The "iwconfig wlan0 rate 54m" solution, with the minipci-based cards at least, appears to make iwconfig report the "proper" 54mb rate, but the actual data rate is still sub-1mb. stephspynx, you can confirm this by transferring a very large file between two computers on your local LAN.
The "iwconfig wlan0 rate 54m" solution, with the minipci-based cards at least, appears to make iwconfig report the "proper" 54mb rate, but the actual data rate is still sub-1mb. stephspynx, you can confirm this by transferring a very large file between two computers on your local LAN.