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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

HT2000W's 5Ghz radio not working.

I noticed in the past that the 5Ghz radio never showed up as a connection option in my laptop, nor in my notebook.  Today, I actively tried connecting both my laptop and notebook, and even my TV, to ...
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    GabeU
    8 years ago

    Okay.  Update.  

     

    The neighbors have a newer Lenovo Thinkpad that most definitely does have the ability to connect using the 5Ghz band.  It was brought over.  It turns out my modem is fine.  It connected without issue.  We didn't really try anything with it other than just going to Google and doing a quick search.  That was enough, though.  

     

    I feel like a schmuck.  LOL.  :( 

     

     

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV

Okay.  Update.  

 

The neighbors have a newer Lenovo Thinkpad that most definitely does have the ability to connect using the 5Ghz band.  It was brought over.  It turns out my modem is fine.  It connected without issue.  We didn't really try anything with it other than just going to Google and doing a quick search.  That was enough, though.  

 

I feel like a schmuck.  LOL.  :( 

 

 

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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

I guess that's the same issue with me , though 2 of my laptops are newer than 3 years and my iPad and iPhone are less than a year old.  ETA: my pants are on fire - I totally lied about the iPhone and iPad.  Just checked them and they both see the 5 Ghz network.

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    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    8 years ago

    maratsade

     

    They both see the 5Ghz network but will not connect?  

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      maratsade
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago
      GabeU wrote:

      maratsade

       

      They both see the 5Ghz network but will not connect?  

      They do connect after two or three tries.