Acer 1810T and .11n networking

I recently bought a N-wireless gigabit router. It is DLink DIR-655. It is reporting the connect to my 1810T AGN wireless is using G. I'm wondering why if my computer supports N and the router supports N, why am I not getting N?

When I checked properties of my wireless card in my 1810T it tells me it is a Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN. If I check the properties and it shows N is enabled. However, under Wireless Mode it is set to 802.11a/b/g. Also, while there are several options that include a, b, and g, there is no option for N.

Has anyone seen this problem?

 

The other thing I should mention is that I'm using Windows 7 on my new Acer. Has anyone else confirmed that they get .11N wireless networking with their Acer?

 

What speeds are you getting? The best my 1810t can get is 150mbps because my wife's laptop is only g. I can get 270 when her laptop is off.

 

How do I measure the speed? I know downstair on the other side of my house I get nearly constant (about once a minute) dropping of the connection. I'm looking to possbily replace my wireless router, but first I would like to see if I can get to use N. It is suppose to be able to use it, but want can I do if it doesn't? My router is reporting a G connection.

 

Mine connects to my router using 802.11n. While transferring, the link speed varies a lot but the actually transfer rate reported by Windows Explorer stays around 10 MB/s.

Did you make sure that 802.11n is enabled on your router? In the wireless setup of your router there should be a setting for the 802.11 mode.

 

K8t, may I ask what wireless router you are using? I have a DLink DIR-655. I'm thinking if I cannot resolve with DLink I may try a Linksys or the Apple router.

 

I'm using the same D-Link DIR-655 with firmware version 1.21. There's an option in the wireless setup for "802.11 mode" where you can choose what modes it will use. I don't have access to it right now so I can't exactly tell you what to click on.

 

That's another thing. The newest firmware, 1.32, has a lot of problems with it. They tried to fix too many things and ended up screwing up the router. And you can't downgrade to 1.21. If you recently bought your router, then the firmware could be the problem.

 

That's right. I haven't upgraded the firmware past 1.21. Not everyone has problems with the newer firmware but since I can't downgrade back to 1.21, I'm not going to test it out. Like with everything else, the newest version isn't always better.

 

k8t - I checked my settings. It is set for mixed mode, G and N. However, I thought let me try setting it to N only. The router told me it could not set it N only since I'm using WEP security. So perhaps WEP and "N" are not compatible? Perhaps I need to turn off security or use WPA?

 

I don't have any hard evidence but from what I hear WEP and 802.11n don't work well or at all with each other. WEP is an old encryption algorithm that is easily cracked anyway. It's best to use WPA2 with AES cipher type. You could try using the following settings:

802.11 Mode: Anything with 802.11n is good. I use "Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g" because sometimes someone with a g only laptop needs to connect and they had problems when I set this to "802.11n only."

Transmission Rate: Best (automatic)

Channel Width: Auto 20/40 MHz

Security Mode: WPA-Personal

WPA-Mode: Auto (WPA or WPA2) - I use this since some people who connected to my router couldn't use WPA2.

Cipher Type: AES

Pre-Shared Key: Enter your desired password.

By the way, what is your firmware version? It should say in the top right of the router's user interface page.

 

My rev is 1.32NA. My router seems to be rebooting itself. I just checked and it reports the WAN has been up 11 minutes, even though it has been up for days. I'll try your settings and see if that improves the situation.

 

As johnw91498 has pointed out, the 1.3x firmware has been giving people problems. The fact that your router is rebooting itself is a bad sign. The WAN being up for only 11 minutes is related to the rebooting. When the router reboots it reconnects to your internet modem. It seems that your router rebooted itself 11 minutes ago.

So even if you get 802.11n working, you might still get other problems with your router (ie. reboots). If your router constantly reboots by itself then it would be a nightmare constantly having your internet disconnected while the router finishes it boot sequence.

 

Take the router back a soon as possible and get your money back. If it's pass the 30 days, you may be SOL. D-Link has already stated that they will not issue refunds.