Speed Problems

Here is my story

So, I have an old computer with a "g" network adapter in it. I also
have a "g" router. That computer connects to to the router at 108 Mbps.
Also have a laptop the connects at 108Mbps. Got a new computer last
week with windows vista on it. Put in a wireless "n" network adapter
figuring I'd like to set up a home network (laptop,old,new computers)
and may like to eventually get an "n" router. However, the new computer
only connects at 54Mbps. Should it not connect at 108 like the others?
I called Dlink and they gave me a bunch of reasons why it wasn't
working, but the computer is less than 20 feet from the router and
signal strength is excellent.

DWA-542 adapter
WBR-2310 router
both Dlink.

any help would be great.


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Den Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:05:29 -0500. skrev freefly1:

>
> Here is my story
>
> So, I have an old computer with a "g" network adapter in it. I also
> have a "g" router. That computer connects to to the router at 108 Mbps.
> Also have a laptop the connects at 108Mbps. Got a new computer last
> week with windows vista on it. Put in a wireless "n" network adapter
> figuring I'd like to set up a home network (laptop,old,new computers)
> and may like to eventually get an "n" router. However, the new computer
> only connects at 54Mbps. Should it not connect at 108 like the others?
> I called Dlink and they gave me a bunch of reasons why it wasn't
> working, but the computer is less than 20 feet from the router and
> signal strength is excellent.
>
> DWA-542 adapter
> WBR-2310 router
> both Dlink.
>
> any help would be great.
>

54 mbps = g speed.
108 mbs = Proprietary Atheros speed, only possible with TurboG
capable adapters based on an Atheros chipset.

Your new laptop doesn't have a WiFi NIC, with the Atheros chipset,
therefore it cannot utilize the TurboG non-standard connection protocol,
and therefore it only connects at 54 mbps, which is the max connection
rate, of the official g standard.

Rgds.

e-teori