Netgear DG834GT - No 108mbps mode

I'm tearing my hair out trying to get my network to run in 108mbps mode.

I have:

Netgear DG834GT 108mbps router
1 PC with Netgear WG111T 108mbps USB adaptor
1 PC with Netgear WG311T 108mbps PCI adaptor

All the above work fine together in b/g modes. But they just won't work in
108mbps mode. They only way I can get them to work is be disabling WEP and
even then they commincate with each at super low speeds. Opening a 10KB text
files takes 10 seconds.

I have the router set to "108mbps only", it runs on channel 6. Both adaptor
have been set to use 108mbps mode only, but I'm having no luck. All 3
components are less than 12 feet apart too!

Settings the router to "auto108mbps" improves speeds, BUT it will only work
if I set both adaptor use normal "g" 54mbps, which kinda proves that none of
the equipment is running in superG/T mode. Anyone any ideas?




mark

"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have the router set to "108mbps only", it runs on channel 6. Both
> adaptor have been set to use 108mbps mode only, but I'm having no
> luck. All 3 components are less than 12 feet apart too!
>
> Settings the router to "auto108mbps" improves speeds, BUT it will
> only work if I set both adaptor use normal "g" 54mbps, which kinda
> proves that none of the equipment is running in superG/T mode. Anyone
> any ideas?

Are you using the latest drivers for the USB/PCI cards?

Regards
Sunil

"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm tearing my hair out trying to get my network to run in 108mbps mode.
>
> I have:
>
> Netgear DG834GT 108mbps router
> 1 PC with Netgear WG111T 108mbps USB adaptor
> 1 PC with Netgear WG311T 108mbps PCI adaptor
>
> All the above work fine together in b/g modes. But they just won't work in
> 108mbps mode. They only way I can get them to work is be disabling WEP and
> even then they commincate with each at super low speeds. Opening a 10KB
> text
> files takes 10 seconds.
>
> I have the router set to "108mbps only", it runs on channel 6. Both
> adaptor
> have been set to use 108mbps mode only, but I'm having no luck. All 3
> components are less than 12 feet apart too!
>
> Settings the router to "auto108mbps" improves speeds, BUT it will only
> work
> if I set both adaptor use normal "g" 54mbps, which kinda proves that none
> of
> the equipment is running in superG/T mode. Anyone any ideas?
>
>

1. Make sure you are set to infrastructure mode.

2. You will only get 108Mbps on channel 6

3. You are sure that your USB port is v2.0 and not v1.1???

4. Make sure you have the latest drivers.

Dave

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I have the router set to "108mbps only", it runs on channel 6. Both
> > adaptor have been set to use 108mbps mode only, but I'm having no
> > luck. All 3 components are less than 12 feet apart too!
> >
> > Settings the router to "auto108mbps" improves speeds, BUT it will
> > only work if I set both adaptor use normal "g" 54mbps, which kinda
> > proves that none of the equipment is running in superG/T mode. Anyone
> > any ideas?
>
> Are you using the latest drivers for the USB/PCI cards?

Yes, I even tried older drivers. It's the PCI card that's the problem.

"Dave Gibson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> 1. Make sure you are set to infrastructure mode.

check

> 2. You will only get 108Mbps on channel 6

yea

> 3. You are sure that your USB port is v2.0 and not v1.1???

they're all 2.0. I have since discovered it's the PCI card that's to blame,
see below.

> 4. Make sure you have the latest drivers.

I have. I actually have two of the USB adaptors, an extra 1 is for another
PC I'll introduce later. I turned off the PCI adaptor and installed the
other USB adaptor, so I have:

> Netgear DG834GT 108mbps router
> 1 PC with Netgear WG111T 108mbps USB adaptor
> 1 PC with Netgear WG111T 108mbps USB adaptor

when this config is in use, it works perfectly on 108mbps mode. So the PCI
card it's definately to blame. I can't be positioning either as I installed
the USB dongle in exactly the same place almost at the rear of the PC. Both
the PCI card and USB adaptors use virtually the same software, I had the
settings same for both. I have no idea why the PCI card won't work :/. Looks
like it's going back and I'll have to get another USB adaptor.

Mark:
>I can't be positioning either as I installed the USB dongle in exactly the
>same place almost at the rear of the PC.

You have just found why USB adapters on the end of a cable are better, you
can put your dongle on USB extension, up to 5m.

BTW: Loss of hair is std. symptom with Netgear kit...
Regards,
Martin

"Martin²" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:41df4977$0$74267
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> BTW: Loss of hair is std. symptom with Netgear kit...
>

....yawn.

Euan Kerr:
>...yawn

Hardly surprising at 04:19 !
Martin