Richard_B <Richard_B.2xn0op@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:

>My internet speed is around 10 Mbps. Pages load in less than a second.
>However, when I use the wireless internet, pages that normally load in a
>second now load 20 seconds and sometimes up to a minute. The little
>wireless icon in my taskbar says this:
>
>Wireless Network Conneciton (NETGEAR)
>Speed: 54.0 Mbps
>Signal Strength: Excellent
>Status: Connected
>
>Can someone help me out here? Why is my wireless so slow and why does
>the icon say it's incredinly fast?

Any particular Netgear? Is that the router or the client radio? If
the router, what are you using for a client radio? Numbers please?

After you describe your configuration, try this simple test.
Start -> run -> cmd <Enter>
ping -t ip_address_of_router
What you should see is a consistent 1 or 2msec ping time. If you get
much larger delays, really erratic large numbers, or time outs, you
have a case of packet loss. That can be caused by quite a few things,
none of which I can determine without knowing your RF environment. For
example, if the city has installed a metropolitan wireless LAN access
point outside your window, you're going to have interference problems.
See if the any of the following sound familiar:
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Interference>

Also, if your unspecified router is a Netgear, you might want to check
the Netgear web site for updated firmware. This has solved packet
loss and flaky connection problems for me on various models in the
past.

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