4. The Test

For my testing, I removed the GN-WLMA101 dual-band card from the AP and installed it into my Dell notebook before running my usual Chariot tests.

[Details of how we test can be found here.]

These are pretty good results, considering that the drivers supplied with the GN-WLMA101's were relatively old and contained neither Atheros' static 11g "Turbo" or dynamic Super-G speed tweaks.

Figure 9: Wireless throughput
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Also note that although throughput basically dropped in half once a wall or two got between the AP and the notebook, it stayed about 12Mbps or so even in my tougher test locations.

Since the older card driver didn't contain WPA support, even though the AP did, I was able to only check WEP performance. This incurred only about a 5% reduction, which I consider to be within the accuracy limits of my testing. Given that this is only a quick review, I didn't verify whether the WDS features worked, either.