[Ti] Airport File Transfer Speed

[Kynan Shook]

Check for sources of interference; microwave ovens, some fluorescent 
lights, other wireless devices (802.11b or g access points, cordless 
phones, etc.), and lots of other things.  There is a limited amount of 
bandwidth available in the 2.4 GHz band, and if other devices are using 
it, there is a lot of noise in those frequencies, and/or the wireless 
clients have to retransmit data frequently because it is lost in 
transmission, you will see decreased throughput.  Try turning on 
Interference Robustness on both client and airport sides, and/or 
changing the channel.  Use something like MacStumbler or kisMac to 
search for other wireless networks in the area.  Try getting closer to 
the base station.  You can use Activity Monitor 
(/Applications/Utilities in 10.3 or later) to monitor network 
throughput, and see whether the traffic is going through in bursts 
(more typical if there's a lot of interference) or at a low, continuous 
rate (more typical if the signal is weak).

David DelMonte <ddelmonte at mac.com> writes:
> Hi all. I have an airport extreme connecting my G4 to a PB 17".
>
> I get great internet speeds but awful file transfer speed (40mb =
> 30min).
>
> Any ideas?