wireless connection speed 11 Mbps?

Question

i have a router (linksys WRT54G) and a laptop that has a (LAN-Express IEEE 802.11 PCI Adapter) my laptop connects but it remains at 11 Mbps speed and doesnt receive any packets...
pls help.....

Answer 1

I'm guessing it's an older laptop ... 11mbps is about the same speed as USB 1 ... you'll probably get closer to 7 or 8 mbps which is fine for most net surfing (other than big downloads) ... if your not getting ANY packets it's more a configuration setting with your network or firewall rather than your card

Answer 2

first of all the guy at Circuit city is an entire fool while it comprises instantaneous. you should bypass 802.11g or if the keep has it 802.11N the two a form of are quicker than 802.11b. in case you have a extra moderen laptop you have a community card for a 802.11g/b router. On commonplace the 802.11g gets you approximately fifty 4 Mbps extremely of 11Mbps.

Answer 3

Your Router is 54 Mbps but your Laptop ( I pre-assume) is 802.11b so is only 11 Mbps. So its connecting at its max rate 11 Mbps.

As for the Packets sent/received issue, check if your Laptops Network card is getting a valid ip address. By Default all Wireless Routers would have a DHCP running and they would assign an IP Address to the Computers connected to them.

In you case you need to go to Start> Settings> Control Panel> Network Connections > Lan and right click and select properties and check if Automatically obtain IPADDRESS is checked.

Also make sure that Windows Firewall is disabled.

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Answer 4

11mbps is the speed of IEEE 802.11b

Is your card IEEE 802.11b?

Answer 5

Mines 100.0 Mbps >;]