NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter WN311B User Manual
Wireless Network Performance 3-5
v1.0, October 2008
• Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage. Table 3-1 shows the time to transfer one gigabyte (1 GB) of data
using various networking technologies.
Monitoring Tools
Use the following tools to monitor the health of your Wireless PCI Adapter and to confirm your
driver version and date when checking the NETGEAR website for updates.
Table 3-1. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte
Network Connection Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
Gigabit Wired Ethernet 8 seconds
RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N 26 seconds
Powerline HD 40 seconds
100 Mbps Wired Ethernet 80 seconds
802.11g wireless 150 seconds
802.11b wireless 700 seconds
10 Mbps Wired Ethernet 800 seconds
Cable Modem (3 Mbps) 2700 seconds
Analog Modem (56 kbps) 144,000 seconds (40 hours)