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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 ...
xuzhe wrote: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 Index 2.
Dose anyone else have the same issue?
For more informations:
1. the MacBook Pro has macOS 13.2 and updated to 13.2.1 today without any improvement
2. the distance between MBP and RAX120 is like 1 meter
3. RAX120v1 firmware version: v1.2.8.40
4. It can get 1200Mbps, MCS Index 11 when switch the RAX120 to 80MHz
You may be running into problems with the channel number you are using. Not all channels can be set to the 160 MHz width.
Some background reading: https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
Go to section 10 to start. If you are not in the US, some regions and countries have stricter requirements for the 5 GHz channels.