What is the suggested router settings?
I have not touched nor customized anything within Vista itself since the last reload. Below is average results with Vista's auto tuning off and on. I should get at least 10-12Mbps wireless (I'm literally 1 ft away from router at my desk). It used to be that well, but I don't know what slowed it down.
Specs:
Sony Vaio Centrino / Core 2 Duo / 2GB Memory
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Intel Driver: 11.1.0.86
Vista Ultimate (official release)
Belkin Pre-N Router: firmware version 2.01.02
Firefox 2.0.0.3 (with Tweak Network extension)
ISP:
Optimum Online: advertised 15Mbps download / 2MB upload
Router Settings:
Wireless Channel: 1 (tried 6 and 11 also, same results)
Mode: 802.11g & 802.11b
Protected Mode: On
ACK Mode: Immediate
802.11e QoS: On
Security: WPA-PSK / TKIP
These tests are for wireless about 1 foot away from my router at my desk (no cable)...
Server #1
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 6692 Kbps about 6.7 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Download Speed is:: 817 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2007/04/05 - 6:48pm
Bottom Line:: 117X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.25 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 7.324 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 54.07 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-YI6QZFS9G
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3 [!]
Server #2
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 7998 Kbps about 8 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)
Download Speed is:: 976 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Server 2)
Test Time:: 2007/04/05 - 6:41pm
Bottom Line:: 139X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.05 sec
Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 12.455 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 64.61 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-Q9N0ARYPU
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3 [!]
« SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results »
Tested on: 04.05.2007 21:48
IP address: 69.113.xx.xx
TCP options string: 020405b40103030801010402
MSS: 1460
MTU: 1500
TCP Window: 17408 (NOT multiple of MSS)
RWIN Scaling: 8
Unscaled RWIN : 68
Reccomended RWINs: 64240, 128480, 256960, 513920
BDP limit (200ms): 696kbps (87KBytes/s)
BDP limit (500ms): 279kbps (35KBytes/s)
MTU Discovery: ON
TTL: 48
Timestamps: OFF
SACKs: ON
IP ToS: 00000000 (0)
Tracing route to yahoo.com [216.109.112.135]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 2 ms 192.168.2.1
2 18 ms 9 ms 10 ms 10.20.192.1
3 12 ms 14 ms 7 ms dstswr1-vlan2.rh.islpny.cv.net [167.206.35.33]
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 * * * Request timed out.
WEB100 Kernel Variables:
Client: localhost/127.0.0.1
AckPktsIn: 848
AckPktsOut: 0
BytesRetrans: 0
CongAvoid: 0
CongestionOverCount: 0
CongestionSignals: 0
CountRTT: 849
CurCwnd: 140160
CurMSS: 1460
CurRTO: 300
CurRwinRcvd: 172032
CurRwinSent: 5840
CurSsthresh: 2147483647
DSACKDups: 0
DataBytesIn: 0
DataBytesOut: 6332416
DataPktsIn: 0
DataPktsOut: 4339
DupAcksIn: 0
ECNEnabled: 0
FastRetran: 0
MaxCwnd: 140160
MaxMSS: 1460
MaxRTO: 800
MaxRTT: 410
MaxRwinRcvd: 172032
MaxRwinSent: 5840
MaxSsthresh: 0
MinMSS: 1460
MinRTO: 280
MinRTT: 40
MinRwinRcvd: 68
MinRwinSent: 5840
NagleEnabled: 1
OtherReductions: 0
PktsIn: 849
PktsOut: 4339
PktsRetrans: 0
X_Rcvbuf: 107520
RcvWinScale: 7
SACKEnabled: 3
SACKsRcvd: 0
SendStall: 0
SlowStart: 94
SampleRTT: 70
SmoothedRTT: 70
X_Sndbuf: 107520
SndWinScale: 8
SndLimTimeRwin: 9106962
SndLimTimeCwnd: 897511
SndLimTimeSender: 2962
SndLimTransRwin: 41
SndLimTransCwnd: 40
SndLimTransSender: 2
SndLimBytesRwin: 5438500
SndLimBytesCwnd: 843880
SndLimBytesSender: 50036
SubsequentTimeouts: 0
SumRTT: 68420
Timeouts: 0
TimestampsEnabled: 0
WinScaleRcvd: 8
WinScaleSent: 7
DupAcksOut: 0
StartTimeUsec: 194159
Duration: 10010495
c2sData: 3
c2sAck: 3
s2cData: 9
s2cAck: 3
half_duplex: 0
link: 10
congestion: 1
bad_cable: 0
mismatch: 0
spd: 0.00
bw: 138.22
loss: 0.000001000
avgrtt: 80.59
waitsec: 0.00
timesec: 10.00
order: 0.0000
rwintime: 0.9100
sendtime: 0.0003
cwndtime: 0.0897
rwin: 1.3125
swin: 64.0000
cwin: 1.0693
rttsec: 0.080589
Sndbuf: 8388608
aspd: 0.00000
Checking for mismatch on uplink
(speed > 50 [0>50], (xmitspeed < 5) [1.36<5]
(rwintime > .9) [0.91>.9], (loss < .01) [1.0E<.01]
Checking for excessive errors condition
(loss/sec > .15) [1.0E>.15], (cwndtime > .6) [0.08>.6],
(loss < .01) [1.0E<.01], (MaxSsthresh > 0) [0>0]
Checking for 10 Mbps link
(speed < 9.5) [0<9.5], (speed > 3.0) [0>3.0]
(xmitspeed < 9.5) [1.36<9.5] (loss < .01) [1.0E<.01], (mylink > 0) [10.0>0]
Checking for Wireless link
(sendtime = 0) [3.0E=0], (speed < 5) [0<5]
(Estimate > 50 [138.22>50], (Rwintime > 90) [0.91>.90]
(RwinTrans/CwndTrans = 1) [41/40=1], (mylink > 0) [10.0>0]
Checking for DSL/Cable Modem link
(speed < 2) [0<2], (SndLimTransSender = 0) [2=0]
(SendTime = 0) [3.0E-4=0], (mylink > 0) [10.0>0]
Checking for half-duplex condition
(rwintime > .95) [0.91>.95], (RwinTrans/sec > 30) [4.1>30],
(SenderTrans/sec > 30) [0.2>30], OR (mylink <= 10) [10.0<=10]
Checking for congestion
(cwndtime > .02) [0.08>.02], (mismatch = 0) [0=0]
(MaxSsthresh > 0) [0>0]
estimate = 138.22 based on packet size = 11Kbits, RTT = 80.59msec, and loss = 1.0E-6
The theoretical network limit is 138.22 Mbps
The NDT server has a 8192.0 KByte buffer which limits the throughput to 794.15 Mbps
Your PC/Workstation has a 168.0 KByte buffer which limits the throughput to 16.28 Mbps
The network based flow control limits the throughput to 13.26 Mbps
Client Data reports link is 'Ethernet', Client Acks report link is 'Ethernet'
Server Data reports link is '10 Gig', Server Acks report link is 'Ethernet'
NOTE:
I reset router to default and tried the tests. They were about 10-12mbps 
Once I enabled WPA-PSA/TKIP it went back down to 6MBps.
Any work around to this security overhead? I have 3 wireless computers that access via my router, in my home.
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YEAH
Use MAC address filtering as your security method, and otherwise disable WEP/WPA. Still open to MAC spoofing, but someone who knows how to do that will know how to crack WEP/WPA anyhow.