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    Who has a M860TU with Intel Wifi Link 5300AGN and using Linksys WRT300N v1 1.03.3FW router?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by kevindd992002, Feb 13, 2009.

  1. kevindd992002

    kevindd992002 Notebook Virtuoso

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    For those people who have this combination, were you able to connect to the router with Wireless N speeds using your M860TU laptop without any problems?

    If so, what were your settings?

    Because I can only connect with Wireless G speeds (54 Mbps), and I'm sure that the N features of my adapter are turned on and the router is set to mixed mode and auto settings.

    Please help.

    Thanks.
     
    kevindd992002, Feb 13, 2009
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    hi m8, the only way u can get N speeds is by going to your adapter settings and telling it to look at the intel profile for its configuration then with the admintools for the card that you can download from intel you should be able to set the card up to get 270mbps
     
    Alienwarez, Feb 13, 2009
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    hi. thanks for the reply. can you break those instructions down into step-by-step procedures?

    and why do you have to do that first before you can N speeds? is it because of the router? or with the module?

    you also have the same setup?
     
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    For those people who have this combination, were you able to connect to the router with Wireless N speeds using your M860TU laptop without any problems?

    If so, what were your settings?

    Because I can only connect with Wireless G speeds (54 Mbps), and I'm sure that the N features of my adapter are turned on and the router is set to mixed mode and auto settings.

    Please help.

    Thanks.
     
    kevindd992002, Feb 13, 2009
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    you've enabled 11n AND 20/40Mhz wide channel bonding on the i5300 ?
     
    wlan_man, Feb 13, 2009
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    imo i would flash that router with dd-wrt i own one and its MUCH more stable and the connection is far better with dd-wrt
     
    zfactor, Feb 13, 2009
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    yes i did enabled 11n and 20/40mhz, i set them to enabled and auto respectively.
     
    kevindd992002, Feb 13, 2009
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    @zfactor

    can you send me a link for the dd-wrt? is it just a simple firm update?
     
    kevindd992002, Feb 13, 2009
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    http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/hardware.html

    put the name of the router in.

    open the linksys firmware and choose update and select the mini bin you download. then repeat with std version. make sure to do a reset between flashes

    you MUST FLASH THE MINI GENERIC FIRST!!!!!!!

    then flash the generic std version. then power cycle the router.
     
    zfactor, Feb 14, 2009
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    kevindd992002, Feb 14, 2009
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