Zepto Wireless Intel 4965AGN 300Mbps Help

Hey,

I purchased a zepto note 6625wd with the Intel 4965AGN 300Mbps wireless. Since its my first time having a notebook I think I have a problem

First off let me explain how I connect to the internet

- I have a desktop running XP which is connected to a SpeedTouch 716WL via ethernet cable.

- I use my laptop running XP to connect to the wifi of the SpeedTouch, this is how I get internet.

- I also have set both computers to the same workgroup so I can easily access and transfer files between the two.


Now what I think is a problem

The adapter I am using, its 300Mbps transfer speed no? I know its not 300Mbps transfer speed when downloading files off the internet.

I mean when transferring files between the two computers, it should transfer them at 300Mbps...yet its only doing so at 54Mbps. When I copy a file from the desktop pc to my laptop using the network, in task manager the wireless network connection is listed as 54 Mbps.

Shouldnt I be getting much faster??

 

The wireless adapter in your notebook is compatable with a,b,g and n wireless networks. Your wireless router (the SpeedTouch) is b/g wireless. This means that in g mode (most common) the maximum speed is 54Mbps.
If you want 300Mbps, you need to buy a wireless 'n' router.

In summary, your speed is what should be expected from a 'g' wireless network

 

Thanks, I went into the router menu and yea all the wireless are g/b

Will buy a new router I guess, thanks for your help

 

Some comments:

1. I would wait for the wireless n standard to be ratified before buying a new router, otherwise there still may be compatibility problems.

2. Most routers only support 100Mb/s wired network connections so, unless you have both a gigabit router and gigabit network card in the attached computer, you will still hit a 100Mb/s data transfer ceiling.

3. 300Mb/s is faster than the slow end of most notebook HDDs, which can then become the bottleneck. The greater bandwidth of wireless n comes into play when you have several computers sharing the 300MB/s.

John

 

I agree on #3, Often the HDDs speed come way before the network itself, especially on laptops

 

Hi all

I have the same probem and same setup.

But my wireless router/switch/ap is a linksys and I know its only got G and B.

My PC also has a 1GB card but the linksys is only 100MB 4 port ethernet.

I was looking for a N wireless router with 1GB connections for the wired but can't find any.

Anyone know when these might start coming out into the market?

 

There are two ways around the Gigabit router problem:

(i) A direct link between the Gigabit ports on two computers using a crossover cable; or

(ii) Connect the cables to a Gigabit switch and then connect the switch to the router. The router will still handle the internet and wireless traffic and give out the IP addresses, but data going between computers connected to the switch will go direct and not through the router.

John

 

I brought a netgear wireless last night and the Intel Pro/Wireless 4965AGN isnt connecting correctly.

My old laptop which only has a G card runs fine, but the wifi in the znote laptop is running very slow.

Has anyone come across this problem please.

The netgear is a NETGEAR WNR854T RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Draft 2.0 Broadband Router - Gigabit Edition

Brought from www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk

 

I wonder whether the card and the router are trying to use the n mode, and not making a very good job of it. At the moment different manufacturers have their own interpretations of the draft standard until it is finalised.

I would suggest you first try disabling the n support on the wireless card and see if you can get the normal wireless g speed. You can do this in Device Manager - see the attached. You can also try fiddling with the other settings.

Also check if there is any firmware update for the router. There's discussion of a similar problem in this thread. The underlying problem is that until the n standard is finalised then there's no certainty of inter-operability of different hardware.

John

 

Several of the Draft-n wireless routers featured in this months PC Pro magazine (UK) have four-port Gigabit hubs. You can find the reviews here.