Can a laptop flip from 802.11g to 802.11b?

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Pete L

We have a wireless network setup at home. My PC desktop is running at
48mbps. My wifes' laptop says it is running at just 11mbps. Her machine
takes much longer to get on line than it did a few weeks ago. I'm not
sure if it was running at 48mbps before but internet acess is
definitely slower. I've checked everything, including virus checking -
everything seems ok. Somebody says that the laptop has gone onto
802.11b status and that's why it's slow. Is it possible for it to flip
onto this slower speed and if so how can I reset it?
 
Check your wireless access point/router.

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What I meant to say was have you tried...

1. Checking the wireless access point/router to make sure its configured for
802.11g only mode?
2. Simply done a power reset of the wireless access point/router.

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Somebody says that the laptop has gone onto
802.11b status and that's why it's slow.
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What is the nominal speed of your broadband service? Must go at heck
of a rate if 11Mbps vs 48Mbps wireless is noticeably slower.
 
We have a wireless network setup at home. My PC desktop is running at
48mbps. My wifes' laptop says it is running at just 11mbps. Her machine
takes much longer to get on line than it did a few weeks ago. I'm not
sure if it was running at 48mbps before but internet acess is
definitely slower. I've checked everything, including virus checking -
everything seems ok. Somebody says that the laptop has gone onto
802.11b status and that's why it's slow. Is it possible for it to flip
onto this slower speed and if so how can I reset it?
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Besides Al's suggestions, check the Transmission Rate setting on the router.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html
 
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