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xuzhe
Feb 14, 2023Aspirant
RAX120 160MHz + MacBook Pro M2 Max only connect at 216Mbps, MCS Index 2
As the title said, I've got a new MacBook Pro M2 Max, which support 160MHz Wi-Fi 6, I can connect it to my RAX80 at 2401Mbps with no problem, but with RAX120, it can only get a 216Mbps speed and MCS ...
schumaku
Feb 19, 2023Guru - Experienced User
xuzhe wrote:
new MacBook Pro M2 Max, which support 160MHz Wi-Fi 6,
According to the formal Apple specs
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/deployment/dep2ac3e3b51/webNote: The RAX120 as well as the RAX80 are don't have 6GHz radios, only 2.4GHz and 5 GHz
xuzhe wrote:
I can connect it to my RAX80 at 2401Mbps with no problem, but with RAX120, it can only get a 216Mbps speed and MCS Index 2.
I can imagine on how this 2401 Mbps is possible, it's out of what Apple does confirm.
xuzhe wrote:
It can get 1200Mbps, MCS Index 11 when switch the RAX120 to 80MHz
This is what I would expect, still reads like an interop issue.
Keen to hear what Netgear does think about these two notes DarrenM