabling security reduces the speed. But does that explain the whole story?

Thanks guys.
 
CASTLECASCADE said:
Hi

So finally, i did buy a laptop. For years, i had been using just desktops at my place and they all used wired connection between each other. File transfer speeds were good. But when i began using the laptop (wirelessly), the file transfer speed sucked (internet speed is excellent, meanwhile).

I checked: the wired transfer speed is about 8.5MB/sec and the wireless speed is about 1.5MB/sec. I have enabled WPA2 security for the wireless.
Another thing is if I open a video located on my desktop with my laptop (access the desktop video from laptop wirelessly), the video skips/lags(?) frequently. If I try to open a .exe file the same way, the folder gets frozen.

These problems don't happen when I do desktop to desktop wired.

What could be the problem? Or is there a problem (is this how all wireless network work?) I heard enabling security reduces the speed. But does that explain the whole story?

Thanks guys.
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What are your laptop specs? I mean if you're used to a desktop using your laptop assuming its not as good as your desktop that would explain the stuttering problem. As far as transferring files wirelessly, have you tried another laptop? Or even another router.
 
Yes, I have tried my bro's laptop (bought at the same time), it has the same transfer speed. Both are Core2Duo T5750 (2.0Ghz).

The routers is WRT54GL (wireless-G router).

The laptop has excellent speed (i don't notice any problem when using wired connection or using files in the same laptop).

The wireless card is WiFI LINK 5100.

Should I be getting more speed?
 
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