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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 ...
  • GabeU's avatar
    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
wildcats198308 wrote:

I'm pretty sure my 5Ghz worked, I think I did speed tests with every available connection right after my system was installed.  

 

GabeU You say you have no difference in download speeds between Wireless and Wired??  My speeds are different!  I get 40-50 on wired and 15-25 or so with wireless....  this is quite a bit of a difference.  So I would like to know why my speeds are slower plus is there anything I can / should do to improve the speeds.  

 

I am currently using my own Router but I also tested with the built in WiFi as well...    I will do more tests sometime later this weekend or next week to see if they are still slower.   

How old is the device you are connecting with and using for the speed tests?  It's possible that there is an issue with the wireless network card, or even a setting with such that needs to be changed.  Perhaps a driver for the card?   Interference with the signal is also a possibility, whether from range issues or something else.  Do you have an older house that may have lead paint on the walls?  

   

Whether I use the built in wireless router of the HT2000W or my older Netgear router it makes no difference.  The speed is still the same as wired.  

   

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Gwalk900
Honorary Alumnus
8 years ago

Wildcats,

It's kind of hectic here at the moment but in the next day or two I will try to make up a chechklist of items for you to look at.

Browser settings and plug-ins can be discounted as well as extentions as those items would apply to both wired and wireless.