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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: fgl30 on April 05, 2009, 04:41:49 PM
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I have a new Vaio FW235 (Intel 5100 ABGN wireless adapter)... no 300mbps???
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It probably doesn't support the 20/40 channel width.
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Intel says it supports...http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/adapters/5000/index.htm
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Read this one? http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=616.0
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Intel says it supports...http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/adapters/5000/index.htm
It uses the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz band to do the 300 stuff, the 655 only transmits on 2.4.
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@Eddie: yes, I read... nothing there for me... Am I blind?
@davevt31: as far as I understood it can operate in BOTH, 2.4 and 5.0 Ghz... plus I have got only 65 Mbps
Thx both for reply
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The adapter needs to use both of the bandwidths in order to get the 300 speed. Since the 655 is 2.4 only you won't see 300 with it.
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The adapter needs to use both of the bandwidths in order to get the 300 speed. Since the 655 is 2.4 only you won't see 300 with it.
That is absolutly not true. In fact we do not make an adapter that runs 2.4 and 5 at the same time.
To acheive 300Mbps, you need to have the channel width set to 20/40 and use WPA2/AES encryption.
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See, I learn something new everyday.
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To acheive 300Mbps, you need to have the channel width set to 20/40 and use WPA2/AES encryption.
If you use security, that is...
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That is absolutly not true. In fact we do not make an adapter that runs 2.4 and 5 at the same time.
To acheive 300Mbps, you need to have the channel width set to 20/40 and use WPA2/AES encryption.
That's not necessarily true either. I've acheived 300Mbps with no encryption. :P
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Yes, that is correct.
Minimum requirement for 300Mbps is 40 channel width and an 802.11N signal, however you should always use encryption.
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well, something wrong to me: I have
auto 20/40MHz
WPA-personal
WPA2 only
AES and
65Mbps... :( :-\
Some clue, Lycan? Please?
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How far away from router, how much interference (what's the dBi you get?)
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Whats reporting that speed to you?
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@ Eddie: ~32 mW
@Lycan: Windows Wireless Network Connection Status window... how should I get it?
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Are the drivers updated all the way
remember that windows can only report what the driver controlling the card reports. IF the driver is built to display throughput and not connection speed that could be why you're only seeing 65, also the driver itself may have a problem with the way we do channel bonding.
I'd look for a newer driver.
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My driver is updated... last from Intel support... no doubt about that
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@ Eddie: ~32 mW
@Lycan: Windows Wireless Network Connection Status window... how should I get it?
I really need the dBi. This requires an extra tool like Wireshark to be installed.
The reason you do not have 300 mbps is because you're either too far away from the router or there are obstructions (walls etc). The max. transmit power is 100 mW (Correct, Lycan?). If you use Wireshark or other wireless utilities to measure dBi strength you will notice that you will have a fairly high Dbi (> 55 dBi).
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32 mW is 15 dB, but I don't think that's value that you want.
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Try to connect to the router wirelessly with another PC (another N standard wireless card).
If you are able to connect to 300 mbps with another card that means there is no issue with the router.
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Log into the router and on the Status > Device Info page what does it for the Channel Width there? Also look at the Status > Wireless page, what does it report for your connection there?
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32 mW is 15 dB, but I don't think that's value that you want.
Nope.
I want the dBi value on the client. This number will tell a lot about the quality of your connection/signal.
Nice tool: inSSIDer
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Yes, I understand it, I'm working a lot with wireless (its my job ;D), you want receive power level (and its measured in dBm, dBi is typical for antennas) ;)
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I think we're going in the wrong direction here.
1) Has it ever connected at 300?
2) Does it connect at 300 if you remove the encryption?
3) Can you move the PC closer and try it?
4) How many 2.4Ghz devices do you have in the house?
5) The driver may simply reporting the transmit speed instead of the connection speed.
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Yes, I understand it, I'm working a lot with wireless (its my job ;D), you want receive power level (and its measured in dBm, dBi is typical for antennas) ;)
You're right :-X
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I think we're going in the wrong direction here.
1) Has it ever connected at 300?
2) Does it connect at 300 if you remove the encryption?
3) Can you move the PC closer and try it?
4) How many 2.4Ghz devices do you have in the house?
5) The driver may simply reporting the transmit speed instead of the connection speed.
1) No, never
2) No
3) Yes, I'm testing right under the router (01m)
4) Nor even one more, just DIR
5) How should I test it correctly?
Thx
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did you try all the channels?
some channels gives higher speeds than other channels :)
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That is absolutly not true. In fact we do not make an adapter that runs 2.4 and 5 at the same time.
To acheive 300Mbps, you need to have the channel width set to 20/40 and use WPA2/AES encryption.
I'm connected at 300 Mbps with my Asus eee PC1000HE. I was connected at 130 Mb but after changing the channel width to 20/40, I'm now connecting at 300 Mb :)
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I used to connect at 300 but that's within 10 feet of the router, I don't anymore it's so finicky to maintain 300Mbit. I am only realting that to the environment around the placement of the router and I have a G client which uses a linksys 108Mbit usb dongle. Wierd thing though, is that even though it says it's G, if I set the router to N only, the G card still connects and shows up as N in the router. So I don't know about the technology behind it, but wondering if I should just keep it at N. :P
Anyways, that's my tidbit. If it's not a compatibility issue then it's the environment, maybe even both.
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I posted this some time ago, I hope it helps
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=3260.msg17972#msg17972 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=3260.msg17972#msg17972)
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Thx but nothing works here... I have the newest driver directly from Intel support site (v 12.4.0.21) but all I have now is 54Mbps... things getting worse here... now I have just "g"... frustra :-[ting
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in the routers device status page, is it showing that it's using 40mhz mode? as well as a primary and secondary channel?
btw, dlink i noticed that it seems to use an overlapping channel for the secondary and is always four channels from the primary, Do you think it's possible to have the router detect the "best" channel for both the primary and the secondary separatly?
.. Now back to our topic.
Can you give two screen shots of the drivers properties page? first screenshot showing the first list of options and the second screen shot showing the rest of the options available when you scroll down the list?
It seems that the driver is stuck using G mode for some reason if the max you getting is 54Mb. Even if you have locked the gateway to N only mode. Difficult without any other N devices to see if it's the routers problem or the laptops problem. I can attest though, that my laptop wireless G is bunkard because it never connects at 54Mbs I get 48 Max but usually less.
anywas gimme a screeny of those driver settings, or if it's a usb or pci-e laptop card, send it to me and i'll see if I can connect with it. ;)