Disable 802.11n - Force MacBook to use 802.11g

Hello Everyone,
I'm searching for a possibilty to disable 802.11n on my MacBook. I want it to use the G standard instead.
We are using a NETGEAR wn802Tv2 Accesspoint in our office. I can connect to the Router, if the Router is in bg-mode. But connection fails when I try to connect, when the router is in ng-mode. Snow Leopard sys the password is wrong. But it is correct.
I'm not allowed to change the Accesspoint permantly to bg-mode. So I need a possibility to force my MacBook to operate in 802.11g mode.
Im using Snow Leopard 10.6.2 on the new Uniboy MacBook.
Thanks in Advance
Zoidberg

There is no way I am aware of in Mac OS X to force an 802.11n-capable AirPort card to only use 802.11b/g mode.

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