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NETGEAR Next 300 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WN121T User Manual
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v2.0, February 2007
Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth
The speed of network connections depends on the type of equipment that you use. Try to use high-
speed technologies for network connections with the heaviest traffic to avoid lower-speed
bottlenecks in the path. The following figure shows a home network that includes many different
connection speeds.
In the network shown in Figure 3-1, the two PCs with gigabit (1000 Mbps) Ethernet adapters have
a gigabit connection through the router to the storage server. With a high-speed router this
connection allows for extremely fast backups or quick access to large files on the server. The PC
connected through a pair of Powerline HD adapters is limited to the 200 Mbps speed of the
Powerline HD connection. Although any of the links in this example would be sufficient for high-
traffic applications such as streaming HD video, the use of older devices such as 10 Mbps Ethernet
or 802.11b wireless would create a significant bottleneck.
In planning your network, think about which tasks will have the heaviest traffic flow between
them. Examples are:
A media center in one room streaming high-definition video from a server in another room
A storage device that is used for backing up your computers
Figure 3-1
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