Force Windows to use N?

[ΩBSOLETE]

Im trying to connect to my routers N radio, the only problem is that I can see it on my laptop, but windows will not connect to it. Instead it connects to the G radio instead. Is there a way to force it to use N?

My wireless card is a Ralink RT3090 802.11n WiFi Adapter
My router is a Netgear WNDR3400

[Labianator]

Originally Posted by ΩBSOLETE

Im trying to connect to my routers N radio, the only problem is that I can see it on my laptop, but windows will not connect to it. Instead it connects to the G radio instead. Is there a way to force it to use N?

My wireless card is a Ralink RT3090 802.11n WiFi Adapter
My router is a Netgear WNDR3400

Are you sure the router is not setup as G only? Windows connects to 802.11n perfectly fine. In fact, my other machine is hooked up at 300Mbps right now.

Check your router again, brochacho.

[ΩBSOLETE]

Originally Posted by Labianator

Are you sure the router is not setup as G only? Windows connects to 802.11n perfectly fine. In fact, my other machine is hooked up at 300Mbps right now.

Check your router again, brochacho.

Here's my router's settings

[Labianator]

Originally Posted by ΩBSOLETE

Here's my router's settings

Your problem is you're trying to use the 5Ghz band. Not all cards handle it well at all and some don't even bother.

Try it on the 2.4GHz band and see if it changes. Also, that's a Netgear, right?

[ΩBSOLETE]

Originally Posted by Labianator

Your problem is you're trying to use the 5Ghz band. Not all cards handle it well at all and some don't even bother.

Try it on the 2.4GHz band and see if it changes. Also, that's a Netgear, right?

It is a netgear. I didn't know I could set the G channel to 300 MBPS

[Labianator]

Originally Posted by ΩBSOLETE

It is a netgear. I didn't know I could set the G channel to 300 MBPS

Your firmware looks like one of the WNDR series. If it is, the 2.4GHz band supports N and G. Both up to 300Mbps. SO change that as well.

[Labianator]

Any luck?

[MmmBacon]

If any G clients connect, the router will drop to G speeds to become backwards compatible.

[ΩBSOLETE]

Originally Posted by Labianator

Any luck?

Its working fine now, I get about the same speed on wired as I do wireless now

[Labianator]

Originally Posted by MmmBacon

If any G clients connect, the router will drop to G speeds to become backwards compatible.

No. The WNDR series will do both G and N at the same time. Completely mixed spec compatible.

I have the WNDR3700 is why I know.