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02-05-2012, 22:07

Evening,

Just replaced our wi-fi access point with a TP-Link TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point.

I've got a couple of laptops connected - all good but the speed is reported at only 150.0 Mbps. I was expecting it to say 300.0 Mbps. While N is good upgrade from G, any idea why the speed is lower than expected?

I've tried changing the channels and the AP is in N mode only.

I'm looking at drivers now, but I think they are up-to-date.

Not much in the advanced config of the wifi NIC - and yes it's N compliant.

Any ideas?

---------- Post added at 21:07 ---------- Previous post was at 19:21 ----------

Think I've found the answer:

Atheros AR9285 Wi-Fi card is limited to a max speed of 150Mbps due to the cards internal 2.4GHZ only radio.

02-05-2012, 22:07	#1
LSainsbury Guest Location: Near Hungerford, West Berkshire Services: TV: Sky HD, Landline: BT, Mobile: Orange, Internet: Quite Slow! Posts: n/a	Replacement access point speed Evening, Just replaced our wi-fi access point with a TP-Link TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point. I've got a couple of laptops connected - all good but the speed is reported at only 150.0 Mbps. I was expecting it to say 300.0 Mbps. While N is good upgrade from G, any idea why the speed is lower than expected? I've tried changing the channels and the AP is in N mode only. I'm looking at drivers now, but I think they are up-to-date. Not much in the advanced config of the wifi NIC - and yes it's N compliant. Any ideas? ---------- Post added at 21:07 ---------- Previous post was at 19:21 ---------- Think I've found the answer: Atheros AR9285 Wi-Fi card is limited to a max speed of 150Mbps due to the cards internal 2.4GHZ only radio.