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RAX29 WiFi 6 Router not connecting at WiFi 6 with my laptop
Nighthawk AX2400 WiFi 6 Router (RAX29) connects with my laptop at WiFi 5 (ac). How do I have it connect with WiFi 6 (ax)? My laptop's card is the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201. Looking for the wisdom of ...
bardiferously wrote:Apologies for being distracted (Squirrel).
So I circled back to this issue and found that my Guest network connects with AX, but my Main network connects still with AC.
Main
SSID: FiOS-D3Q0Z
Protocol: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security type: WPA3-Personal
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
Driver version: 22.130.0.5
Network band (channel): 5 GHz (44)
Aggregated link speed (Receive/Transmit): 780/780 (Mbps)
Link-local IPv6 address: fe80::d6d5:a8f2:7c03:87d7%14
IPv6 default gateway: fe80::6ecd:d6ff:fe4b:bc85%14
IPv6 DNS servers: fe80::96a6:7eff:fe2f:9378%14 (Unencrypted)
IPv4 address: 10.0.0.20
IPv4 DNS servers: 10.0.0.1 (Unencrypted)
Physical address (MAC): 2C-8D-B1-A3-20-E6
Guest
SSID: Rajah-5G-Guest
Protocol: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Security type: WPA3-Personal
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
Driver version: 22.130.0.5
Network band (channel): 5 GHz (44)
Aggregated link speed (Receive/Transmit): 1201/1021 (Mbps)
Link-local IPv6 address: fe80::d6d5:a8f2:7c03:87d7%14
IPv6 default gateway: fe80::6ecd:d6ff:fe4b:bc85%14
IPv4 address: 10.0.0.20
IPv4 DNS servers: 10.0.0.1 (Unencrypted)
Physical address (MAC): 2C-8D-B1-A3-20-E6
It appears you have two different sources of Wi-Fi transmitting for your LAN.
Repeat question, look on the nameplate of the device.
What is the brand name and model number of the modem/ONT connected to the internet upstream of your RAX29?
As just noted above, my cable modem (Xfinity) is a Netgear CM1100.
bardiferously wrote:
As just noted above, my cable modem (Xfinity) is a Netgear CM1100.
You mean as just added as the device? I see no earlier mention of CM1100.
That is just a modem. No router component.
You previously referred to the main wifi (SSID- FiOS-D3Q0Z) and the guest wifi (Rajah-5G-Guest). Are these SSIDs as you have set them up on the RAX29?
If so, where does this bit come from:
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHzIs that the wifi client? Netgear doesn't use Intel chips or drivers as far as I know.
This may be why Kitsap asked about two different sources of Wi-Fi transmitting for your LAN.
Then there is the 10.0.0.1 IP address. By default the router sits on 192.168.1.1. Unlike some manuals, the RAX29 doesn't even mention that one. You have to change that IP address deliberately.
Did you make that change for a reason? It could offer a few more clues as to what is going on at your end. Nothing to do with squirrels I hope.
Just another user with time on their hands.
CM1100 is my cable modem
RAX29 is my Nighthawk router - which takes the Xfinity Internet and makes it available via Ethernet and WiFi. I utilize both the Primary (SSID begins FiOS...) and Guest WiFi networks.
The Intel device is my laptop's internal WiFi card, which is clearly designated as AX/WiFi 6.
I connect to the Guest network on my laptop and the connection is AX. I will switch to my Primary WiFi and it will connect as AC. Sure, it's fast enough for my needs, but it seems that it should connect also as AX. Hence, this whole thread.
Anyone have any idea why the two networks, both connecting at 5Ghz, use different protocols (AC vs AX)?
SOS!!
FYI - the 10.0.0.1 network gateway came up as default when I set up the new (at the time) Netgear modem & router.
In working on other people's home networks, I have seen the default gateway be either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 (like the one I'm sitting on today as I'm not at home). I've looked at many home networks and never switch from what shows up as the default.
You can set the IP address of the RAX back to 192.168.1.1 or .0.1 if you like since the modem you have doesn't have a built in router.
Is Smart Connect enabled on the RAX router?
Be sure the Intel wifi adapter drivers are updated.
If the card is supporting of AX mode, it should connect to the router on 5Ghz using the AX mode, not AC.
Might factory reset the router and setup from scratch. Leave the wifi options at default. AX mode should be enabled by default
MIMO and AX mode should be enabled on the routers web page under basic tab and Advanced tab/Advanced wireless settings.Set Manual channels 1 on 2.4Ghz and 40 or 149 on 5Ghz
