Monday, November 12, 2007

Wireless LAN USB Adapter connecting at 11mbps instead of 54mbps or higher

Ok, the title of this post might sound like a question. But i am not asking the question instead i am going to answer it.

Alright, recently i bought Aztech Wireless Router for RM100. It supports speed up to 54mbps. When i put it live, my laptop WLAN can detect it and connect at speed of 54mbps. While i tried to connect it to some desktop PC through Aztech Wireless LAN Adapter (USB). To my supprise that the connection speed is not connected at 11mbps.  But the real speed capability of my WLAN adapter is 54mbps. So, this is the puzzle.

I have heard of this problem since earlier of this month when one of my uncle complained having the same situation as this. Now, i am the one in this situation. I love IT, so what i should do?!? Yes, just GOOGLED it out ! And yea, i found the solution.

It's very simple reason actually. connected the USB adapter to USB port in my desktop PC, but that USB port version is only 1.1 which do not support high speed as USB 2.0. This problem solved easily when i plug the adapter into USB v2 port and able to get connected at 54mbps.

If you don't know which port are USB v1.1 and which are USB v2, then try plugging in the adapter in each and every port that you have until you get connected at 54mbps.

If you still do not get connected at that speed, that means none of your USB ports are version 2.0. You must get USB v2 card and install it to your PC. That is the only option that you have if you are stubborn to get 54mbps speed.

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