What's the point of ...

[Dolby]

... wireless N or Draft N (over 200mbps) when the ports on the device are only 100mbps anyway?

My Linksys WAG300N router/ADSL modem/gateway/switch is apparantly draft N - but only 100mbps ports. Surely even if I get 200mbps over the wireless, the port will bottle neck?

 

[DJNgoma]

Over 300mbps to be exact. I can say that you will not get to 200mbps with that router. The 100mbps ports would bottleneck if the router's wi-fi travels over 100mbps.

 

[Thestealth]

... wireless N or Draft N (over 200mbps) when the ports on the device are only 100mbps anyway?

My Linksys WAG300N router/ADSL modem/gateway/switch is apparantly draft N - but only 100mbps ports. Surely even if I get 200mbps over the wireless, the port will bottle neck?

Bragging rights?

 

[Messugga]

Bandwidth gets shared like on the now slightly defunct hubs, if memory serves. By that, I mean that if the WIFI has 300mbps of bandwidth, and you have three users connected, each will get 100mbps if they're all downloading as fast as possible.

 

[Amida]

Bandwidth gets shared like on the now slightly defunct hubs, if memory serves. By that, I mean that if the WIFI has 300mbps of bandwidth, and you have three users connected, each will get 100mbps if they're all downloading as fast as possible.

That's only under perfect conditions. If 3 users were connected they each wouldn't even get that.

 

[JohnnyQ]

The N-Draft gives you a much bigger coverage area, up to 11x, meaning that these routers work it places where the b/g ones don't. Forget about the speed, it's the coverage area that makes me use them.

 

[Messugga]

That's only under perfect conditions. If 3 users were connected they each wouldn't even get that.

Well that goes without saying

 

[Dolby]

I'm the user - so I'm never in more than one place at a time

Must be bragging rights ... but how dumb :/ That's like putting a Ferrari engine in a car with a Tazz gearbox that limits it to 180km/h anyway

*sigh*

 

[Conradl]

Bandwidth gets shared like on the now slightly defunct hubs, if memory serves. By that, I mean that if the WIFI has 300mbps of bandwidth, and you have three users connected, each will get 100mbps if they're all downloading as fast as possible.

Yup, the bandwidth is shared amongst all the users accessing the AP. This is an important consideration when planning a Wireless LAN for multiple users; you have to add multiple APs to manage the load. If you are the only user, then the extra bandwidth doesn't really help....

 

[Gaz{M}]

But if you look at g, it is "54mbps" raw, but you only get about 20mbps actual throughput. So 200mbps would give you about 80mbps at your laptop. Still < 100Mbps wired port speed.