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The router is set to g only. I tried removing security as suggested but I saw only a minimal difference.
With encryption on:-
With encryption off:-
I appreciate that I am not going to see 54Mbps but I would hope for at least 30 to 35 Mbps at times that I am the only user on the network. My laptop is I think, relatively high performance, it's certainly not an old clunker. The wireless adaptor is an Atheros AR9285 which should support up to 150Mbps (on an 11n device at any rate) , its got a 2Ghz AMD Athlon dual core processor, 4MB of RAM and it's running Windows 7 Home Premium.
Does my router have a problem? Am I missing something in the set up? Are my expectations too high as regards the performance of the router?
I really think the only way to be sure is to get connected to an 802.11n router and see what happens, this basically means going ahead and buying one anyway. Another option would be attempting to get hold of another 11g router and setting it up on my internet connection, unfortunately I can't think of anyone I know who has one I could borrow....