108Mbps is not a defined standard, and as such each semiconductor manufacturer has their own method of achieving that speed. If your wireless devices use different brands of chips they will not be compatible and instead fall back to 54Mbps as per the 802.11g standard.
You Linksys card will be using an Airgo chip and many Belkin routers do too hence getting 108Mbps at your mates place. AFAIK your new Belkin router uses an Atheros chipset, and the two brands are not compatible at 108Mbps. Unfortunately this is what happens when manufacturers rush their products to the market before standards are properly in place.
Last edited by NZLamb; 06-27-2006 at 04:04 AM.
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