Thanks for the links, very informative and i apreciate it.

However, the issue that has arisen is that windows is reporting the connection speed at about 1 MBps. i realize the fators and everything, but the guy that is actually having the issue is telling me that it "never" was like that. best friend and he can be very stubborn at times..

I am wondering if having 802.11a in his laptop and trying to connect to a 802.11b or even g might be giving this result.