Thread: Wi-Fi or LAN

Hey,
had a query...which gives better speed to download wi-fi or the wired (LAN) connection.

is there any way i can use both on my laptop...as and when required... i have a siemens sl2 -141 ...pls help

regards

Typical LAN works at 100 mbps. But there are giga bit LANs also that work at 1000 mbps.

Most consumer Wi-Fi networks work at 54 mbps.

So in theory, LAN is faster than Wi-Fi.

But when it comes to internet, it makes no difference because internet speeds in India are typically 2 mbps or less except for some high end business plans that offer 8 mbps.

In either case, wi-fi or LAN can outclass internet speeds any time. The difference is only for local files exchange within the internal network when LAN will be faster.

Yea, I agree wid Just4kix ...
Ofcourse, both have some diference above 54MBPS ...
but, as fas as Indians speeds are concerned, it doesnotmake any difference...
but, taking many things into consideration .. its better to take wireless routers....
in future its always good to have wi-fi one... becoz future is gonna be wireless...
take somthing like LINKSYS WAG200G ... which supports both lan and wi-fi and has good wi-fi range...

Originally Posted by shravankoganti

Yea, I agree wid Just4kix ...
Ofcourse, both have some diference above 54MBPS ...
but, as fas as Indians speeds are concerned, it doesnotmake any difference...
but, taking many things into consideration .. its better to take wireless routers....
in future its always good to have wi-fi one... becoz future is gonna be wireless...
take somthing like LINKSYS WAG200G ... which supports both lan and wi-fi and has good wi-fi range...

does other countries offer bb for speeds more than 54 Mbps?
i have heard in Singapore the connection speed is around 10 Mbps for home users, what about other countries? any idea

In australia where i am .. we get 24 Mbps still sometimes it feels slow when you try to download HD movie which are in size of 4 to 5 gigs:51: So wont mind if the companies here think of getting hi speeds like more than 54 mb.
Use of lan or Wifi in regards to internet it really doesnt make any difference. I have tried it at my place with my home pc connected to LAN and laptop to Wifi.
THough to use IPtv(yes we get that too and its free atm its in testing phase) we need to have LAN connected to pc.

Read my post on "How-to configuring Huawei MT841 for BSNL Broadband"

I do not see how you can achieve both, that is, ability use a normal dialer for Ehternet based connection from modem to PC/laptop) and otherwise use WiFi to connect at the same time, because the modem configuration will need to be changed each time to suit your type of connectivity.

If anybody else knows how to do it, please advise. Thanks in advance.


Regards,

Manoj Kuruvanthody