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[joelss]

first my set up . i have road runner internet . dir-655 plus the ant extreme 2.4 antenna . on the router . i have the dwa 552 adapter . i read the sticky on this and checked my wireless setting and the only difference in mine are mine are set to wpa |wpa2 . everything else in the sticky looks the same . im on chennel 11 ,set to n only . its set like the sticky says but im only at 130mbps . anyone have this set up and nows alittle more about it than the sticky on this says . oh and i have 4 bars strengh . no drops or anything

[davevt31]

What Operating System do you have on the system with the 552?

Are you using the DLink Connection Manager or letting Windows handle the wirelsss connection?

[FurryNutz]

I believe that some of these routers do not have 5Ghz bands thus they are not capable of doing 300Mb connections as is required to get that connection.

[davevt31]

The 655 and the 552 are a matched set, I have the same thing running in my home.  The OP should be able to get close to 300.  I reguarly see 240 -270 when looking at the wireless status page for the system with the 552.

[joelss]

im using windows xp sp3 . i have all the latest firmware. i did notice something , when i login into the router it says channel 11 , but when i click on the signal strengh bars in the bottom corner by the time on the decktop it is saying channel 2 that im connected to . its my network and all . why or how do i change that to 11 . little confused on this

[davevt31]

The 655 will use two channels for the wireless, a Primary and Secondary.  If you look at your status page after logging into the router it will show the 2 channels it is using.  You want to look here to make sure that the channel width is showing at 40 MHz.  You don't need to use a specific channel unless you are getting interference from any neighbors wireless signals.  You do want to use WPA2 with AES only to achieve the higher speeds.

[joelss]

just checked that out under status . im on channel 2 and im on 20\40 auto . and my wpa\wpa2 is auto .

[davevt31]

If you want close to 300 then it needs to be WPA2 only, AES only.  if you have neighbors with WIFI, their signals could be causing you not to see 300 also.  If the 655 sense other signals in the area it will "throttle down" so it doesn't interfere with them (Google WIFI Good Neighbor policy).  You can use a program such as Inssider to see what channels are being used in your area.

[joelss]

i just changed my wpa \wpa2 to wpa2 only and my speed went to 300mbps . i havent restarted my pc yet .  i hope it dont lock up or any thing . thanks for the help

[routernoob1]

I keep seeing people talking about this 300mpbs thing but I have no clue what it's about? Can anyone explain to me what it is.
Thanks

[davevt31]

The transsission throughput between the router and the computer.

[joelss]

wow just started my computer back up and its at 130mbps . checked the settings and it on wpa2 eas and now it in channel 1 on the status page why would it switch channels . and how do i switch that back to to on the status page .

[Cobra]

I keep seeing people talking about this 300mpbs thing but I have no clue what it's about? Can anyone explain to me what it is.
Thanks

In the router setup page....click on status at the top of the page then click on wireless located on the left side of the page.

You will see the rate of all wireless devices connected to the router.

[routernoob1]

Thanks. What a good number to have then? My PSP has 11M and my Nintendo Wii has 54M. Is that a bad number to have?

[davevt31]

Those are good numbers, I think the Wii has a G adapter so 54 would be max.