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I have a Netgear WNR854T (Gigabit Wireless N Access Point / Switch / Router) with latest firmware (Ver. 1.4.23.NA) and the Intel Pro 4965 agn mini PCI adapter in my x61s... after setting up the access point and client computer with WPA2-PSK, I am able to connect at 144mbps on the x61s... not bad, however, I have another laptop with a Netgear WN511T pc card, and it connects at 300mbps to the access point.

This seems to indicate that the x61s is connecting with 20MHz bonded channels, and the WN511T is connecting with 40MHz bonded channels... can anyone shed any light on what the problem is, or better yet, what the solution is?

I too would like to know, fastest from my x61t is 144

So far I have no experience with wireless N networking, so I cannot say for sure what is at fault here.

What I can say is that the intel card is definitely capable of 300mb/s. I would start by checking the power settings, transmitting on lower frequency carriers would reduce power consumption, so it is presumable that a power save function would take it from 40Mhz down to 20Mhz

do you need a certain router to get n speeds or will anyone work? I have a linksys wrt350, and my t61p has the intel card with n, but i don't get those speeds, it is just connecting at g type speeds, any help is appreciated. TIA

You need a wireless N with 3 antennas and firmware that meets the provisional wireless N ver. 2.x spec and 3 antennas built into your wireless pc card or laptop if the wireless card is internal. the Netgear equipment mentioned above meets these requirements. they work much better than any wireless solution I've used so far.