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Old 04-11-2010, 13:46   #1
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Router G to N

Hiya the other day i upgraded from a wireless G netgear router to a wireless N belkin router, now im having problems with my wirless G adapter i can reach downloads speeds of up to 10 mbps, with the wireless N adapter im barley reaching 0.5mbps. Can anybody help??

G Speedtest: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1016857633.png

N Speedtest: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1016855495.png

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Re: Router G to N

If you don't run any N devices, you should disable N on the router and run in G only, as it tries to run backwards compatible by switching between the wireless N and G transmitters (on cheaper routers), so this slows the transfer rates down.
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Re: Router G to N

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If you don't run any N devices, you should disable N on the router and run in G only, as it tries to run backwards compatible by switching between the wireless N and G transmitters (on cheaper routers), so this slows the transfer rates down.
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