I use Windows 7 Wireless Hosted Network feature (netsh wlan start hostednetwork) and an Intel WiFi Link 5100 AGN wireless adapter on my notebook to connect another notebook (which has an Atheros AR9285 wireless adapter). Both adapters are 802.11n-capable, and the network is seen as an 802.11n network on the second notebook, but the link speed is 54 Mbps only. What can be preventing the connection from using higher speeds? Both notebooks run Windows 7 Ultimate.

Hi, Please update the network adapter driver first and then check if the following article is helpful. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30664-5-ways-to-fix-slow-80211n-speed Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Best Regards, Niki Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

I use the most recent drivers for my wireless adapters. The article you mentioned says: "WMM must be enabled in order to get link rates higher than 54 Mbps". So how do I enable WMM for a Wireless Hosted Network?

Finally figured it out. The problem was caused by the Atheros AR9285 adapter - its 802.11n capability was locked, and after using the Atheros EEPROM Tool to unlock it, the connection speed increased to 65 Mbps. The AR9285 can run at 150 Mbps on a 40 Mhz channel though, so if anybody knows how to make the Wireless Hosted Network use channel bonding, please reply.