Gdkitty wrote:Varrys from model to model to check your settings.. so couldnt really say for yours in specific.
It will usually be in the area were you set up the SSID name, set the security, etc.
Will usually be listed as something like wireless mode.. then show options b/g/n, g/n, n only, etcThen usually in the spot where you choose the TYPE of security you want.... WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc.
Make sure to choose WPA2, and IF it gives the option of Tkip, tkip & AES, AES.... choose the AES only option.
Changing channels.. CAN help.. if there is interfearance on the other channels.
You can download a program called inSSIDer here
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html
If you can run this on a device with a DUAL BAND card it it.. would be best (otherwise will only show you the 2.4).
But it will graph out, ANY wireless access points it can see in the area.. their signal strengths, etc.
You can use this, to choose a channel, with the LEAST amount of interfearance.
But while I agree with all this, I think it's a waste of time in the OP's specific case. The Intel 1000 wifi card will do a max 150 megabits/sec in theory, so 30-50 in the real world doesn't seem that anomalous to me...
That being said, hmmmm, I just tested my 7260 card on 2.4GHz, and I got 97 megabits/sec on speedtest.net. That seems much higher than what I would expect... but the laptop was also 1.25m away from the router. 5GHz 802.11ac delivers 190 megabits/sec.