Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I tried everything and nothing changed the transfer speed so I decided to drop WLAN altogether. As I said in my previous blog post, the half duplex behavior of WLAN alone is enough for it to suck, at least when compared to full duplex 100/1000 LAN.
The reason why I bought WLAN in the first place was because I just moved into a bigger appartment with my girlfriend, where I have the computer in the kitchen and my Xbox (and cable modem + router) in the living room. The original plan was to also buy a laptop, which would make the wireless network even more useful. But in the long run, it's well worth having a cable between the rooms when you get almost twice the speed compared to a wireless network. I will probably reconsider my decision if/when I buy a laptop, but I'll be sure to avoid D-Link. Also, buying a laptop will probably have to wait since we want to buy a new sofa, a new bed, perhaps a kitchen table with chairs, and a lot of other stuff that just costs too much if you're a poor student.
Posted by djst at January 9, 2005 3:10 AM