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    p6831fx wireless N

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by ps2gamer02, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. ps2gamer02

    ps2gamer02 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i cant get my laptop to connect to my router via N i just did a clean vista install now its not working...
     
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    Are there any yellow bullets in device manager?
     
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    nope but im starting to get aggravated an im gonna bring it back to bestbuy an get new one if i don't figure this out....
     
    ps2gamer02, Jul 29, 2008
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    Can you connect via G? If not, do you have security enabled? If you can connect, who's router is it? How old is it? If it pre-dates the current Draft standard, that may be the problem.

    My old Belkin Draft-N uses an Airgo radio. Great router if you use an Airgo radio (Asus, Belkin, some Linksys, etc.) but won't support the newer Draft-N cards (Intel, for instance) at N speeds. The Airgo radios were left off of the newest standards.

    OOPS! Just re-read the original post...
    Were you able to connect at N before the re-install of Vista?
     
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    yea was working fine before dunno what happenmy drivers are up to date an all my vista udates are updated
     
    ps2gamer02, Jul 29, 2008
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    Check these settings...

    Click Start Button->Computer->System Properties->Device Manager...

    Expand the Network Adapters node, double click on your wireless device, then click on the Advanced tab...

    Check the properities and pay particular attention to the 802.11n Mode.

    By the way, what is your wireless device? I have a P 171X FX. It comes with an Intel 4965AGN.
     
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    I had a similar problem, I found that the gateway would only connect at N speed was to an "wpa-2 personal" "AES" security enabled network, don't ask me why, but I tried WEP, and unsecured and would only get 54.0mbps connections at best.

    Worst case scenerio, is set your router to "wireless-N only" and see if that works. If that ends up working for you but still need to have wireless a,b,g. I would recomend the linksys wrt600n to ya, cause it has the dual wireless radio bands, so you can have one N forced network and an everyhthing network.
     
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    it says enabled i checked that. an its was working fine before i clean installed i had the highest security thing possible an now its not working
     
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    i have a dualband router an i had 1 wireless N network an one everything network but the wireless N one still said G
     
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    Do you have it on a 5ghz band or 2.4ghz band, I couldnt get a good N connection on 2.4ghz.

    Also, try switching to a wpa security, I get 108.0mbps with that, and everything else is 54.0mbps
     
    KraZy_SkitZy, Jul 29, 2008
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    right now its on mixed mode soo both 5 and 2.4 ghz

    i just created a N only network an its shows up but it says its wireless A... WTH is goin on???

    well just ran a speed test an my download speed was 5399kbs an i have charter 6 mb so i think its just displaying wrong an im connected to my N network T 108 mbps so i think its ok....
     
    ps2gamer02, Jul 29, 2008
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    Not sure if this will help but if you have not installed Vista sp1 ,, AND you HAVE installed Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN latest driver ( 11.5.1.15 ) There is a Windows Vista Hotfix KB932063 you might have to DL and install to make it work properly ...

    I have a Linksys wrt160n working just fine without the Hotfix ....

    Good luck ..
     
    stumpie, Jul 29, 2008
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