I have a home network running in my house and I'm concerned about something. Here are two computers both running Windows XP Pro SP2. There is a reliable Belkin router connecting these two on the network. One of them is wired and one is a laptop so it's wirelessly connected. Say I'm transferring a large 5 GB or so file from the wired computer to the laptop through the 54 mbps connection. The laptop is no more than three feet away from the router. The transfer progresses taking several minutes.

Anytime throughout the transmission, the networking tab on the Task Manager shows the network active. I see the active 54 mbps connection yet the Task Manger reveals that only 40-45% of network capacity is being used! Instead of getting the full 54 mbps, it's telling me I'm getting about 23ish. I've googled this for awhile and am coming up empty.

The transfer eventually completes with no problems. However, I feel bummed out about not getting more bandwidth than what I am. Anybody have such results as well and can offer a solution to get more bandwidth?

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