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    Use of Wireless N

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by unknowntt, Jan 14, 2008.

  1. unknowntt

    unknowntt Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey all, I'm good at networking, but I'm no pro, so yeah here goes :D

    I bought a Linksys Wireless N HOME Router (the 150 one or w/e) and it uses wireless N. Great, my laptop has the intel wireless N card in it.

    The max speed of this router is 150 mbps, and when I check task manager I'm getting 130 mbps, that's great, I'm fine with that, but...

    When I use the "connect to a network" wizard, and I see a list of available networks to connect to, I hold my mouse over MY network, and it says that the radio type is 802.11g... Why is it that I'm getting wireless N speeds (130~150 mbps) YET it says it's using the G standard?

    Am I actually using N or not? What's the deal here guys?

    Help me!

    Thanks in advance!
     
    unknowntt, Jan 14, 2008
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  2. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Are you using Vista or XP?
     
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If your getting 130mbps you are on 11n. Both 11g & 11n use the same 2.4ghz freq.
     
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    Forgive my "technical inexperience" with my explanation of this...Did you go into the linksys settings and change the Radio Band to Wide - 40mhz

    I had the same issue of mine going slow (same router). I spent a hour on tech support with them. They had me go to something like 192.168.1.1 and change that Radio Band drop down. Once I did that, it increased my internet browsing speeds by about 8x
     
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  5. unknowntt

    unknowntt Notebook Evangelist

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    Well yeah if I'm getting 130 mpbs I assumed that was wireless-N, as G+ is only 108 mpbs. Right now I don't know if I should change the band to WIDE, right now it's on auto, and there are 3 other computers in the house, none of which use wireless N, so I don't wanna screw up their internet right now. I'll do it tomorrow when everyone KNOWS I'm gonna change it.

    If I DO change it to WIDE (40 MHz), will that affect other computers that are NOT using the wireless N standard?

    At this point I believe it's safe to say that I'm using wireless N? Correct?

    Thanks so much guys!
     
    unknowntt, Jan 15, 2008
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