Linksys WET11 Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

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Wireless Performance

NOTES:
• SNR readings were done with NetStumbler
• Testing was done with an ORiNOCO Gold Card in a Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop running WinXP Home

I ran my tests with the WET11 and ORiNOCO Gold card each in AdHoc mode… the first time I’ve done a test in AdHoc mode. The maximum throughput of around 4.7Mbps is similar to what I see when testing throughput using an Access Point instead of the WET11.

I was more impressed with the longer distance Condition 3 and 4 tests, however, which yielded a reliable throughput around 4Mbps… a very respectable showing. I double checked the results with a 30 Second Chariot run, which confirmed the 4.1Mbps average number but also showed a cyclical variation between 2.7 and 5.0Mbps as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5: Chariot throughput plot
(click on the image for a full-sized view)

The mixed news on WEP is that enabling it extracted about a throughput penalty, although it was a relatively low 10%, vs. the 30+% I’ve seen with other products.

In all, I’d say the WET11 has pretty decent radio performance!

802.11b Wireless Performance Test Results

Test Conditions - WEP encryption: DISABLED - Tx Rate: Automatic - Power Save: disabled - Test Partner: ORiNOCO Gold PC card			Firmware/Driver Versions AP f/w: 1.3.2 Wireless client driver: 7.42.0.300 Wireless client f/w: No Info
Test Description	SNR (dB)	Transfer Rate (Mbps)	Response Time (msec)	UDP stream
				Throughput (kbps)	Lost data (%)
Client to AP – Condition 1	67	4.7 [No WEP] 4.2 [w/ WEP]	3 (avg) 4 (max)	392	0
Client to AP – Condition 2	40	4 [No WEP] [w/ WEP]	3 (avg) 4 (max)	391	0
Client to AP – Condition 3	25	4.1 [No WEP] [w/ WEP]	3 (avg) 6 (max)	391	0
Client to AP – Condition 4	24	4.1 [No WEP] [w/ WEP]	3 (avg) 5 (max)	391	0