wireless b and g compatibility issues

I have an issue with my notebook which has a b/g wireless card built in.
It connects to my wireless access point at only the b speed. The WAP I
have is the Linksys 4400N and I have changed the settings on it to G/N
mode only. I don’t know what’s going on but my notebook is still only
connecting to it at max speed of 18Mbps, which is slow considering.

I have even changed the wireless mode settings of my notebook to
802.11g only.
I get an “excellent” signal strength and I don’t understand why the
connection is still so slow.

I have the latest drivers installed according to driver detective so I
don’t think it’s a driver issue.

It’s a real pain considering I stream DivX video across the wireless
connection.


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arthur <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have an issue with my notebook which has a b/g wireless card built in.
> It connects to my wireless access point at only the b speed. The WAP I
> have is the Linksys 4400N and I have changed the settings on it to G/N
> mode only. I don?t know what?s going on but my notebook is still only
> connecting to it at max speed of 18Mbps, which is slow considering.

How are you determining that the connection is 18Mbps? If that is download
throughput, it might be all you can get. A 54g connection is good for
around 20-24. If you are seeing a raw connection of 18Mbps, and throughput
of 10Mbps, then there may be interference. Can you "find" other networks?
Have you tried changing the channel on your WAP?

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