I've got two laptops and a router all running 802.11g (g mode only, not
mixed). There are no other network devices visible anywhere in the
neighbourhood. I am copying some large .avi files between the Windows XP
laptops. Using Windows Task Manager I am monitoring transfer rates and am
amazed and disappointed to see that the network is only running at a max of
20% capacity and sometimes single digit %s. That's anything between about
300KB and 1.2MB per second. I've got no other apps running. Signal strength
is "Excellent" on both laptops and all three devices are in the same room.

Why is the throughput so miserable? Surely the disks can supply/receive data
quicker than that. I will try a direct ethernet connection when I get time
to see how that performs but surely I should be seeing somewhere near 100%
throughput rather than 3%-20%.

I also tried to set up an adhoc wireless network between the two laptops,
powering the router down altogether but despite following instructions in
Windows Help and Support I could not make any kind of connection between
them. Even though I tried to define manual connections and remove all
security they just wouldn't talk. Any obvious thoughts on this little
conundrum?

TIA,
Tim

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