are you using XP also when configuring the your wifi connection on the
Acer are you using Windows Zero Wireless Configuration or Acer
spropeity wireless configuration software - I would swap and see if
this makes a difference


On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:16:14 -0400, "M. Saddy"
<khgskd@kjhgaklghdNOGOOD.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Hope some of you folks can help me out and thanks in advance!
>
>I just got this Acer laptop with a Broadcom 802.11g wireless card built in!
>I also had a Toshiba ,which my husband is using now, which has an Intel pro
>2200BG built in! We are running a wireless home network using a D-link
>DI-624 http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6. Now, with the Toshiba which is
>a year old I get internet speed of 2200-2500 kbps when next to the router
>and in
>the 1700kbps when in my office upstairs! The new Acer hardly gets 1400 kbps
>when next to the router and 400-600 kbps when upstairs!!
>
>I assumed before buying that the Acer should perform better, or at lease the
>same, knowing that it had a dedicated G card unlike the Toshiba which has a
>B/G card! Do I have a faulty card or is this just a matter of settings? It
>is new so I can always take it back or replace it! Thank you for your time
>and hope to hear from you!
>
>Lisa.
>