Setting ad-hoc USB wireless network from 11Mbps to 54Mbps: where?

Oct 03, 2005 4 Replies

As subject says. My two USB wifi adapters are supposed to support



54Mbps, but the network that the automatic WinXP "Zero Configuration" builds is 11Mbps instead. Where can I set the speed of network? Thanks.

Would you prefer I also put the reply in the subject line?

You USB adapter in your unspecified computah is only USB 1.1 at

12Mbits/sec maximum data rate. To get faster than 11Mbits/sec, you need a USB 2.0 port. All USB wireless drivers are set to reduce wireless speed to 11Mbits/sec maximum if you plug them into a USB 1.1 port.

Some ad-hoc implementations are only 11Mbps. that's all that is required by spec. What brand and model of devices are these? Is it USB 2.0 or 1.1 on the devices and the PC ports?

I like to have a bunch of windows open on my 17" monitor. That means I have to conserve space in the news reader. So, I don't display the header which includes the subject line. The list of subjects tend to also get truncated. My search contraption only searches the body of the message, not the header. I often miss important information if it's planted in the subject line. In other words, make my life easy and kindly repeat anything important in the body of the message.

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