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Questions tagged [802.11g]

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Does a wireless-N (802.11n) network have poor performance when in b/g "mixed" mode?

It seems to be an "old" wives tale that, when using a wireless-N router in "mixed mode" to support legacy 802.11b or 802.11g devices, the performance of 802.11n clients will suffer. Some places claim that when running in mixed-mode, all (some?) N…
BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
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What's the maximum actual bit rate of an 802.11g connection?

Using a wired connection, I get a 38 Mbit/s download speed. When I switch to wireless one (Linksys WRT54GL router with Tomato firmware), the speed drops to 23 Mbit/s even if the distance between the router and the computer is 2 or 3 meters. Is that…
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What's the advantage of 802.11n if 802.11g is still faster than your ISP's connection?

802.11g has a max speed of 54 Mbps, and even at half that, is still faster than my FiOS download speed of 25 Mbps. Therefore, my local hardware is not the bottleneck. So, for the purpose of internet usage, is there any point in getting 802.11n…
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External Antenna on wireless router

I have a "Linksys WRVS4400N wireless N router" that i'm thinking about relocating out of the high traffic area of my home. When I move it with the other networking equipment in the basement, my signal strength drops to inadequate levels in the…
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Why is my 802.11g wireless LAN so slow?

I have a Netgear DG834G ADSL modem/802.11g router at home. My notebook and media centre PC (both (K)ubuntu 10.04) both connect at a reported speed of 54 Mbit/s, yet copying files between the two gives an average transfer speed of around 9Mbps. I see…
ThatGraemeGuy
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Is that possible that 802.11b is better in crowded environment than 802.11g?

I've changed my AP operational mode to 802.11b+g (mixed) from 802.11b. Both the RTT and bandwidth dropped heavily. When I've switched back to 802.11b on my AP, the connection was much better. Is that possible, or I'm missing something that misguided…
Dyin
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802.11 - g and n clients on the same network, different access points

I'm running a network in my house with a single-band router, but have both 802.11n and g devices. As such, as far as I can tell, my network drops down to g speeds (54Mbps) whenever I use a g device on the network - losing out on approx 250Mbps of…
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Why is my 802.11n wireless bridge (WAY) slower than my 802.11g wireless bridge?

I bought a ZyXEL WAP3205 Wireless N Ethernet Bridge to replace my Buffalo Airstation WLI-TX4-G54HP Wireless G Ethernet Bridge. I have a Linksys WRT610N Wireless N Router. With the Buffalo bridge, I was getting around 3.0 MB /sec transfer rates. …
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Issue connecting Vista Toshiba laptop to Airport Extreme Wifi - but a Windows 7 Dell connects fine

I have a Toshiba L355D-S7815 laptop. I also have a Dell Latitude E6400. The Toshiba is running Windows Vista Home Edition and has all current patches applied. The Dell is running Windows 7 Professional and is also fully patched. Now, the Dell is…
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How to configure Cisco 3750 for Inter-Vlan Communication

I have a router that has 4 VLANs configured, with an interface on each vlan, the router serves as a gateway and provides internet access. VLAN | Interface | Function --------------------------------------- 1 | 192.168.1.1/24 | DMZ …
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How to calculate "interference weight" between 20MHz, 40MHz and 11ac 80MHz APs?

I want to know how to calculate the "interference weight" in the combination of APs running on different channel frequencies. Lets say I have 10 APs in different operating modes, such as 11a, 11a/n and 11ac. If an 11a AP is running a 20MHz channel…
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Will setting an access point to 802.11n mode only restrict the ability of 802.11g devices to connect?

I have an access point that allows for 802.11n and 802.11b/g/n modes. If the AP is set to 802.11n mode in the 2.4Ghz spectrum, are 802.11g clients able to connect?
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Will a wireless n and a wireless g router interfere with each other?

I would like to buy a new wireless n router but keep my wireless g router for the sake of supporting older wifi-enabled devices. Can i put these 2 routers next to each other and configure them so they won't interfere with each other?
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Can't connect to wireless network

I have HP Elitepad running Windows 8.1 which I am trying to connect to my wireless network (Linksys wrt54gl). When I try to connect, it takes a few minutes and then I get the message "Can't connect to this network". I have no problems connecting my…
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How can I diagnose poor 802.11b wireless range?

I have a Billion 7401VGP-R3. This supports 802.11g and 802.11b. According to the wikipedia article on IEEE 802.11 the expected indoor range is 70m and 35m respectively. This should cover my house comfortably. However, I am experiencing a useful…
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