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Title: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: tdean on November 12, 2010, 01:03:08 AM
i have the DWA-552 card updated atheros drivers (9.1.0.100), running firmware 1.34 on the router, 20/40 set, only n mode and aes encryption. im running win 7 32 bit.

heres my status:
SSID        MAC Address   IP Address        Mode              Rate (Mbps)   Signal (%)
MetalHouse XXXXXXXX   192.168.0.190   802.11n (2.4GHz)   81               98

I posed this a few days ago in the DWA-522 forum and didnt get any responses, i hope the double post is ok.
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: EddieZ on November 12, 2010, 06:23:24 AM
Try all channels for the best connection. Possibly other AP's in the neighbourhood also use your current channel.
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: tdean on November 12, 2010, 09:27:52 AM
channel seems good... its at 96-100%.  you mean channel scan?
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: EddieZ on November 12, 2010, 09:48:40 AM
Quote from: tdean on November 12, 2010, 09:27:52 AM
channel seems good... its at 96-100%.  you mean channel scan?

Chosse a channel manually and do this with all channels. See which one is best.
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: thecreator on November 12, 2010, 12:54:33 PM
Quote from: EddieZ on November 12, 2010, 09:48:40 AM
Chosse a channel manually and do this with all channels. See which one is best.

Hi Eddie,

Channel 11 is the best, but might vary from location to location.
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: EddieZ on November 13, 2010, 06:20:57 AM
Quote from: thecreator on November 12, 2010, 12:54:33 PM
Hi Eddie,

Channel 11 is the best, but might vary from location to location.

Depends on how many neighbours are actually also using this channel  :)
Title: Re: Why am I only getting 81mbps at 100% signal strength?
Post by: thecreator on November 13, 2010, 06:28:49 AM
Quote from: EddieZ on November 13, 2010, 06:20:57 AM
Depends on how many neighbours are actually also using this channel  :)

Hi Eddie,

I had the time, so I experimented around and when through the Channels. Channel 11 gave me 240-270 Mbps range and the others were slower.

But like I said, one needs to experiment around with the available Channels, then monitor the speed from the Router, under http://192.168.0.1/Status/Wireless.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Status/Wireless.shtml).