NETGEAR WNR500 User Manual page 98

• Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage.
various networking technologies.
Table 5-2. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte
Network Connection
Gigabit wired Ethernet
RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N
Powerline HD
100 Mbps wired Ethernet
802.11n wireless
802.11g wireless
802.11b wireless
10 Mbps wired Ethernet
Cable modem (3 Mbps)
Analog modem (56 kbps)
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Table 5-2 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1 GB) of data using
Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
8 seconds
26 seconds
40 seconds
80 seconds
45 seconds
150 seconds
700 seconds
800 seconds
2700 seconds
144,000 seconds (40 hours)
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