From: "chekmarx" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTP id 2293650 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:22 -0400 Received: from secmgr-va.2rosenthals.com ([162.83.95.194] helo=mail2.2rosenthals.com) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1Nuupk-0000Hr-Fk for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:21 -0400 Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.27]:34846) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nuupe-0002dG-00 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:14 -0400 Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 5so1645537qwi.39 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:43:11 -0700 (PDT) X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020206.4BABD8F2.0091,ss=1,fgs=0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=CF11WcrOJT1BEYhdpkZrVqV9AYvuqf0puxqNMEq9tyc=; b=AKwAohRrpIB+mNdVkkScBqFLFCx50CS8jtk4pMxeLlFccr3xoTOHtWPrVob2WfmMIi L8DDQe5x5nBtjfEYDIDTSUSM41R5H0UkBN+246JkrLY8aiR2pvlz19LGxs9ncmiK8qMG rUOJvfpkL34b9HPH2N1cPJ1mW9pho53RiXexg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=YKLMPiuCYgfwg9wjHsBElLpqjbmSVPabvLbyZeQSz41QVlZinafZClMKN5c2TG4w7Q yKiH32bATnxgfogZkDMpgqQPPynxFYbgwZ1vonvLDzbYb0QuVsvIem+1ukBzQAje7EGq HKjWWKuKWRSKUfOpCl6UHDXRJL4u+vA60J41w= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.45.80 with SMTP id d16mr355008qcf.69.1269553390617; Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:43:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:10 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] WRT54G To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016364eea36df067d0482a6eeb8 --0016364eea36df067d0482a6eeb8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You are a veritable font of information! I never would have thought to check WiKiPedia for info on LinkSys routers. I think I'm going to need to spend some time on WiKiPedia just searching around for various things. Apparently it is more comprehensive than I ever imagined. Thanks Lewis On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Lewis G Rosenthal < os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote: > Hi, Sam... > > On 03/24/10 05:59 pm, Sam Lewis thus wrote : > > I too have a WRT54G and have no problems with it, as far as I know. >> However I bought a WRT54GS2 last year and used it for about 6 months >> with no issues. I had turned the WiFi off altogether since I only >> needed the wired portion. >> >> I have since loaned it to a friend and set it up for them with WPA2 >> and have noticed when doing something intense like printing across the >> WiFi to an HP DeskJet or running DNS Benchmark pings to the ISP's >> gateway can take 2 to 4 seconds. I saw this behavior before using the >> WPA2 as well. >> >> Do these newer models have underpowered CPU's? Or do I have a bad unit? >> >> I have the same ISP and doing the same test on my WRT54G my max ping >> time is 28ms vs. 3800ms on the other router. However I do get a few >> request timeouts. >> >> >> > WPA in general introduces a fair amount of overhead. LinkSys would probably > tell you that there is nothing abnormal, although the rest of us would > consider it most annoying. You should probably test when wired and then > compare those stats to the wireless performance to see if the issue is > isolated to the Wi-Fi or is system-wide. > > Depending upon the generation of WRT54G you have, you likely have more RAM > but less CPU power than in the GS2 model. > > Wikipedia actually has a pretty decent rundown of specs (memory & CPU) of > the various WRT54G models: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series > > HTH > > > -- > Lewis > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE > Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC www.2rosenthals.com > Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com > visit my IT blog www.2rosenthals.net/wordpress > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to < > os2-wireless_users-digest@2rosenthals.com> > To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to < > os2-wireless_users-index@2rosenthals.com> > Send administrative queries to < > os2-wireless_users-request@2rosenthals.com> > To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: < > os2-wireless_users-on@2rosenthals.com> and reply to the confirmation > email. > Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com > > This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC > P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- > electronic communications related to content > contained in these messages should be directed > to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > --0016364eea36df067d0482a6eeb8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You are a veritable font of information!=A0 I never would have thought to c= heck WiKiPedia for info on LinkSys routers.
I think I'm going to nee= d to spend some time on WiKiPedia just searching around for various things.= =A0 Apparently it is more comprehensive than I ever imagined.

Thanks Lewis

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at = 6:43 PM, Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
Hi, Sam...

On 03/24/10 05:59 pm, Sam Lewis thus wrote :

I too have a WRT54G and have no problems with it, as far as I know.
However I bought a WRT54GS2 last year and used it for about 6 months
with no issues. =A0I had turned the WiFi off altogether since I only
needed the wired portion.

I have since loaned it to a friend and set it up for them with WPA2
and have noticed when doing something intense like printing across the
WiFi to an HP DeskJet or running DNS Benchmark pings to the ISP's
gateway can take 2 to 4 seconds. =A0I saw this behavior before using the WPA2 as well.

Do these newer models have underpowered CPU's? =A0Or do I have a bad un= it?

I have the same ISP and doing the same test on my WRT54G my max ping
time is 28ms vs. 3800ms on the other router. =A0However I do get a few
request timeouts.

=A0
WPA in general introduces a fair amount of overhead. LinkSys would probably= tell you that there is nothing abnormal, although the rest of us would con= sider it most annoying. You should probably test when wired and then compar= e those stats to the wireless performance to see if the issue is isolated t= o the Wi-Fi or is system-wide.

Depending upon the generation of WRT54G you have, you likely have more RAM = but less CPU power than in the GS2 model.

Wikipedia actually has a pretty decent rundown of specs (memory & CPU) = of the various WRT54G models:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series

HTH


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Lewis
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Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0www.hautspot.com
visit my IT blog =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0www.2rosenthals.net/wordpress -------------------------------------------------------------


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