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Router speed G or N, N300 Router
I'm using a program called WiFi Info View for Windows to view some stats on routers in my area, and my router shows it is using 802.11G at a max speed of 54Mbps. Should not this router be showing me ...
Is WMM enabled? You can find it in ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup on the router.
Do you have a -N capable WiFi card in your computer? WiFi is 2 way business. What is it? You can check device manager.
Hi, thanks for the quick response. Here's what I have, (3) devices connected to the N300:
1- Roku 3, wired, showing 802.11N @ 144Mbps on the WiFi info screen
2- My HP All-In-One 19, wired, not showing any info, device manager showing WiFi b/g/n capable, wired PCIe GBE
3-Wife's HP 15 notebook, wireless, showing 802.11G @54 Mbps, device manager showing WiFi b/g/n capable
Our SSID is "Bakery" in which I see just her connection on WiFI Info (I think). Netgear Genie map shows the (3) devices, (2) wired and (1) wireless as described above.
The reason I am looking into all this is because I am thinking of installing a wireless solution for my surround sound rear speakers. I was mostly interested in what channels the neighbor's were using so I could change mine after seeing where the speaker system lies in the spectrum, and then I noticed the above situation. I just want to make sure I'm getting the most "horsepower" out of what I have.
Then your wireless connection is your wife's HP notebook which shows it is -N capable. First thing you should do is find out the model of that
notebook's WiFi card. And for a testing move the notebook closer to the router like in the same room with the router, does it show -N connection connection then? Another thing to check your router is set up of the speed of your wireless. Configure it upto 300 or more?
Ok so I've found the card is a Realtec RTL8188EE, 802.11b/g/n and found a driver update for it and did that...no change. Moved it to about 6' line of sight with the N300, no change. And the N300 I have set up to 300Mbps speed before all this. Other things I did prior were to switch channel from "auto" to 6 since nearby routers are using 1, 2, and 11 and disabled the 20/40 coexistence, the help screen said I would get max speed at all times by doing that.
It's probably not that big of a deal, since my ISP plan is for 60Mbps max, and trying to get more water from a garden hose with a fire hose just doesn't work...I'm more curious than anything.
I see. You all figured it out then. I am not fond of HP laptops or desk tops. It is not easy to replace their WiFi card. Like Lenovo, they accept only their WiFi specific card and BIOS rejects generic cards. I always use MSI, Asus laptops for that reason. Any how for your curiosity run a speed test by Ookla to see how your down load/up load speed is. Have fun.