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    Anyone got G1s to work at 802.11n speeds?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kryteng1, Jun 11, 2007.

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    kryteng1 Newbie

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    Given the compatibility issues with Draft-n I just wondered if anyone has got their G1S to work with a Draft-n access point at _fast_ (quicker than 802.11g) speeds?

    Main options seem to be Belkin/Netgear and Linksys but if none of them get fast speed with the G1s draft-n chipset then I might as well stick to an 802.11g access point!
     
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    Adamal Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm using mine with the DIR-655. With the 1.0.2 firmware for the dlink router I noticed some lag playing guildwars from the wireless. However when I updated the firmware it works great. I haven't done any large file transfers yet, but the range is really good.
     
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    Its buggy, the card is fine but router firmware is very important, so is you computer firmware.

    Toms Hardware had a review of draft n routers and some models were leaps and bounds better than others rather then them all being side by side like it should be.
     
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    If you are going to get a draft N router I'd highly recommend the DIR-655.
     
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    I would suggest geting a N router on which you can flash a third party firmware on like DD-WRT or OpenWRT.
     
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    kojiro Notebook Guru

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    +1. Also, D-Link keeps the firmware up to date with the latest 802.11n specification to stay compatible. (Ex: Firmware v. 1.03 is draft 2.0 compatible).
     
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    kryteng1 Newbie

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    The DIR-655 is a router - I don't need a router (have a Cisco already) but just a plain old access point. anyone used one of those with the G1s?
     
    kryteng1, Jun 13, 2007
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    Its odd. I Can't seem to connect at n speeds either.
     
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    What are you doing to use/test N speeds? Dont forget you need to have every connection to a router/ap as a "n" connecton for it to use n mode.

    If you have even one "g" or lower connection it will broadcast in the older mode instead because n is not compatible with the old signals.

    Put your router/ap in "n mode only"
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 14, 2007
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    I changed the wlan card in my W2P to the Intel draft 'N' card...it didn't really work because it is a 3 antenna card and my W2P is a 2 antenna system....I then changed it to a Broadcom draft 'N' card (2 antenna version)....I definately experienced much higher transfer rates....However....I don't know why (maybe a system resource issue) but the Broadcom card made my Soundcard stutter very badly.....I confirmed that it was the Wlan card because when I switched off the Wlan it solved the problem. I have also experienced the same problem with readyboost using an SD card....If I'm playing a game or itunes, I have to eject the card.
    There's been a couple of people on this site that have experienced soundcard stutter with Vista...anyone have any ideas what is going on?
    FYI, my laptop is running Vista Ultimate (2GB RAM) and I am using a Linksys WRT 350N router (excellant router)
     
    jasfra, Jun 14, 2007
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