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| Thread ID: 127802 | 2012-11-15 01:10:00 | wireless adapter configuration problem? AKA a real PITA | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1312534 | 2012-11-15 01:10:00 | I've just taken delivery of a Belkin N300 wireless USB adapter, max speed 300Mbps. I'm having trouble getting it to use 802.11n. On Windows 7 on the laptop it is OK - speed is 270mbps. On Windows 8 on a PC ditto. On Win XP SP3 (same hardware as Win8) it will only connect if I set it to 802.11b/g at 54mpbs. If try 802.11b/g/n it connects briefly then drops out and retries several times before giving up. ON Windows Home Server (different hardware but is where I want it to end up) it behaves the same as on WinXP. Any ideas from the wireless gurus out there? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1312535 | 2012-11-15 01:18:00 | That sounds like the same adapter I use. I know this one is a Belkin. I use two of them. One (was Win7, now Win8), the other is Vista. Are you using XP's wireless to set it up or Belkin's?? Cant remember if it has its own program or not. I just installed the drivers. I would check and see if there's a later version of the drivers for XP | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1312536 | 2012-11-15 02:14:00 | I tried it both ways - made no difference. I'll see if there are updated drivers. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1312537 | 2012-11-15 03:06:00 | What security settings are you using on the wireless router? WPA2 with AES? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1312538 | 2012-11-15 03:26:00 | What security settings are you using on the wireless router? WPA2 with AES?OK, I think its fixed. I went into the router to confirm the security, and had the idea to change the connection to "802.11n only" (was 802.11b/g/n mixed mode). That made the connections apparently stable on XP and WHS. It does mean that my laptop can no longer connect wirelessly though, as its built in WIFI doesn't appear to support 802.11n. However I usually connect that through ethernet anyway. I suppose I could get another wireless adapter for the laptop... BTW in answer to the question, the security is "Mixed WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK" with TKIP+AES encryption. It would be nice to know why the adapter couldn't cope with 802.11/b/g/n though. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1312539 | 2012-11-15 03:31:00 | Try it with just WPA2-PSK and only AES and set the other thing back to mixed mode. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1312540 | 2012-11-15 03:40:00 | Try it with just WPA2-PSK and only AES and set the other thing back to mixed mode.That was how it was originally. I saw a suggestion after I'd done a search that changing to WPA might improve things. I might change it to just WPA rather than mixed to see if that does anything. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1312541 | 2012-11-15 04:18:00 | I (temporarily) disabled security altogether and everything would work at top speed in mixed mode. I put security back on and it would only work if I specified 802.11n only. WTF? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1312542 | 2012-11-15 04:19:00 | Is it plugged into a USB 2 port? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1312543 | 2012-11-15 04:27:00 | Yes. It also looks like I may have spoken too soon. The WHS machine is refusing to connect on 802.11n again. I'll report back. | Tony (4941) | ||
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