My 8 year old Lenovo laptop only sees my wireless printer

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My 8 year old Lenovo laptop only sees my wireless printer. It does not see the ORBI router. Any ideas as to what needs to be done?Thanks,Thomas&nbsp;

plemans · Answer

What orbi router is it? (model)What wireless chip is in the laptop? (go to device manager to look it up)What driver version is on the wireless chip in the laptop?

FURRYe38 · Answer

Ensure the wireless adapter drivers are updated on the laptop.

TJP98 wrote:
My 8 year old Lenovo laptop only sees my wireless printer. It does not see the ORBI router. Any ideas as to what needs to be done?
Thanks,
Thomas

TJP98 · Answer

It is an ORBI&nbsp; RBR750The wireless chip is a AC 3160 , version 18.33.5.1 ( 10/9/16&nbsp;Thanks&nbsp;&nbsp;

plemans · Answer

You're way behind on your drivers.&nbsp;Get them directly from intel and try it. Intel had issues with their older drivers not showing AX networks.&nbsp;Downloads for Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160

FURRYe38 · Answer

Please visit and post about this over in the Orbi AX forum:https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-axThank you.

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My 8 year old Lenovo laptop only sees my wireless printer

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