D-Link 524 and my Cable Modem

[ButterB]

I am extreme noob to wireless, but I went with a D-Link 524 (I believe, Im at work now) and a D-Link wireless pci card for my tower. I wanted to have my internet connection when I move stuff down to the garage for LANs and for future expansion of other rooms. But I am disappointed at the D/L from my cable modem. Wired through the router I can pull 3 Mb/s, but on my wireless Im only getting 1.5 Mb/s. I have it set up for 802.11g and it says 54 Mb/s connection, but I am only getting half my speed of my modem. I have also tested this at close range with no change. The router was litterally right next to the adapter card. Could I be missing something or is this to be expected? Thanks.

 

[kwebb]

Firmware, both router and client device (if it will let you flash it), drivers for the client side, and interference are the things you need to take a look at. No, it's not normal to get 1.5 Mb with a 54 Mb AP/Client association. Flash the firmware of the router even if you have the most current version.

CCNA, MCSE, A+, Cisco Certified Wireless Field Engineer