What's a realistic speed to expect from my 802.11b network? I get <=1Mbps when transferring between my two computers, even though both computers claim that the access point is capable of 11 Mbps, they are capable of 11Mbps and they are connected at 11Mbps. Signal strength is registered in WinXP as a healthy 5 bars on one machine, and on the other computer which uses percentages, a good ~80%. Is this similar to what other people are seeing or is something screwy around here? I have to admit, I'm pretty disappointed with the performance myself. I expected when switching to an 11Mbps wireless LAN from a 10Mbps wired LAN I would at least get about the same performance level........
Also, I have WEP 128 bit enabled, and oddly enough, one of my wireless network cards (a Geowave brand) refuses to connect whenever there's a letter A-F in my hex numbers in my encryption key. Even stranger, I could have sworn it worked before, and then I messed with it, and now the moment the encryption is changed to something that's not purely decimal, it flips out and can't connect anymore. Anyone ever heard of anything like that before?
Also, I have WEP 128 bit enabled, and oddly enough, one of my wireless network cards (a Geowave brand) refuses to connect whenever there's a letter A-F in my hex numbers in my encryption key. Even stranger, I could have sworn it worked before, and then I messed with it, and now the moment the encryption is changed to something that's not purely decimal, it flips out and can't connect anymore. Anyone ever heard of anything like that before?