HD200 Wireless N not being negotiated

[iceman]

I installed the Encore ENUWI-N adapter on my HD200 and it detected it fine. I have a Dlink DIR-655 router configured to support Wireless N and G using WPA and WPA2. My SSID is not broadcasted so I have to enter it into the Network set up with the HD200. The HD200 connects fine (Shows WPA at connection) however when I log into my DIR-655 router and look at the currently connected wireless clients it shows my HD200 but it shows it connected 802.11G and not N. I have tried to hard power cycle the HD200 and I still get the same results.

My question is does the HD200 support wireless N using the Encore ENUWI-N? If so is there anyone else using the Dlink Dir-655 with firmware version 1.33 that's able to connect using 802.11N?

Anyone's help is appreciated.

Gerry

[Protoman]

This is an article that might explain some of your woes with wireless connectivity. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wirel...ding-to-80211n

The information I got from this article is this:
1. The only channels to use while using 2.4Ghz band are channels 1, 6, and 11 since they do not have any overlap.
2. When using Wireless G and N on the same frequency, Wireless N will slow down to G speeds. The article explains this better.
3. Use WPA2-AES only to get the best wireless performance.
4. Have separate Wireless Radios/Devices for Wireless N and G clients. This will fix #2.

The D-Link DIR-655 is a very capable router. I read the review on it, and my dad uses that router as well, meaning that I had to set it up, and I was impressed. A possible solution for you would be to bring out your old Wireless G router and configure it to be an Access Point and connect all of your Wireless G clients to it, and all of the Wireless N clients to the DIR-655. Here is an article on how to convert an old router to an Wireless Access Point. http://news.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...n-access-point

I recently just upgrade to Wireless N and bought a Netgear WNDR3700, which has both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz capability as well as 2 radios, one for each frequency. I have 2.4Ghz setup for my wireless G clients (2 laptops, Wireless Bridge, and my cell phone), and have 5Ghz setup for only wireless N clients (DWA-160 for HD200, and coming today my DAP-1522 (Wireless Bridge) for my entertainment center).

I can say that when the DWA-160 was connected to my laptop I was getting 270Mbps or higher for speeds. I also have not noticed any glitching on my HD200 with the DWA-160.


I know this seems like a lot and it probably is, but this will help your wireless woes when all is said and done.

Protoman