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Restrict wifi to 802.11b on windows 7?

idata
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Hi Folks,

I have an intel 5300 agn card in my thinkpad t400 laptop. It's running windows 7 pro 64-bit. I need to restict my card to use 802.11b only sometimes (since it defaults to a/g otherwise, which are flaky at my office). I can't find a way to do this on windows 7. I see that there are options to restrict the band (2.4GHz vs 5GHz), but not the actual protocol. Is there any way I can restrict it? Thanks a bunch.

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Sachin_A_Intel
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1)Log in as Administrator on your machine.

2)Type devmgmt.msc in Run Window.

3)Network Adapters --> 5300 --> RtClk on Properties

4)Advanced Tab --> Wireless Mode

5)Select 802.11b and clk Ok.

(Follow same steps to revert to 802.11a/b/g )

Thanks

Sachin

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