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Title: Having Multiple g and n Connections
Post by: StevenSSX on December 19, 2010, 06:29:25 PM

I'm not too tech savvy so bear with me here:

I have a laptop connected with an Xtreme N Dual Band adapter to a DIR-665 router. It's running in 5G Mode, set to 802.11n only on auto 20/40MHz.

My other laptop that only connects to wireless g can't connect to this router even though it says it is backwards compatible. The only way I can connect it is if I set my router to 2.4G Mode (as the 5G Mode only allows a/n connections). But connecting it in 2.4G mode would mean I wouldn't get the maximum speed possible on my n connection.

Is there a way to simultaneously connect my wireless g laptop to 2.4G Mode and my wireless n laptop to 5G Mode? Or is there a way to connect my wireless g laptop to 5G mode? I don't want to sacrifice speed for the sake of compatibility here. Any help is appreciated.

Title: Re: Having Multiple g and n Connections
Post by: davevt31 on December 19, 2010, 08:07:19 PM

The 665 doesn't do simultaneous 2.4 and 5, it only does one or the other.  If you want the G's to connect you will have to run in 2.4 mode.