Intel 4965agn mini pcie card - Heads up!

Hi all,
For all of you who have this wireless card in your laptop I thought I would let you all know a little bit about it.

First off it's an intel 4965agn card but it can actually connnect to all the current wireless standards... that is 802.11a/b/g/n-draft

That is very good. But there is a catch. This card will only run at full N speeds on the 5 ghz band, as this is where the 802.11n standard is going since the 2.5 ghz band is already too crowded with wireless phones, wireless g, etc.

So for those of you who want to get the maximum speed (~300mbps) from ther 4965agn card here are some pointers:

You will need a wireless router or access point that supports 802.11n and is dual band! Meaning it can do both 2.5 GHZ and 5 GHZ at the SAME TIME.
If you get a router that only does one or the other you won't be backwards compatible with all wireless standards.

After you get a dual band wireless N router make sure you set the configuration of the 5ghz band to 40hz (also called wide). This will enable you to get the best possible speed and connection. While I can't tell you exactly where to do this since all routers are different it's usually in the "wireless or advanced wireless settings" of most routers.

That is all you need to get the full speed out of your internal wireless card. Enjoy.

P.S. Here is the Intel page on it
http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/wireless_n/overview.htm