Increasing wireless speed?

Hi Folks
I`m new to networking but have managed to setup a wireless system with
my Laptop running XP home with a Buffalo 54g pcmcia card and my desktop
running XP pro with a Buffalo 54g usb dongle. My question is how to get
the maximum connecting speeds which seem to default to 11Mb even when
sited next to each other?.
The manuals arn`t much help and state even higher speeds should be
available under xp??. Is there some setting under XP I should be
tinkering with as I just let them to do their own thing.
Cheers
Steve

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:59:37 GMT, Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>. Is there some setting under XP I should be
>tinkering with as I just let them to do their own thing.

is there a Buffalo utility running, or can you look at the properties
of the card / dongle and change its maximum speed. Sounds like they
are set to run at 802.11b speeds. On some drivers you can specify the
speed rather than letting them auto-negotiate.

It is concievable that they will only run at 802.11b speeds in ad-hoc
mode, that's a RTFM question.

Phil
--
Splenda - the only sweetener made from chlorine :-)

Phil Thompson wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:59:37 GMT, Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>. Is there some setting under XP I should be
>>tinkering with as I just let them to do their own thing.
>
>
> is there a Buffalo utility running, or can you look at the properties
> of the card / dongle and change its maximum speed. Sounds like they
> are set to run at 802.11b speeds. On some drivers you can specify the
> speed rather than letting them auto-negotiate.
>
> It is concievable that they will only run at 802.11b speeds in ad-hoc
> mode, that's a RTFM question.
>
> Phil
Thanks for the reply Phil
I didnt think to try the other drivers available,I wasn`t aware that
different drivers might offer different features!.
The manuals are vague to say the least and seem to imply using XP would
give greater speeds but doesn`t say how??
Steve

> > It is concievable that they will only run at 802.11b speeds in ad-hoc
> > mode, that's a RTFM question.

The 802.11g spec. doesn't mandate that ad-hoc modes support speeds over
11Mbits/sec, so likely one or both of the cards are limited.