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Afterburner in Windows XP

Despite previous postings and the help info in DD-WRT Web GUI that Afterburner only works on the GS models, this speed-enhancing feature is available on all DD-WRT enabled G routers. It is hardware independent. Afterburner will only improve speeds when used with clients that also have the Speedbooster/Afterburner feature; use with "normal" 802.11g clients will actually lower performance.

• Afterburner can be used in networks that also have 802.11b devices, and will not disable the use of them.
• Afterburner can help in environments dense with wireless signals.
• Many MiniPCI cards built into notebooks and many PC Cards are based on Broadcom chips whose configurations support Afterburner
  

Synonyms

Afterburner is also known as:

• SpeedBooster
• SuperSpeed
• Turbo G 125Mbps
• 125HSM
• 125* High Speed
• G Plus
• Xpress Technology

Afterburner is not:

• Super-G / 108 Mbps (Super-G is an Atheros technology)

Check if Your Router Supports Afterburner

1. Connect to your router using telnet or ssh. Telnet/SSH and the Command Line
2. Type wl cap and press enter. It will return a list of capabilities.
3. If afterburner is listed you may enable Afterburner on the Advanced Settings tab under Wireless in DD-WRT.

Links

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3330731 wi-fiplanet.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125_High_Speed_Mode Wikipedia