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** "It speeds up network throughput, but it is not intended to speed up Internet use. However, a speedbooster signal can be slightly more successful in a radio-dense environment." ** "It speeds up network throughput, but it is not intended to speed up Internet use. However, a speedbooster signal can be slightly more successful in a radio-dense environment."
** "Once again, if your primary use is Internet, then Speedbooster will not impress you much. However, if you also do some regular networking because your network is 2 computers or larger AND you move files, print, look through digital camera photos, use movies/music across the network, then you might really like the faster technology." ** "Once again, if your primary use is Internet, then Speedbooster will not impress you much. However, if you also do some regular networking because your network is 2 computers or larger AND you move files, print, look through digital camera photos, use movies/music across the network, then you might really like the faster technology."
-** "It speeds up network throughput, but it is not intended to speed up Internet use. However, a SpeedBooster signal can be slightly more successful in a radio-dense environment." 
[http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-142-ProdID-WRT54GS-9.php Tomsnetworking]<br> [http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Reviews-142-ProdID-WRT54GS-9.php Tomsnetworking]<br>
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Introduction

Despite previous postings and the help info in DD-WRT Web GUI that Afterburner only works on the GS models, this speed-enhancing feature is available on all DD-WRT-capable G routers. It is hardware independent. SpeedBooster will only improve speeds when used with clients that also have the SpeedBooster/Afterburner feature; use with "normal" 802.11g clients will actually lower performance.

  • Afterburner can be used in networks that also have 802.11b devices, and will not disable the use of them.
  • Afterburner can help in environments dense with wireless signals.
  • Many MiniPCI cards built into notebooks and many PC Cards are based on Broadcom chips whose configurations support Afterburner

Afterburner Client Toggle in Windows XP

  • Afterburner == SpeedBooster == SuperSpeed == TurboG 125mbps == G+
    • Super-G, 108 mbps are not based on the same technology.

Brainslayer's Clarification of SpeedBooster

More information on what SpeedBooster is can be found here:

Hyperwrt

  • The following is pasted from the above link:
    • "It speeds up network throughput, but it is not intended to speed up Internet use. However, a speedbooster signal can be slightly more successful in a radio-dense environment."
    • "Once again, if your primary use is Internet, then Speedbooster will not impress you much. However, if you also do some regular networking because your network is 2 computers or larger AND you move files, print, look through digital camera photos, use movies/music across the network, then you might really like the faster technology."

Tomsnetworking
wi-fiplanet.com