ZyXEL P-334WT Wireless Router

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  1. echurn

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    I just recently bought this router because of its 125Mbps capabilities. The problem is, I can only connect at 54Mbps. The wireless card in my HP Pavillion is 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM. Before I bought the router I called HP and they told me I could connect to up to 125Mbps because of the 125HSM feature of the card. ZyXEL told me once that I need more antennas, but I am about 10 ft from my router and in a clear path, the other guy told me that the G+ is not enabled and to go to the device configuration and enable it, but I went there and it IS enabled. From there I updated my driver and go no better connection. So I called HP to see if there is anything i can configure in the WLAN card itself, I was told no. So did I waste my money on a few lies, or can sombody please try to help me, any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
     
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    can you bypass the router & connect directly into the computer to see what you are connecting at as it might not be a router problem but a line problem
     
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    How would I do that? I am on my laptop with wireless.
     
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    does not your laptop have a lan connector besides wireless
     
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    it does, and when i plug directly into th emodem it says i am connecting at 100.0 Mbps
     
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    plug the laptop into the router if you have an extra net cable so that it goes from modem to router to laptop by wire & see what it connects at
     
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    it is connecting at 100.0Mbps through the router as well.
     
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    so if connecting thru both modem & router seperately by wire at 100mps but only 54mps by wireless, what does that tell you. check for updated driver for wireless net card
     
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    i updated the driver for my wireless card, are there any configurations in the card that may need to be changed?
     
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    you should talk to hp about the problem & tell them what you did to show it is the wireless of the laptop that is not running upto speed. do you know anybody who has a comperable card in their laptop to totally eliminate the possibilty it is the router's wireless side causing the problem??
     
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    i tried calling HP, problem is none of their damn tech support people speak english, most speak engrish. so i guess i am just going to have to call until i get an english speaker. and i know of no one else with this problem, thank you for your help.
     
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    If you have the box checked that says "Show icon in notification area" (tray), it shows 100.0 Mbps always. It is bogus. Mine shows the same thing, and I know it is not correct.
     
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