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[volterwd]

I have WPA2 (AES)

802.11G/N

20/40 Auto set (Although for some reason in settings it says 20MHz not auto)

I have a g laptop connecting seeing 130 and saying that it is 20MHz in Dell wireless utility.  I may ignore that if i didnt see a neighbours connection at 270 with 20/40, so it would seem logical that given my settings i would see it as a 300, 20/40 network (although clearly i would connect at 54 and 20).

I will be getting my dwa-556 this week and id rather have the bugs kinked out before then.

Why is my computer lying to me!!!

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Wireless LAN
Wireless Radio : Enabled

802.11 Mode : Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g

Channel Width : 20MHz

Channel : 11

Secondary Channel :   

WISH : Active

Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Configured

Guest Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Not Configured

SSID List
Network Name (SSID) Guest MAC Address Security Mode
Volterman Lu  No  Mac Address   WPA2 Only - Personal 

[volterwd]

Is it not going to broadcast on the 40 until a N client tries to connect? Any ideas?

[EddieZ]

There's another thread explaining that:

- Intel wireless N chipset (Centrino 1) is only capable of 130 Mbps (hardware)
- The latest firmwares have some kind of delay that only sets 40 MHz after 30 minutes or so.

I'm on holiday so can't look for the text file I found with some beta firmware) 

[tipstir]

Now only Intel that is effected by the 130MB/s.. Check your manufacture specs to see before you buy any adapter or laptop. Also not that a lot of third party vendors clearly state if you look in the specs that their Draft-N is really First-Gen N. Big difference so be careful what you buy. As for G you should be okay if you use WPA DES, I find using WPA2 DES tends to slow the G-mode only connections.