WNR834B setup (130 mps vs 270 mps)

[ctbarron]

I have a WNR834B. I can achieve wireless speeds of 130 mps but nothing higher. When I went through initial setup, I think I picked the speed option of 270 mps. But, I might be wrong.

Is there any way I can switch the speed option from 130 to 270 now, or do I have to go through the whole setup process again?

[jmizoguchi]

read manual

http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp

how to login and go to wireless settings.

[fordem]

Please bear in mind that 270 mbps requires "double wide" channels which may not work, depending on the wireless card and/or the environment in which the router is operating.

[ctbarron]

Thanks for the tips - I found the setting and it is at "up to 270 mps" so no issues there.

Any idea how to check if I have a double-wide channel? Is this an ISP issue? I have an Intel 4965AGN wireless card installed on a Vista PC, running security at WPA2.

Any other thoughts welcome!

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by ctbarron

Thanks for the tips - I found the setting and it is at "up to 270 mps" so no issues there.

Any idea how to check if I have a double-wide channel? Is this an ISP issue? I have an Intel 4965AGN wireless card installed on a Vista PC, running security at WPA2.

Any other thoughts welcome!

ISP has nothing to do...

I would check intel.com for more spec

[fordem]

The Intel 4965 does not support double wide channels in the 2.4 GHz band.

[georule]

Btw, I've found the practical effects of this to be much less than 2x anyway. I get real world transfer of ~75mbps with my 4965AGN at 2.4GHz rather than the ~90mbps I'd usually get on a big file transfer when bonded in the 5GHz band. Sure, that's still 20%. . . but it is also still about 3x better than .g even at the lower rate.

[fordem]

You know that is not an "apples to apples" comparison.

You're comparing single channel throughput on 2.4 GHz to double channel throughput on 5 GHz - 5GHz operation tends to have lower signal strength and as a consequence lower throughput at any given distance.

If what you want to look at is the advantage of double channel bonding why not compare 5GHz single channel to 5 GHz dual channel - it'll give you a better idea of what to expect.

Your results also reflect the peculiarities of your particular environment - Intel have reported as much as 115 Mbps on 5 GHz using the 4965