Many claims are made for router speeds but like cable internet, they
are based on unrealistic, ideal, terms such as you are the only subscriber
to the cable. Once your neighbors hook up, that speed they brag about disappears.
Much is true with wireless routers. If you hook up to a wireless router
from 5 feet away, you may approximate the speed they advertise but I doubt
it. The newest wireless technology which is the "N" suffix adaptability
and showed 22mbs at 100' and 16mbs at 160' .. bottom line is, if you don't
want to sacrifice the best possible speed at the wire, run the wire to the
computers.
Hope this helps,
Bob
At 07:24 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
I run a two PC workstation,
wired to a router, collecting IB futures data for
Tradestation 2000i. Would a wireless router handle the load as well as what
I've got now?
Soon, fortunately, my ISP will replace the current normal DSL with 100 mbps
fiber. Might a wireless router be a bottleneck, more than a wired one? Any
other hardware considerations for fully utilizing a fiber optic connection?
Thanks for any ideas on this. For the first time I have a use for wireless
LAN, but I don't want to sacrifice my data collection in any way.