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hongchiy
Jul 01, 2017Aspirant
Orbi (RBK50) Wireless speed issue
If I connect my laptop, MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Mid 2014, directly to RBR50's ethernet port, I can get about 300Mbps(download)/100Mbps(upload) on speedtest, close to my plan with the ISP; but if I...
- Jul 01, 2017
check the laptop is connecting to the 5 gig as if connecting to the 2.4 gig it will have those speeds
mbp's are known for flakey wifi
hongchiy
Jul 01, 2017Aspirant
Thanks for the reply.
It is connecting to 2.4G; I didn't know this is the speed that I should expect with 2.4G. My version of mbp cannot see Orbi's 5G wifi channels 36,40,44,48, with the country code I have (Taiwan). I think I either need to get a newer laptop or change the region setting on Orbi, potentially causing conflicting-country-codes problem to nearby wifi clients.
peteytesting
Jul 01, 2017Hero
where did you buy the orbi from ?
strange as almost all countries use ch 36 to 48 for 5 gig , are you sure its actually got a dual band adapter in it ?