wrong speed is shown

the editor · 20 Jan 2012 at 17:57

Hi all,

When I select my network from the connect to menu and click status, it says that my speed is 54.0 Mbps, but I have a BT HomeHub 2.0 which is Wireless-N and my wi-fi adaptor is also Wireless-N, should I not be getting 150.0 Mbps? also, IPv6 connectivity says no network access

regards,
James

Orcvader · 20 Jan 2012 at 17:58

How far are you from the hub? Does the speed increase as you move the PC closer to it? Distance and inteference can affect the speed you get.

the editor · 20 Jan 2012 at 18:00

hub is downstairs and i am upstairs, but the signal ranges from 1 bar to full? :confused:

also, I forgot to mention, when i first upgraded to wireless-n, it said 130.0 Mbps

StooM · 20 Jan 2012 at 18:13

do you have a wep or wpa/wpa 2 security key?

Wep maxes out at 54mb, whereas wpa/wpa 2 will do the full whack :-)

the editor · 20 Jan 2012 at 18:14

StooM said:
do you have a wep or wpa/wpa 2 security key?

Wep maxes out at 54mb, whereas wpa/wpa 2 will do the full whack

how do I check this?

EDIT: Found it and it says WEP, how do i change it?

ots3go · 20 Jan 2012 at 18:43

the editor said:
how do I check this?

EDIT: Found it and it says WEP, how do i change it?

In the router config.

Should be able to change it to WPA2 (PSK).

3dcandy · 20 Jan 2012 at 20:06

login to router http://192.168.1.254 and it's in there