wireless N only connects 54 Mbps

Question

I have a Dell Vostro 1720 with a Dell 1510 N wireless adapter and I have a N router.    I get an excellant connection, I have checked and the router is set to mixed n/g/b mode.   Why can't the laptop seem to connect above 54 Mbps?   The router is on a lower level mounted on a wall literally 5 feet away from the laptop.  I went to the advanced properties of the wireless card and I changed the ibss mode from 802.11a/b/g/ Auto to 802.11a/b/g/n Auto.    That seemed to make no difference.   Not sure what IBSS 54g Protection Mode is - but that is set to Auto and Afterburner is set to Disabled.    Do I need to change something else to get above 54 Mbps?

az_matic · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Yes this is resolved. I actually had no hardware issue. To get higher speeds you have to use AES encryption and not TKIP. I had set most of my wireless devices to use TKIP so when I set the router up that's what I used. As sooh as I changed the encryption on the router and laptop, rebooted both, I had much higher speeds.

FYI....from a few feet away I connected at 300Meg, in the normal use position I get 120 to 150Meg - the value fluctuates with the data flying around.

Good Luck to you and your situation.

Anthony

Carl Palmer · Answer

please try at a open wi hot spot please and get back to me please   thank you cjp

kimchinamja · Answer

Hi.

Did you ever get this resolved? If so, could you please tell me? I have the exact same issue between my 1510 card and my D-Link DIR-655 router.

If you didn't, could you also let me know?

Thank you for your time.

-Greg

kimchinamja · Answer

Hey Thanks Anthony.

Yeah. I endned uptweaking the router settings and it made the difference. Plus I used the 20/40MHz broacast instead os only 20Mhz. SO now all is well. Same performance as you.

Thanks again for your time.

-Greg

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wireless N only connects 54 Mbps

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