Can anyone list the ping times of (from ie: computer to router) 1) ethernet, 2) 802.11a, 3) b 4) g 5) n Why does wireless not have <1ms ping time compared to ethernet?
Is there any site that says HOW MUCH the overhead is, is 802.11n ping speed comparable to wired? thanks
None I am aware of, it would serve no purpose. Wired is instantaneous (186,000 miles per second) but rewrapping a packet and sending it via radio (and back) has some minor inherent overhead....and interference and obstacles can affect radio transmissions, even destroy packets requiring a rebroadcast of the packet for reassembly which can introduce delays, again all part of the 802.11x protocols. Is there something specific you're trying to do?
I used the USB to ethernet program under linux. for wifi it would be USB to wifi.. but with ethernet the USB packets are fine, no drops, etc. but with 802.11b+g, the connection is poor (even though I connected with g, the b 'space coding' or something has to follow the b timeframe for legacy compatibility, thus slowing it down??), then I tried 802.11g only then it became better, but still bad compared to wired, but what about 802.11n.. if I buy a 802.11n and force 802.11n only will it help make it more near to wired ping times? there's another newer "space coding" thinggy again at 802.11n, so I wonder if it will help or not. for my application the usb packets need to come on time, or the device "hangs/not responsive" sorry about the capitalization problems, I didn't want the reply to look "run on".. thanks