For its benchmark, CNET Labs uses NetIQ's Chariot 4.3 software on a console system with clients running NetIQ's Performance End Points 4.4. Our throughput tests measure the transfer speed of a file that a user might send across the network. This is known as the payload throughput and does not include packet errors and other data that might be transferred over a network. Payload throughput can vary widely from the bandwidth speeds vendors advertise and is a much better gauge of what you're likely to experience with a standard file transfer. For more details on how we test networking devices, see the CNET Labs site.
The HSB1 package comes with everything you'll need to connect and use the Signal Booster, including its annoyingly bulky AC adapter, an 18-inch SMA antenna cable, and an adapter for access points with TNC connectors. With a two-year warranty, the HSB1 is covered for as long as many other networking products. Beyond a simple explanation of the device and a detailed data sheet, however, Hawking's Web site has disappointingly little to offer on the HSB1. Should you have a problem, Hawking's phone lines are open only on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, and you pay for the call.
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