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Laptop and now reduced speed while using the 2.4Ghz WiFi band... (nothing major)
Something interesting I noticed. With my Dell laptop, which can only utilize the 2.4Ghz band, the speeds were the same as my desktop. Since the software upgrade to the modem, the speeds on my lapto...
If it's intended to work this way, I'm not sure it's an issue to fix.
If you're looking for the maximum speed possible, open the wifi settings and go to Advanced->WIRELESS.
1. See if you can use 5GHz, set the Wireless Mode to 11a/n/ac and set the Bandwidth to 20/40/80MHz.2. If you have to use 2.4GHz, set the Wireless Mode to 11n-only and the Bandwidth to 20/40MHz. I don't recommend the 11b/g/n setting because I know the "b" part confuses some boxes like the XBox 360.
MarkJFine wrote:Glad it worked for you. Now I just need to find out how to fix maratsade back up, 'cause I broke him.
Yeah, that's a bit odd. I don't know why changing back to the original settings wouldn't make it go back to the way it was. Perhaps changing one setting at a time might make a difference, as in change one setting, then save, then change the second, then save. I don't know that this will make any difference, but anything's possible.
What I was going to recommend was:
1. make sure all of the settings are precisely back were they were. Make sure the 20/40MHz thing is back to 20MHz (if it was that way), as well as the 802.11n-only back to whatever it was for 2.4GHz. Ditto for the 5GHz.
2. Temporarily turn off the wifi for any devices that might be trying to connect to either the 2.4 or 5GHz wifis.3. Do a complete power reset: Unplug the connector from the modem's power brick and let it sit for about a minute, then reconnect it.
4. Let the modem reboot, and wait about 5' afterwards to let the wifi's settle.
5. Once the wifis settle and the wifi light has been lit for a reasonable amount of time, start connecting things back one-by-one.
One of the reasons I used thing the 5GHz used to crash on reboot was it went into connection overload, making it unstable (I used to have a LOT of stuff hung off these wifis). So when all the computers, phones, printers, etc started to negotiate it probably felt like a NYC traffic cop standing in the middle of Times Square.
Maybe this fixes it... fingers crossed... and sorry again (for both things, now 😔).
Last resort... that looks like a lot of work.
MarkJFine wrote:Last resort... that looks like a lot of work.
Not really, but hopefully what you listed will work.
Perhaps just restarting the computer, which she will do inadvertantly when she shuts down and starts it back up tomorrow, will help. Maybe it just got a little confused. :p
I'm going to try my notebook tomorrow to see how it works with the new settings, but I'm sure it will be good. It's newer than my laptop, and it's got the "IEEE 802.11b/g/n" type of card, so it should be fine. Thanks again.
Hi guys, thanks for all the tips! I'm out of town until Friday and will try the tips then. I did cut the power off to the modem and waited 15 seconds before turning it on again.
"BTW, it's "her." @maratsade's a girl. She's probably got cooties! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
"Where do you get I'm a girl?? (Yes, I just now noticed this...odd since you had tagged me).
maratsade wrote:"BTW, it's "her." @maratsade's a girl. She's probably got cooties! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
"Where do you get I'm a girl?? (Yes, I just now noticed this...odd since you had tagged me).
Hmmm. Am I mistaken?
Months ago someone had referred to you as "her", so that's why I assumed such. I'll see if I can find the post.
Sent you a PM.
Yep, I was mistaken.
