Robert01

Thanks for the help Tootech, At this stage i am reluctant to change the wireless card in the laptop as it's only a few days old and of course still under warranty. I am at the point now where i am considering returning this Sony VPC EB1EOE because of the problem with the slow wireless speed and choosing a different brand altogether, perhaps an acer, packard bell, or a toshiba, preferably one that does not have the slow Atheros AR9285 card in it! I feel i should of waited for this new model to have become established and perhaps customer reviews would of highlighted this issue. I'd be grateful for suggestions as to which card i should be looking to be present. I really want one that transfers on the N wireless standard with a speed close to my other pc (130mbps) to transfer video and image files. Regards......:)

Thanks Jelly Bean, I have already reset the router but without any joy. I really think the AR9285 card in this Sony Vaio VPC EB1EOE laptop is the cause of the slow wireless connection speed. I'll do as you suggest and wait to see if anyone else can help out. Regards.......

Thanks for the reply, Sorry i may have misled you - its the slow connection speed from the router to the Sony Vaio laptop thats the issue. My broadband download speed is fine at approx 10.0 to 12.4 megs, its the router to laptop connection speed that i am trying to resolve. I have tried the laptop all around the house in different rooms and even the garden, signal speed is fine, it just will not get above 65mbps. I have even had a look on the wikipedia site for transfer speeds but really don't understand the implications. Could it be that this Atheros AR9285 chip only running at 2.4ghz coupled with a BT 20mhz or 40mhz router is causing the problem as opposed to a wireless chip running 2.4/5ghz?

Hello, i wonder if anyone can help please with problems i am having with a new Sony Vaio laptop fitted with an Atheros AR9285 wireless card. Details: According to the specs the sony laptop (a new model VPC EB1EOE / WI) should be capable of transfer speeds to an N class wireless router of a maximum 150mbps receive and 150mbps transmit. I am only getting a reported speed of 65mbps using an N class BT Home Hub 2 router. Another pc sited several rooms away is reporting a speed of 130mbps and this is the speed i expected to get with the new Vaio laptop. The Vaio is 12" on a table right next to the router! So far, i have reinstalled windows 7 64 bit operating system and also checked the current Atheros driver is the latest one. For the record i believe the BT router operates on a 40 MHZ channel in a 2.4GHZ band (if this is the right terminology). I wondered if the Atheros AR9285 card is resticted in some way if this is the case, effectively only delivering 65mbps instead of 130. Sony technical support cannot help - stating they are unaware how to proceed. Of interest i "googled" Atheros AR9285 problem and have found similar tales from many other pc owners all with units using this particular wireless card. Any help appreciated.