Many claims are made for router speeds but like cable internet,
they are
based on unrealistic, ideal, terms such as you are the only subscriber
to
the cable. Once your neighbors hook up, that speed they brag about
disappears. Much is true with wireless routers. If you hook
up to a wireless router from 5 feet away, you may approximate the speed
they advertise but I doubt it. The newest wireless technology which
is the "N" suffix adaptability and showed 22mbs at 100' and
16mbs at 160' .. bottom line is, if you don't want to sacrifice the
best
possible speed at the wire, run the wire to the computers.
Hope this helps,
Bob
At 07:24 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
I run a two PC
workstation,
wired to a router, collecting IB futures data for
Tradestation 2000i. Would a wireless router handle the load as well as
what I've got now?
Soon, fortunately, my ISP will replace the current normal DSL with 100
mbps fiber. Might a wireless router be a bottleneck, more than a wired
one? Any other hardware considerations for fully utilizing a fiber
optic connection?
Thanks for any ideas on this. For the first time I have a use for
wireless LAN, but I don't want to sacrifice my data collection in any
way.