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Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter
I got this Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1099392876384 It keeps connecting at 11 Mbps though instead of 54. Any ideas why? My router is set for 802.11b and g. I would think it would use g if possible. |
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Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter
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I got this Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1099392876384 It keeps connecting at 11 Mbps though instead of 54. Any ideas why? My router is set for 802.11b and g. I would think it would use g if possible. Have a look at this article first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11 The modulation techniques would appear to depend on reception conditions. And there is more to it than just "signal strength". Your enemies are interference (that 2.4GHz phone you own, or a microwave oven) and multipath (strong signal, insufficient adsorption in the environment, reflections off surfaces). The answer is not always a "bigger antenna" or a "booster". Especially in your basement testing, you likely have plenty of signal. And having said all that, it could be the software is doing the opposite of what it has been told to do. Maybe one end of the connection insists on using the slower standard ? Paul |
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Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter
On 31 Oct 2006 21:31:23 -0800, wrote:
I got this Belkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1099392876384 It keeps connecting at 11 Mbps though instead of 54. Any ideas why? My router is set for 802.11b and g. I would think it would use g if possible. If the signal strength is too low it might be expected. Since it's USB, if you have the option of putting it on an extension cable so it can be moved away from large metal objects and repositioned, it might help. If the distance is too great, it may not help enough. You might also take another look at your router's control panel (HTTP browser interface) to see if there are any settings you can fiddle with like locking it to g mode- but that might make performance even worse than b. |
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