How do I find out whether my laptop's built-in wireless adapter is 'n' or not?

I've got my suspicions that it is not 'n' because one speed test gave me exactly 
10.0M (out of the 20m I could get), which I think I've heard is the limit for g/b 
adapters.

Thanks

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re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:19 am Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) B=11 Mbps G=54 Mbps N=300 Mbps Usually hovering over the network Icon will tell you [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:30 am Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) Also keep in mind the adapter will not connect any faster then the Router can deliver. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:39 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) If you want a definitive answer look on the laptop itself to see if it says, if not look up the specks with the vender that made it. On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8:49 am, N4d wrote: >How do I find out whether my laptop's built-in wireless adapter is 'n' or not? > >I've got my suspicions that it is not 'n' because one speed test gave me exactly >10.0M (out of the 20m I could get), which I think I've heard is the limit for g/b >adapters. > >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm Posted by N4d (15 messages posted) Hovering above the taskbar network icon only tells me about the network I'm connected to and that the access is local and internet. So is the answer to my question that there's no easy way of telling which kind of adapter I have? On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:19 am, Steve wrote: >B=11 Mbps >G=54 Mbps >N=300 Mbps > >Usually hovering over the network Icon will tell you [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7:12 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) On my Laptop it will say I'm connected at 54 Mbps on a G or N router, and 10 when connected to a B Router. My Bet is you got a G adapter. But just check the manufacture Web site if you can't figure it out any other way. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7:18 pm Posted by N4d (15 messages posted) I meant the icon in the system tray, not taskbar. Is there any other network icon that could tell me the wireless adapter type? It definitely is an 'n' router I'm using. On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm, N4d wrote: >Hovering above the taskbar network icon only tells me about the network I'm connected >to and that the access is local and internet. So is the answer to my question that >there's no easy way of telling which kind of adapter I have? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8:08 pm Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) Check the specks on the laptop, that will tell you what type it is. On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7:18 pm, N4d wrote: >I meant the icon in the system tray, not taskbar. Is there any other network icon >that could tell me the wireless adapter type? It definitely is an 'n' router I'm >using. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8:59 pm Posted by Steve (23811 messages posted) On your Home network copy a Large file about 1 gig from the Laptop to a Wired Computer. If the transfer takes about a Minute you would have a g adapter, if it takes 15 to 20 seconds you would have a n adapter that assumes the the wired computer on the Network is using a 10/100 network card. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 10:09 am Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) "Is there any other network icon that could tell me the wireless adapter type?" No. On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7:18 pm, N4d wrote: >I meant the icon in the system tray, not taskbar. Is there any other network icon >that could tell me the wireless adapter type? It definitely is an 'n' router I'm >using. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:33 pm Posted by Ken (944 messages posted) Check in Device Manager. Mine shows the full capability of the wireless adapter. On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8:49 am, N4d wrote: >How do I find out whether my laptop's built-in wireless adapter is 'n' or not? > >I've got my suspicions that it is not 'n' because one speed test gave me exactly >10.0M (out of the 20m I could get), which I think I've heard is the limit for g/b >adapters. > >Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:07 pm Posted by N4d (15 messages posted) Yes I tried Device Manager. Mine just says 'atheros ar5b91 wireless network adapter'. Today a speed test showed 14.75M speed. Does that mean that it must be an 'n' adapter? My connection speed has been really erratic, one second it transmits nothing, next second it's over 10m worth. On Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:33 pm, Ken wrote: > > > >Check in Device Manager. Mine shows the full capability of the wireless adapter. > > >target="_blank"> >border="0" alt="Photobucket"> > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm Posted by N4d (15 messages posted) Oops, based on the earlier response I guess it could be a g or n adapter, if that test result was reliable. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Which kind of wireless adapter do I have? Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 9:09 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) A quick Google reveals that the Atheros AR5B91 wireless card supports 802.11a/b/g/draft-N bands. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum