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AX201 Limited to 802.11a with R8000P Router
Greetings, I have a new ASUS G712LWS laptop that uses an Intel AX201 Companion RF Module using CNVio2. It seems to be unable to connect to the R8000P router on any radio (2.4 and the two 5.0) using a...
Okay, the mystery deepens. I am now connected to the R8000P router with my AX201 card at 802.11ac speeds. What fixed it is I had to enable WMM on the router on all three radios. So my question is: what about WMM would allow 802.11ac? With WMM I was stuck at 802.11a? Seems strange to me. But, I am at full speed now.
Thanks to those who offered suggestions.
I am using the 22.20.0.3 (64bit) distribution. Accoring to Device Manager it is version 22.0.0.6. (The install package says the version for certain devices may be different.) According to the intel Drive Support Assistant I am using the latest drivers across the board. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, repair, uninstall with deleting driver, etc.
Also, I am using the multi-antenna service v3.1.0 (with hotfix) from ASUS.
All other hardware is working perfectly.
Wifi works fine (in 802.11ac) with the WiFi extender or my old D-Link router.
According to intel's release notes, that should have the 20.20.0.6
I'd try uninstalling the driver and install the newest version.
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Hi, as noted before, the 20.20.0.6 version applies to the package. The actual AC201 driver is 22.20.0.3 is what is now installed. See the note from the Intel site below:
Okay, the mystery deepens. I am now connected to the R8000P router with my AX201 card at 802.11ac speeds. What fixed it is I had to enable WMM on the router on all three radios. So my question is: what about WMM would allow 802.11ac? With WMM I was stuck at 802.11a? Seems strange to me. But, I am at full speed now.
Thanks to those who offered suggestions.
The wonders of Broadcom ... but no, had to enable WMM on the R9000 (with Annapurna core and Qualcomm radios) for best results, too. Can't really answer your question - as confused as you.
