network throughput over a wireless access point is bad for LAN traffic, yet good for internet traffic

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:29:27 -0500 (EST)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Net Llama! wrote:
> >
> >
> > to make things less confusing, since i don't think i was very clear,
> > here's the problem in a nutshell:
> >
> >  wifi -> LAN = fast
> >  LAN -> wifi = slow
> >  wifi <-> internet = fast
> >
>
> Lonni,
>
>  I had a similar but exact opposite problem last year. The reason was
> my Linksys router was failing, a new one cleared it right up. A week of
> beating my head against a wall before I bought a new one and it took all
> of 10 minutes to get it fixed.

ugh, i was hoping not to hear that.  does anyone have a recommendation on
an inexpensive 802.11b (since 802.11b HW is all i have) AP which is
relatively easy to setup & configure (under Linux)?  I don't need any
special/fancy features (no firewalls, routers, etc).

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