Intel 4965AGN performance?

But I think if you're trying to do that with 5GHz, it should be fine, right? Much less congestion, many more channels. In fact I thought the default on 5GHz 802.11n was 40MHz. Maybe it's just not standardised yet, like pretty muche everything in this dang spec.

Well, I've been getting some extremely helpful info from Tim at smallnetbuilder.com, he's answered my questions on the WRT600N. If you're a heavy user with lots of simultaneous connections, routers that use the Ubicom chipset (e.g. d-link) are definitely the best. If you look at their test you will see how they all rate, including the WRT600N. The limit of the test program was 200, but Tim said the Ubicom chips can apparently sustain over 1000 simultaneous connections if the link can handle it. So, I am going to wait for the DIR-855.

It's such a useful site, and I can't wait for their DIR-855 review when it comes out. Thanks for giving that link back there, nobscot6!

 

you're welcome frenchglen

but i basically put up that photo as a joke, since we're all having the same problems with the intel 4946 card

and I'd love to take all the credit for posting the SmallNetBuilder link, but blue was the first to ever post it that i remember.......

 

Oh, ok, well thanks to blue then!!

 

I like people to know all of the facts from a third party. Hear say does not cut it when it comes to hardware, it needs to be fully tested. The only thing he does not do is a durability test.

He was also the one that posted the procedures to crack WEP, good or bad. It did get some better encryption process out to the general public.

I ran across SmallNetBuilder about 8 yrs ago I think, I have lost track of time. It was a very small site then.

 

I just ordered a laptop with the 4965AGN adapter and am trying to decide on an N router to buy. I was thinking of either getting the DIR-615 or the DIR-655, and right now am kind of leaning towards the 615. I'm under the impression that with the 4965AGN and either of those routers, the max throughput I can get is 130mbps, so I may as well get the 615 which is half the price. I don't want to buy a wireless card until spec N is final, so I was wondering if this would be a good idea. I don't care about any security that a router (would actually prefer a router with no security) has to offer as long as I get good speed.

So given my situation, would there be any benefit to getting the DIR-655? Does it have a significantly longer range? Will it have a greater speed?

Also, if this has an affects which router i should get, the router will be in the basement of my house. My laptop will be used one or two levels above basement level.

 

also, if it matters, I'm running Vista on a T61p

 

look u can get the speeds u just cant run mixed band gotta be 5ghz N only to get 270mbps the isssue's most are having is because we need N and G (PS3,older laptops) and can only get 130mbps which isnt shabby but if we have the toys we want to play at its fullest.
So basically if u can run N only The Linksys WRT600N or the Dlink DGL-4500 will get the maximum speeds
Side note also until they offer forced 40mhz in this card its also gonna be unstable as far as speeds, not saying u will lose your connection but will jump from 54mbps all the way up to 270mbps
I have the WRT600N now had the Dlink b4 and can say ive seen it work at max speeds just hard to keep it there

 

I have a DLINK DIR655 and just got a Gigabyte GN-WI06N (Atheros N300 Dual) mini pci express card for my Asus laptop. I dont think that the problems that people are having is with drivers. I think that the issue is finding the router that has the same chipset that your wireless card uses. I get full 300Mbps and very rarely do I see my conection speed drop below 270Mbps. My old intel 4965 card would max out at 130Mbps!!!! This is a very good combination that has worked for me.

Hope some of you find this helpful!

TIM

 

yea but that isnt the prob the prob is when running dual band it drops when i run just N on 5GHz its 270 and stays there

 

Ahh...well this sounds like the dirty little secret that smallnetbuilder found in their tests. Could be the fact that it's draft-n. Who know if it will be fixed with future firmware or not, but for now:
What you can do is use any old wireless-g router you have lying around, connect it to your WRT600N via ethernet and use it as an access point for your wireless-g devices.
Info on how to do that with ANY router here.

If you try it, I'd love to know the result! (if it works, etc.). Take your time though