Test Methods and Equipment
Unfortunately, I couldn’t test the router together with Trendnet’s wireless card because my sample of the TEW-621PC proved to be defective. It wouldn’t appear on the notebook’s device list. So I had to use a third-party card instead. I chose a Linksys WPC300N v.2 which is based on the Atheros xspaN chipset, just like the TEW-621PC.
Here is a list of the equipment and software I used for my tests:
- Two Category 5e Ethernet cables
- Intel Centrino notebook
- Linksys WPC300N v.2 PC-card
- D-Link DWA-552
- PC based on a mainboard with an integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller
- IxChariot (High_Performance_Throughput and Throughtput scenario)
Performance
The router’s speed on the local network is indicative of its peak bandwidth.
LAN-LAN (TEW-633GR):
The three following tests show the bandwidth on the WAN port. The first two tests were performed when the router’s services were disabled, but I enabled StreamEngine, firewall and inbound filter for the third test. All the tests were performed with enabled DMZ.
LAN-WAN (TEW-633GR):
WAN-LAN (TEW-633GR):
LAN-WAN (TEW-633GR, loaded):
