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[brewnw]

Hi,
  Anybody have any insight on this? My wireless connection for my laptop is showing upas  N on Win 7 but G on DIR-655 status page???     I'm confused.  Am I getting N speeds/coverage or stuck with G.  If G, why?  I've tried wiping my wireless network config. on Windows and reestablishing it, but no change.  The DIR-655 config page shows my machine connected at 54 Mbps and Type as G. 

Any help, in configuring or just understanding, is greatly appreciated.

-G

[thecreator]

Hi,
  Anybody have any insight on this? My wireless connection for my laptop is showing upas  N on Win 7 but G on DIR-655 status page???     I'm confused.  Am I getting N speeds/coverage or stuck with G.  If G, why?  I've tried wiping my wireless network config. on Windows and reestablishing it, but no change.  The DIR-655 config page shows my machine connected at 54 Mbps and Type as G. 

Any help, in configuring or just understanding, is greatly appreciated.

-G

Hi G,

What happens when you limit the Wireless Broadcasting to "N" Speed?

What Wireless Adapter is being used?

What is your Hardware Revision and Firmware for the Router?

[EddieZ]

Intel chipset?

[brewnw]

Limiting the broadcast to N only killed my connection.  I will tinker a bit more to see if perhaps it is a security authentication problem, but I did check the key settings and they match.

Adapter: Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN (So yes, Intel chipset... onboard chip in Dell Latitude XT2)

DIR-655 = Hardware version A4   Firmware revision: 1.32 NA

Another oddity.  When this machine is connected to my wi-fi network at work Windows tells me the "Radio-type" on the connection is 802.11gn but currently it shows up (at home) as 802.11n, even though my router says I'm connected as g .  Still puzzled here....

[brewnw]

Well, it is definitely not security config.  Worked through all of the config with Dell and there's no apparent reason it should not be connected as N.  Frustrating.

[thecreator]

Limiting the broadcast to N only killed my connection.  I will tinker a bit more to see if perhaps it is a security authentication problem, but I did check the key settings and they match.

Adapter: Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN (So yes, Intel chipset... onboard chip in Dell Latitude XT2)

DIR-655 = Hardware version A4   Firmware revision: 1.32 NA

Another oddity.  When this machine is connected to my wi-fi network at work Windows tells me the "Radio-type" on the connection is 802.11gn but currently it shows up (at home) as 802.11n, even though my router says I'm connected as g .  Still puzzled here....

Hi brewnw,

You mentioned "security authentication".

What is the Security Encryption you are using?

[tmcleavor]

Same exact problem here. Running Win 7, intel 5300. N worked flawlessly for about a year. Now I cannot get n to broadcast. I have tried rolling back to several firmwares, as well as every security option. All three of my computers have the same issue so I have ruled out the computer.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[tmcleavor]

FIXED. I enabled WMM and EWP and now my N is broadcasting again.

[Another Joe]

Thanks for posting the solution. I was testing some settings and disabled the WMM and the router went fixed to g. I was getting crazy trying figuring it out.