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Problem description: I recently purchased high speed fiber optic in my home and my router does broadcast at 5ghz however I cannot access the network. My Laptop and PC both cannot see the network that I've named as my 5GHZ. Both Laptop and computer have Network Cards that are 802.11n Laptop comm atheros ar956x wireless adapter Desktop Tenda W311Mi Wireless N Pico USB 2.0 Adapter Both seem to be able to see according the specs I am reading 5GHZ Networks Attempted fixes: What have you tried to do to resolve the problem? Device Manager but no option for turning on to 5ghz Tried AT and T tech support they did not help I'm going to Microcenter and buying a 802.11ac adapter. Recent changes: Have you made any changes to your system/configuration recently that might have caused the problem? No Operating system: Windows 10 (normal laptop) ; Windows 10 Pro System specs: Toshiba Laptop Lenovo Desktop Location: What country are you in? United States I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes/No Yes Edit: Updated Okay I got a cheap D-Link Dual Band for 20 bucks USB connection. Would it be worth it to invest in a PCIE Dual Band card I am getting around 100mb per second however it still isn't hitting huge speeds. Hollismason fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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Jan 14, 2017 22:22
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Cheap Wireless-N adapters are 2.4Ghz only, if you have decent Internet it absolutely makes good sense to buy good Wireless-AC adapters if you care about having a good experience.
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Jan 15, 2017 02:11
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Alereon posted:Cheap Wireless-N adapters are 2.4Ghz only, if you have decent Internet it absolutely makes good sense to buy good Wireless-AC adapters if you care about having a good experience. Yeah I went out and got a Asus 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Adapter. USB AC55. I'm testing it out and it's consistently getting speeds of 200mbs , however there has to be a bottleneck somewhere because it's rated for up to 867 and I'm using it through a USB 3.0 port. I did get a message though stating my drivers for USB 3.0 may be out of date? Would upgrading them get rid of that bottleneck? I could install a PCI-E card but I wanted the ability to take this with me if I went somewhere. I am using AT & T Fiber which is really great.
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Jan 15, 2017 03:32
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Make sure there's a clear line of sight between your antennae and the router; modern 5ghz routers use beamforming, which benefits greatly from line of sight. Use an app like WiFi Analyzer for Android to see what channels local networks that may be interfering are on, and switch your router's channel to a less crowded one. Shouldn't be AS big an issue on 5ghz, but worth checking into. All Wireless AC is not equal; knowing the exact AC spec/model of the router would be handy
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Jan 30, 2017 21:03
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