Reviewers say this is fast. If connected to my wireless router, will it have speed advantages to my wirelessly connected devices or just the ethernet?
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It's a good product either way, but your wireless network is most likely slower than your wired network and will thus be slower to access this device. Having said that, I have quite a few of these running with customers (and my home) and they work great either way.
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This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least a little. This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least... » Read More This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least a little. « Show Less
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It does not have wireless, only ethernet. If you have a dropbox account, it will sync it and be available on your network without having to be on your computer. Your wireless devices are limited to how fast your connection is. If you are going to use it as a media server, movies will have to be in the correct format. It is not fast enough to translate to your device. You will need the play version for that. If you don't mind re encoding a movie a few times, to get it wright, it will play movies just fine.
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This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment? Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least a little.
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The best performance is over Ethernet. The USB port allows you to plugin the manufacturers wireless adapter so that the Transporter can operate over a wireless network. I believe the USB port is not supported for any other use. but you can use the Transporter wirelsslt by installing a
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I've found that some router ethernet switches simply do not have the performance characteristics of a good dedicated switch. I've used this TRENDnet 8-port gigabyte switch to take the load off my router, and I get better performance both on my network and on the router itself. I run a cable from the modem to the router input, output the router to the switch, and run everything else to the switch.
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Just my $0.02 worth. I've been using the DIR 655 for a looong time now. The technology isn't the newest, but it is really solid and stable. I have a 100mbps internet connection (super fast). My wireless download speed is 20.74mbps. My wired is around 93mbps. Usually if your staying within your own network, you can achieve speeds up to 100mbps to 1gbps depending on your networking gear.I would recommend this device, but keep in mind that it's not dual-band and it doesn't support the latest in wireless networking technology.
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The Actiontec 500 Mbps is not a wireless extender by it self. However since you plugged one end of the Ethernet cable into the larger adapter you can plug the other end of the same Ethernet cable into a different wireless router (instead of the Ethernet port of a network device such as a PC or a ROKU) if you want to improve your WiFi performance. Like I stated I found the hard wired solution much superior than any improved WiFi solution can provide, unless you have more than four devices spread across in multiple rooms that Ethernet cable can not easily reach.
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The computer will go as fast as your router will allow, I never had good luck with wireless speeds when playing online games. I always have the best results when I am plugged in, that has no bearing on the computer though, its mostly the wireless fault from the router.
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Just by looking at network status in windows i'm getting 877Mb/s. I don't know how accurate windows is. The router is located about 10m away through 2 walls. I run 9 wireless devices from it, streaming movies to all these devices is not an issue which is why I purchased it. I also have the matching network card connected to my main server which gives me a 5Ghz pipeline.
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Greetings,I have not tested, however the makers appear to only utilize standards to inject power by design and simply passes data, see http://wifiqos.com/ . Hence you should get what speed can be supported by both end devices.
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That's an interesting question indeed...I have a 450 connection and with the devices connected through the extender the speed does fall albeit not down to 150 but there is a downgrade none the less - however for the connectivity it provides - I don't mind suffering a little less speed once I have internet access - for devices like my laptop that needs the speed I ensure it is closest to my home router so that I utilize that speed....its all a matter of preference
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I bought the Wifi version and it is really fast, it works really well for me
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Yeah, that's kinda what I deduced it to. I ended up buying the 655 last week and it works beautifully. I tested my internet connection speed wired and then wireless on a different floor of my house and the wireless was just as fast! Waaaay better than my old D-link G model.
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Yes - the wired connections are Gigabit Ethernet speed. The wireless is up to 300Mbps.
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Yep. Should be able to just plug in the Ethernet cable from the modem to the router and it should be good to go. Make sure you set it up after you get it online. This will save you time down the road if the router decides to activate the wireless dampener. From the first update: After installing this router, my download speed (wireless) went from 15mb/s to 0.5mb/s. After some googling, I found that this router ships with a setting that is enabled, which destroys download speed. After correcting this, download speed increased to 25mb/s. That's why there are so many refurbished units available for purchase. Anyway, do this: 1. Login to your router. If you've never done this, look for instructions that came with your router or do a google search to find the default username and password. 2. Find a page that has QoS settings. For the E1200, you need to click on "Applications & Gaming" and select the "QoS" sub-menu. 3. Disable WMM Support. 4. Click save.
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It's probably much faster than a home-grade router thing, I'd disable the WiFi you have and use 1 or more of these.
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According to Arris it should handle better than 300Mbps. No cable providers that I know of provide that speed unless you pony up extra $$$. Of course you'll need a good router that can handle that kind of speed if you are wireless. After a lot of research I grabbed the ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router. They seem to work happily together feeding 9 wireless devices.
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Yes it is true that hooking up your Xbox to your router with a cord is better and faster the wireless. I have my router right next to my Xbox one and xbox 360. I have tried it wireless and the connection drops alot more. And the beautiful thing is if you have a problem, most of the time just unplugging the ethernet cable and plugging it back in fixes it. Also reseting your router orunplugging it and plugging it back in helps as well. The choice is always corded even for controllers that on mila second makes all the difference.
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I connected my WIFI router to my cable modem and then connected the switch to it. It is a much faster switch than I had before. I connected VOIP phone system, computers and Digital TV Tuners to the switch and my ROKU boxes use the WIFI. It is very fast I have two of these switches on my network.