Sonicpoint wifi speed varies dramatically
We are setting up 2 sonicpoints in a small office. We are getting widely varying speeds . Speed is varying from 100Mbps down to under 20Mbps down minute to minute. this is a 5GHz network and there are no other 5 GHZ networks in the area. this is testing it sitting literally right next to the sonicpoint. brand new SOnicwall NSA 220 and the sonicpoints N with 6 external antennae. I am running InSSIDer and it shows no other 5GHz networks locally. signal strength is strong. When I connect via a wire to the sonicwall router I consistently get 115Mbps down with no variation
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We just now set it up and we are the only people here and it is secured so I know no one else is on it. My computers is sitting literally right next to it doing a speed test and getting widely varying results minute by minute.
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it was my computer. Another computer did not get the same speed variation. Thanks for thinking of that!
@drinaldi - Thanks for the update and I am glad you found the issue.
Second, kick everyone off wireless for an hour (lunch hour or after 5pm).
Now test it with no load.
I have my own Cisco RV220W wireless lashed to my Cisco RV042G router. I get the same download speed on my N wireless laptop as on my wired desktop.
The only things that affect wireless speed (other than hardware defects) are wireless path (walls and so on) and number of users / user bandwidth load.