Virgin Media Wireless USB Adapter WNDA3200
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Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage. The following table shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1
GB) of data using various networking technologies.
Network Connection
Gigabit Wired Ethernet
RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N
Powerline HD
100 Mbps Wired Ethernet
802.11g wireless
802.11b wireless
10 Mbps Wired Ethernet
Cable Modem (3 Mbps)
Analog Modem (56 kbps)
Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
8 seconds
26 seconds
40 seconds
80 seconds
150 seconds
700 seconds
800 seconds
2700 seconds
144,000 seconds (40 hours)
Chapter 2. Wireless Network Performance
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