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Tai-HV-24
Jul 15, 2024Aspirant
Orbi AX6000 RBR850
On my cel, it connected to the router first then move my connection to my satellite, which is good for better connection speed. However on my PC with the satellite next to it, using off the shelve WIFI-5 USB3 stick, it connect to router with much slower speed and never move my connection to my satellite. How can I get my PC network connection to use the satellite ? Thx
I think it might have something to do with the WIFI stick, if so do I need WIFI-6 stick? Which good be good to work with Orbi WIFI-6? Thx
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It would help to know the brand/model of the USB WiFi adapter
Seamless roaming between WiFi access points is based on some 802.11 standards. It is up to the manufacturer to program the WiFi system. Devices obviously intended to be mobile (such as cell phones) usually have WiFi software that constantly scans for better connections and supports the roaming protocols. Some devices "quit looking" once they find a WiFi access point. For these devices, it is often necessary to power them off and back on again. For example, by "forgetting" the WiFi connection and then selecting it again from the list of available WiFi networks.
Some windows devices have in the device manager the option to change the roaming aggressiveness. You might check to see if yours does (if its on windows). here's intel's instructions on changing it.
- Tai-HV-24Aspirant
Good news, I no longer has problems. The issue was my router speed was a little faster than the satellite at the test time, therefore my PC remains connected to the router. Now and then the speed fluctuate and my satellite is faster than the router, them my PC network connection would switch over to satellite. However the WiFi speed is just as bad as many other routers I had tried. Even connect to the satellite, my download speed was reduced to 1/3 of the 1G available speed. The satellite was upstairs half distance between the PC and the router, about 50-60ft away from router, 30ft from PC. At this time, I think I might have to cough up $ to get a good WIFI-6 stick to test it out. If you think/agree the WIFI stick could be the problem, any suggestion with which stick model would be good? I am also about to upgrade to 2G download internet service, so the wifi-6 stick must be able to handle close to that speed.
Is the PC a desktop or laptop model?
For PC, you might consider getting into a PCIe AX210 Wi-Fi adapter.
For Laptop, they have laptop upgrade adapter cards for them if your laptop has that ability to upgrade the Wi-Fi card. Something to contact the mfr of the laptop about.
For USB adapters, review items from here:
https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/adapters/
Tai-HV-24 wrote:
On my cel, it connected to the router first then move my connection to my satellite, which is good for better connection speed. However on my PC with the satellite next to it, using off the shelve WIFI-5 USB3 stick, it connect to router with much slower speed and never move my connection to my satellite. How can I get my PC network connection to use the satellite ? Thx
I think it might have something to do with the WIFI stick, if so do I need WIFI-6 stick? Which good be good to work with Orbi WIFI-6? Thx