getting better wifi speed from/to nas using wifi adapter?

[mrex]

my current laptop is from 2012 and the wlan is abit slow, 300mbps (5GHz). i get wifi speed around 20-24 MB/s between my laptop and the nas (wd dl2100). Not bad at all, but could be better when moving large files (GBs).

i was thinking about dlink dwa-192 adapter (5/2,4GHz : 1300/600) to connect it via usb3 to get better wifi speed. i quess the actual connection speed is around 600mbps (5GHz/1300), halve from the theoretical. ??

so.. is it even possible to get wifi speed around 50-70 MB/s?

dl2100 has wd red drives (raid1)
laptop has ssd
router: ac87u
cat5e/6


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[Nullity]

Yeah, you should be able to realistically get ~700Mbit wirelessly with 802.11ac.


Just for comparison, I just ran 2 iperf tests between my Nexus 9 and a wired client on my RT-N66U's (802.11n) network and got ~207Mbit.

 

[pete y testing]

i get wifi speed around 20-24 MB/s between my laptop and the nas (wd dl2100).

believe it or not thats pretty dam good for 5 gig 300M

but could be better when moving large files (GBs).

then you need to move up to wireless AC for your router and wireless adapter

i was thinking about dlink dwa-192 adapter

as long as your laptop has usb 3 port the death star dwa-192 should give you above 40MB/s to a wireless router that is also 1300M on 5 gig

i quess the actual connection speed is around 600mbps (5GHz/1300), halve from the theoretical. ??

see above

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so.. is it even possible to get wifi speed around 50-70 MB/s?

not with the dlink

you would expect speeds of 50MB/s plus with a pce wireless adapter like the asus pce-ac68

router: ac87u

so this is good but the dwa-192 is a bit limited as my testing max it out with the 87u at about 40MB/s

but if your stuck with usb 3 then the dwa-192 is atm as good as it gets

pete

 

[pete y testing]

Yeah, you should be able to realistically get ~700Mbit wirelessly with 802.11ac.

in the real world with windows transfers which i assume the OP is referring to

the max throughput i got at 3 feet when testing with an asus pce-ac68 and netgear r7000 was

read 62.5 MB/s write 39.4 MB/s

further reference see

wireless AC device coverage comparison
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2384995

as i said the dlink dwa-192 is about 20% less throughput wise

the OP cant use a pce adapter because its a laptop , so unless he can fine a mini pce adapter for his laptop thats 1300M 5 gig and his laptop has 3 antennas the dlink dwa-192 is about as good as it gets for a laptop

 

[mrex]

thanks for the answers!



yeah, no other options than usb3 to add another wlan to my laptop (Asus zenbook u500vz / Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 ... dont know about antennas though.)

so this is good but the dwa-192 is a bit limited as my testing max it out with the 87u at about 40MB/s

that sounds abit disappointing.. i was expecting better speed.

for a reference, my mbpr has a linkspeed around 900-1000mbps between ac87u and the laptop. the transfer speed to the nas is around 50MB/s and from the nas around 78MB/s.


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[pete y testing]

for a reference, my mbpr has a linkspeed around 900-1000mbps between ac87u and the laptop. the transfer speed to the nas is around 50MB/s and from the nas around 78MB/s.

yes for some reason i could never work out mac stuff always reports higher speeds that that over windows , my results are all windows based

 

[sfx2000]

yes for some reason i could never work out mac stuff always reports higher speeds that that over windows , my results are all windows based

I think maybe how it's reported - on a mix of large/small files, I don't notice that much difference between Mac/Windows/Linux - sometimes one might be a bit faster, another the other is...

To get a really good feel - one would have to time it with a stopwatch and then calculate the bits back...

 

[sfx2000]

my current laptop is from 2012 and the wlan is abit slow, 300mbps (5GHz). i get wifi speed around 20-24 MB/s between my laptop and the nas (wd dl2100). Not bad at all, but could be better when moving large files (GBs).

i was thinking about dlink dwa-192 adapter (5/2,4GHz : 1300/600) to connect it via usb3 to get better wifi speed. i quess the actual connection speed is around 600mbps (5GHz/1300), halve from the theoretical. ??

Maybe consider getting a 2-stream 11ac card - Intel has SKU's for both Mini-PCI (likely what you have) and M2-NGFF, however 2012 is a might be early for M2 cards...

 

[pete y testing]

I think maybe how it's reported

prob right , the app i use eg metworx speed meter gives me an average speed over the life of the transfer and thats how i report it , perhaps the macs just report max throughput

 

[stevech]

Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I use WiFi to connect my NAS.
Doctor: Well, don't do that.

 

[mrex]

Thanks, it looks like i only need to remove the back panel to access the card.

On the left upper corne, i think:
http://www.media.allerinternett.no/km_fil/9/4608429.jpg

Have to chevk if the intel ac7260 is the right one.


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[mrex]

Oh, it seems to be that u500vz has a card that has smaller antenna-connections:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/attachments/post-jpeg.104796/

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/aznriptide859/Computer Build Summer 2013/IMG_0162.jpg~original

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[mrex]

im not very good at this.. could someone verify if i am checking them right?

which i need:
- 2 adapters for current antennas: this one
- new card: 7260 pdf, e.g. : amazon. 7260xxx (i think xxx should be HMW?)

this is the current one: 6235 pdf

i found a another pic from the card u500vz has:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/37_wlan_02.jpg

- screwdriver: T5 "Asus uses Torx screws, which require a special T5 screwdriver."


comparing: http://ark.intel.com/compare/75439,66890

Edit. let see what happens... just ordered them. =}


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[mrex]

the card arrived (connectors/adapters still missing) but i used a tape to connect them for the time getting those adapters... anyway...

the linkspeed is near the rooter 867mbps and transfer r/w is 49-50 MBps =)

links speed is dropping fast though when you are further from the router. couple of meters away and the linkspeed is dropped already to 300mbps :/ could be the reason that antennas are not really connected well, only touching the plugs...


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[mrex]

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[mrex]

adapters didnt fit, so i have no idea about the right adapters... anyway, i open them alittle bit to able to use them... the linkspeed is around 700-867 between the laptop and the router (2-3 meters). =}


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