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WLAN Speed

  • 28-02-2008 5:26pm
    #1
    Henry O'Henry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭


    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ21Z Laptop & a Netgear Rangemax DG834N, but I can't get them to talk to one another at anything above 54.0 Mbps.
    The fault seems to be with the laptop 'cos when I drill down to it's properties I can't get anything other than a,b or g, yet the Sony specs say -

    "Wireless LAN Type 802.11a/b/g/Draft n"

    I'm not very good at IT, so if someone can help, could they do it in English please?


Comments

  • #2
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Cant find any detailed spec's for the Sony Model number listed but I imagine there might be a setting or something similar prehaps in the Wireless cards properties to enable the Draft N Function, it may be defaulting to regular a/b/g networks speed (although I could be wrong.) Try emailing sony support or indeed seeing if there support website has a forum similar to this where they might have the relavent answers.


  • #3
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    I checked the spec and both the router and the laptop have draft n. Go into the config page of the router and see if it is transmitting a draft n signal. I'd say it most likely defaults to g.


  • #4
    The_Conductor
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    Not all draft n devices from different manufacturers talk to each other- I would ring tech support for both manufacturers to clarify that their "n" support is compatible with each other. Where draft n devices don't support each other- they will normally revert back to their next most compatible speed setting (normally "g") which would be your 54 mbps.


  • #5
    Henry O'Henry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭Henry O'Henry


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    I checked the spec and both the router and the laptop have draft n. Go into the config page of the router and see if it is transmitting a draft n signal. I'd say it most likely defaults to g.

    Brought home my work laptop with a "Netgear Rangemax Wireless notebook adaptor WN511B" and it works fine at "N" speeds and increased range etc. So problem lies with the Sony Laptop I guess


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