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KR2 wifi adapter configuration

 
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stellarx
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:00 am    Post subject: KR2 wifi adapter configuration Reply with quote
I have one laptop with a 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter that connects to the KR2 at 802.11n. My other laptop has an Intel(R) WIreless WiFi Link 4965AG Adapter and it will not connect at 802.11n, only as 802.11g. Anyone know how to configure the Intel adapter to connect at 802.11n?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, the only way it will connect at 11N is if it has an 11N radio. The 4965AG does not have 11N, if it did then the product number would be 4965AGN, so you cannot connect as 11N.

As far as your Mini PCI Adapter, a) how do you know it is connecting at 11N? One way to tell for sure is on the KR2 Status->Wireless page, it should show what each client is connecting at. b) if it is indeed connecting at 11N then it has to have an 11N radio making it an 11a/b/g/n wireless adapter.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for the feedback, I was afraid of that. I bought the KR2 to get the extended range of 802.11n. What's weird is that the 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter even though I confirmed is connected as 802.11g the signal is showing 100% in an area where it used to be 50%. The Intel adapter still shows 50% in the same area, oh well I'll take the 100% for whatever reason it's occuring.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Even though longer range is caused by 802.11n, 802.11g users also benefit due to the use of MIMO. You will see enhanced range and performance on legacy devices when they are used with KR2.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mackieman wrote:
Even though longer range is caused by 802.11n, 802.11g users also benefit due to the use of MIMO. You will see enhanced range and performance on legacy devices when they are used with KR2.


More clearly, you may see additional range/performance with legacy G devices providing they have compatible MIMO technology (not all do).

Other devices will not get the additional performance.

In addition, I have found that a higher signal strength often means very little. I can get 5 bars from the MBR-1000 (similar to the KR2), at huge distances, yet not be able to maintain a connection.

Good signal strength may give us the warm fuzzies, but what really counts is if you can connect, and how fast the connection is. Five bars and a 1mbs connection does not buy very much. Five bars and a zero mbs connection buys nothing except for the folks trying to sell the routers.

Thats why the 2800+ foot range quotes you may hear from some vendors should be ignored as misleading marketing hype. On the other hand, it speaks volumes about a vendor that would push such hype, so perhaps it should not be ignored.

Joe
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
JoeCHecht wrote:
Thats why the 2800+ foot range quotes you may hear from some vendors should be ignored as misleading marketing hype. On the other hand, it speaks volumes about a vendor that would push such hype, so perhaps it should not be ignored.


nice snipe. but find me another vendor that has even done the testing i already have, across as many routers as we have.

keep in mind, what testing i did complete, took me the better part of 20 hrs spread over a weeks time.

i didn't know then, what i know now. and now i WANT to redo the testing, but figure it will take me 3-4 times as long as first tests.

and finding THAT amount of time, just isn't easy to do, nor is it easy to get employers approval for.

so thppppt. Razz Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alex wrote:
i didn't know then, what i know now.


And I thought you guys where the experts Question

You tested all the routers? Where is the data to compare against?

I support you on re-doing the test, and yes, the employer should approve the time to do so, in the interest of providing good data, or should tell all associates to drop the use of the misleading data.

But seriously, if you wanna be called experts, you cannot expect not to get called on when the data provided is misleading.

Just like the lightning grounding/protection fiasco, eventually, someone is going see though the fuzziness.

Joe [and I aint no expert]


Alex wrote:
JoeCHecht wrote:
Thats why the 2800+ foot range quotes you may hear from some vendors should be ignored as misleading marketing hype. On the other hand, it speaks volumes about a vendor that would push such hype, so perhaps it should not be ignored.


nice snipe. but find me another vendor that has even done the testing i already have, across as many routers as we have.

keep in mind, what testing i did complete, took me the better part of 20 hrs spread over a weeks time.

i didn't know then, what i know now. and now i WANT to redo the testing, but figure it will take me 3-4 times as long as first tests.

and finding THAT amount of time, just isn't easy to do, nor is it easy to get employers approval for.

so thppppt.
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