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Hmmmm, it looks like you are only getting wireless G performance from your card. Did you route the third aerial up behind the display?
I purchased my aerials through a-plus-tech at Amazon. Search “Tyco wireless and bluetooth antenna”. Still available for $4.99…I obtained my Intel 5300, model 533AN_MMW through Whitewater PC for $29.95, also still available as of 14 August 2011.
I had to remove the screen anyway to address the white screen problem, (apparently solved…it has been a few weeks now), so this was a major drydock event…
My Sears Craftsman #1 Philips was the perfect screwdriver for the Samsung screws, and didn’t strip any of them as long as some care was employed. I used the shorter of the two aerials, but still had so much slack that even after routing behind the screen, I had to loop the excess around the motherboard, securing with a drop or two of hot glue. Attaching the aerials to the Intel 5300 is easy, and there is a reassuring snap when the connectors are properly seated.
I had already downloaded the most current drivers, (but not the wireless utility), from Intel, so installation was very easy. I just double clicked the downloaded file, as the normal XP driver utility did not detect the Intel file.
Our Buffalo dual band router seems to deliver only 130mbs, but that is plenty, considering our ISP only provides 15mbs of bandwidth…As each band is configured for N only, I can confirm that the Samsung’s Intel 5300 is receiving dual band N. The several computers, including the NC10, are all receiving at a maximum 130mbs with WPA2.
As we purchased our blue NC10 back in 2006 while the matte screen was still available, I am now so happy to have an N-capable, white screen free NC10, which is the perfect computer for travel!
Now to look into acquiring an SSD…..If your router is only WEP capable, it time to upgrade your router. It’s a golden opportunity to get an N router. It is apparently relatively easy to crack WEP, not that I’ve done it, of course, but with some readily available software and two laptops, it can be done. WPA2 is currently the highest level of consumer grade router security. It is also much easier to set up on each computer in the network than WEP. It uses a keyword instead of a frightfully long hexidecimal string.
Having done this, I can verify that wireless N offers substantially increased throughput.
Now that I have recently upgraded the NC-10 with an Intel 5300 dual band wireless card and third antenna, the NC10 is now fully 21st century capable!
