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Old 22nd February 2011 | 15:21
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Mike-Bracknell
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Originally Posted by Avionker
Ok, I have played around a bit and hit the reset button on the router. Having reconfigured it I am now getting about 20Mbps when sitting on top of it and about 12Mbps where I was getting 2Mbps before (i.e, the kitchen table..)

Unfortunately having checked my girlfriends laptop she only has a 11g adaptor. If I go ahead and by an 11n router I'm going to end up running a mixed network, which as I understand it will slow the network down.

I'm no expert on wireless networks so any advice would be appreciated.
Having a mixed g/n network shouldn't slow it down anywhere near as much as a mixed b/g network. In fact I doubt you'll notice the difference from a greenfield n network.

(Thankfully, I am sat today in amongst 20-odd wireless experts with PhDs in the stuff - you picked the right day to ask the question).
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