WRT120N 802.11n problems

Hello!
I just bought a new WRT120N Router. It worked perfectly wired and wirelessly.
But my old laptop burned, and the new one came with a Atheros AR5B93 Wireless Network Adapter, which is Draft-N compatible.
The laptop connects to the router fine, but using only the G type. When I set the router to use only 802.11n, i get a message from Windows, like: "Windows was unable to connect to the network."
Please help me solve this problem, because the N configuration is much faster than the old G.
Thanks,
edydotmail
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How you come to know that the computer is connecting with G type....?
Try to adjust the settings on the router..Open the linksys setup page,Change the Channel Width to 40MHz only,Wide Channel to 9 and Standard Channel to 11-2.462GHz and click on save settings...Under the Advanced Wireless Setting,Change the N Transmission Rate to 7-65 Mbps,disable the Frame Burst..Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"... Now,check...

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