*SOLVED* Intel 5300AGN cannot connect to DIR-855 when set to N only mode
Hello everyone. I have been a long-time reader of this site, and now I'm a first-time poster on the forum!
I really need some help from some of you wireless experts here...
I have an HP laptop with an Intel 5300AGN WiFi card that I want to connect using wireless N to my D-Link DIR-855 router (using the new 1.22NA firmware). Sounds simple, doesn't it!?!
The problem is that if I set the router to N only mode, the laptop will not connect to the network. The laptop can see the network, and Windows 7 asks for a password, then it takes about 5 seconds, then says it just disconnects from the wireless network... However, if I set the router to run mixed mode, then the laptop will connect instantly after asking for a password, but only at 54Mbps.
I really can't see what the problem is, I'm making sure I have the router set to use WPA2 Personal with AES. 40MHz channel, as well as running the latest drivers from Intel for the wireless card.
So does anybody have any ideas what I can try next? Any help will be really appreciated!
*** UPDATE ***
I have just used a firmware that allows downgrading the DIR-855 to an earlier EU version (1.12EU), and found that this fixes my problem. My laptop is currently connected at 300Mbps now!
If I use a firmware higer than 1.12EU, it breaks the 300Mbps N only mode on the Intel card.
*** UPDATE 2 ***
Well you can scrub what I said before about the firmware, because it's just gone back to not connecting again!!!
*** UPDATE 3 ***
Problem solved, Enabled WMM in router, if disabled the Intel card wont connect.
Hello everyone. I have been a long-time reader of this site, and now I'm a first-time poster on the forum!
I really need some help from some of you wireless experts here...
I have an HP laptop with an Intel 5300AGN WiFi card that I want to connect using wireless N to my D-Link DIR-855 router (using the new 1.22NA firmware). Sounds simple, doesn't it!?!
The problem is that if I set the router to N only mode, the laptop will not connect to the network. The laptop can see the network, and Windows 7 asks for a password, then it takes about 5 seconds, then says it just disconnects from the wireless network... However, if I set the router to run mixed mode, then the laptop will connect instantly after asking for a password, but only at 54Mbps.
I really can't see what the problem is, I'm making sure I have the router set to use WPA2 Personal with AES. 40MHz channel, as well as running the latest drivers from Intel for the wireless card.
So does anybody have any ideas what I can try next? Any help will be really appreciated!
*** UPDATE ***
I have just used a firmware that allows downgrading the DIR-855 to an earlier EU version (1.12EU), and found that this fixes my problem. My laptop is currently connected at 300Mbps now!
If I use a firmware higer than 1.12EU, it breaks the 300Mbps N only mode on the Intel card.
*** UPDATE 2 ***
Well you can scrub what I said before about the firmware, because it's just gone back to not connecting again!!!
*** UPDATE 3 ***
Problem solved, Enabled WMM in router, if disabled the Intel card wont connect.
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