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I have a Dell laptop computer issued to me by my employer with an Internal network card. I am considering upgrading my home wifi network from 802.11g to 802.11n, but want to make sure the laptop will benefit from the upgrade.

Is there an easy way to tell if this internal modem supports the 802.11n standard, or maybe is there a way in the OS (Windows 7) to get the make/model of the card so I can look this information up?

JohnFx
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Click on Start orb, and right click on Computer -> Device Manager. Search for Network adapters, and right click on your wireless adapter. Most probably, the name should indicate if Wireless n is supported, else right click on the adapter -> properties -> Wireless mode. If there is 'n' mode here, then Wireless n is supported.

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Gareth
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Sathyajith Bhat
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Try installing Speccy. It should tell you quite a lot about your network card under the Network section.

Even if your card doesn't support N, upgrading your router will still increase your bandwidth and range. That benefit is increased when both ends are N.

digitxp
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