Is cable or wireless faster??

last SG · 2007-12-12T01:24:45+00:00

Wireless can be unstable at times.

davidche SG

Is cable modemor wireless modem faster??

Wireless seems to be more convinient horr, but is it true that other ppl may be able to tap into your connection?

And as a general qn, is transmission between cable faster,.. or without cable ??
Applies for mouse too Smile

kiss_my (_i_) SG

get wireless.. i dont think u will feel the speed between utp or wireless..

ndmmxiaomayi SG

It depends on what sort of wireless you are talking about.

For LAN (not Net), between 802.11B, 802.11G and 802.11N, the differences are great enough.

Transfer rates of 802.11B is slower than 802.11G and 802.11N is way faster than 802.11G.

As for why the speeds of wireless don't apply to the Net, that's because the bandwidth is determine by your ISP.

As for hardware devices, there's no fast or slow, only responsive or no response at all. Wireless devices can go on and off, so don't count on them.

abao SG

Wireless Speed:

802.11A - 2Mbps
802.11B - 11Mbps
802.11C - 54Mbps

This is when your endpoint is at optimal receiving range. If there's something interfering, you wont get your max connection speed.

LAN

Cat2 - 10Mbps
Cat5 - 100Mbps

And I believe now got Gigabit LAN (1000Mbps). I dont know what's the Cat for it nia.

As wires suffer from less interference compared to wireless, you will want it if you need uninterrupted connections.

Of course, you still need a fast broadband plan to get the most out of your router/ hub/ switch.

edit: mayi beat me in answering speed Smile

Shotgun SG

Eh... whats 802.11C???

If you're transfering files over local network, use cable. Its faster and can reach up to 100Mbps.

Over the net, ur speed is restricted by ur ISP. Thats where your bottleneck is.

thoreldan SG

naturally it's called cat6 Very Happy

FBI SG

cable faster then wireless no doubt.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

802.11N is faster than most Cat 5 cables. But Cat 6 cables will still win over wireless... Laughing

goldenblaze2710 SG

There is a GREAT difference ! Laughing
if u try buffering videos... u'll see the diff.
esp if u internet connection is nt the fastest available...

jay_rocks SG

cable is faster

Shotgun SG

No way. Unless ur internet connection is faster than 30Mbps ( max throughput for 802.11g ), there won't be a difference in buffering.

Starhub Maxonline is just SLOW, so don't compare that.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

If the video is not on the Net.

Shotgun SG

Wah, that guy has his own flash streaming server?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Either that, he must be in dreamland. Mr. Green

Phaze SG

Unless you keep transferring large files from 1 PC to another, 802.11g is more than good enough.

If you are worried about people tapping onto your wireless connection, use at least WPA and generate a key using this page. http://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

WPA2 is the best but if you have an older laptop, your wireless adapter may not support it.

Xcert SG

I dont think U will find much of a difference with mouse...but for modem...cable is faster.this is wat I feel from my 802.11G and ethernet connections.

generally speaking,if a device requires a medium to work but is still slower than one that doesnt require a medium...pls throw that device away. Laughing Mr. Green

there is no 100% security....as long as U did encrypt ur wireless connection with at least WEP protocol...U are safe from normal innocent people looking for a wireless connection....if an expert is sniffing ur connection...then WPA2 might not even stop him/her...

Phaze SG

I agree with you for the most part.

There's a big difference between WEP and WPA2 though. It's still a bit troublesome but you can capture packets and crack WEP relatively easily if you just put in a bit of effort.

For WPA2, it's probably easier to just kidnap you and torture the key out of you.

I do think WEP is good enough for most home users. Even if someone cracked your WEP key, that person probably just wants a free ride on your network. The person is probably not trying to steal data.

But almost all wireless routers and access points support at least WPA now. So why would you want to use WEP when you have WPA? It's like someone gives you a lousy $3 lock from the hardware store and an Abloy lock and you choose to use the cheap lock.

Xcert SG

since U also agree that WEP is good enough for home use...we'll leave it as that for home...

for corporate...say...in a meeting....client wants to access internet with his PDA phone...office wireless network is encrypted with WPA2...but client's PDA can only support WEP...so... Rolling Eyes

therefore I think its a matter of knowing the hardware that might access the router(ur needs)...not the newer the protocol the better.

Phaze SG

Yeah... it's always a compromise between security vs. convenience. And at the end of the day, the network must serve it's users or there's no point to the network.

If you have to offer wireless access and your clients don't support WPA, WEP is better than nothing. I used to recommend changing WEP keys regularly but there really isn't any point anymore.

But of course, security requirements are also important. In my office, if your device does not support at least WPA, that's just too bad.

Fortunately, even my old Dell Axim X30 supports WPA. I did recently deploy a wireless network where the client insisted on using WEP. I warned them about it but I guess they just don't take security seriously.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Some devices seriously need an upgrade - like PDAs.

We don't need another TJX here.