Afterburner
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* Many MiniPCI cards built into notebooks and many PC Cards are based on Broadcom chips whose configurations support Afterburner <br> | * Many MiniPCI cards built into notebooks and many PC Cards are based on Broadcom chips whose configurations support Afterburner <br> | ||
[[Image:Afterburner_Client_MiniPCI_Windows_XP.png|Afterburner Client Toggle in Windows XP]] | [[Image:Afterburner_Client_MiniPCI_Windows_XP.png|Afterburner Client Toggle in Windows XP]] | ||
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- | + | Afterburner is also known as: | |
+ | * SpeedBooster | ||
+ | * SuperSpeed | ||
+ | * TurboG 125mbps | ||
+ | * HSP125 | ||
+ | * G+ | ||
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+ | Afterburner is not: | ||
+ | * Super-G / 108 mbps (they are not based on the same technology) | ||
[http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewtopic.php?t=3437 Brainslayer's Clarification of SpeedBooster] | [http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewtopic.php?t=3437 Brainslayer's Clarification of SpeedBooster] |
Revision as of 19:02, 2 June 2006
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 is also known as:
- SpeedBooster
- SuperSpeed
- TurboG 125mbps
- HSP125
- G+
Afterburner is not:
- Super-G / 108 mbps (they are not based on the same technology)
Brainslayer's Clarification of SpeedBooster
More information on what SpeedBooster is can be found here:
- 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."