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    Belkin wireless G vs wireless N... why do I get the same range coverage??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Haulero, Jun 27, 2010.

  1. Haulero

    Haulero Notebook Consultant

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    I have a belking wireless "g" and I wanted to upgrade to "n" because it says I would get more range coverage... the "g" says up to 200feet and the "n" says up to 1200 feet... so thats why I wanted to upgrade so I could be able to take my computer a little more down the land.... but I still get the same range coverage with the "N"!! why is that? its supposed to be more range. How can you "fix" this?
     
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  2. Capital_E

    Capital_E Newbie

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    Your range will depend on both the wireless card in your computer and the wireless type of your router. If you have an 'n' card but only a 'g' router, you'll only be able to achieve the range of a 'g' network. (And similarly with an 'n' router and 'g' card).

    In other words - your range is only going to be as good as the weakest component. Solution would be to make sure that both the router and computer are 'n' specification.


    If this is already the case, it's possible that your router has not been set up to utilise 'n' correctly (some 'n' routers can restrict their range to that of 'b/g' within their settings). You'd need to look up instructions for your specific router model to fix that.

    Hope that helps. :)
     
    Capital_E, Jun 28, 2010
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  3. woofer00

    woofer00 Wanderer

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    Need more information. In addition to providing what Capital E asked (did you upgrade both the router and your wireless card), what is the environment you're using wireless in? Are the channels crowded? Lots of walls stone or metal that might create interference? What power are you transmitting at (did it go down?)
     
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  4. Haulero

    Haulero Notebook Consultant

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    My internal wireless card is 1370 wlan mini pci card... thats what it says on properties lol So I guess my wireless card is my problem.... anyways, this router is capable of a range up to 1200ft and up to 300mbps, so what I was expecting is. more range signal, no more mbps because I know my internal card will only take 54mbps.
     
    Haulero, Jun 28, 2010
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    That is actually false advertising, N mode will not offer better coverage than G on the same router.

    I suggest you have a read at this:

    SmallNetBuilder's Wireless FAQ: The Essentials - SmallNetBuilder
     
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  6. Haulero

    Haulero Notebook Consultant

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    Flipfire, Thank you for the info.... I guess I'm going to sell the router I just bought and keep my "G" lol
     
    Haulero, Jun 29, 2010
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