Wireless Speed
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Okay, so the real world math for 3 802.11g adaptors is:
54mbps/2=27mbps (accounts for duplex)
account for environment affecting performance -> ~24mbps for argument's sake.
24mbps/3 connected devices = 8mbps (assuming they're all passing traffic simultaneously)
8 megabits per second = 1 Megabyte per second real world transfer rate.Conclusion: Great for the 'Net and remote desktop purposes, crap for large file transfers around your local network.
The big mistake you're making is that the speedtest site you're visiting is reading the speed out of your gateway device onto the Internet, not the speed of your computer to the wireless router. These are completely different. Funnily enough though, with a downstream speed of 1434bps down, and wireless bandwidth between your PC and your router being around 1000-2000bps, the wireless connection in your house isn't that much of a bottleneck.
Can you get anything faster in your area? VDSL? Cable? WiMAX? 3G?