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MisterWeather
Aspirant
Apr 10, 2015

One way flow using Internet Surfing

Greetings I have an issue where the EX6100 limits communications between wireless devices (laptop) and wired devices (desktop) to one direction. This occurs only while in internet surfing mode; sw...
AC750
EX6100
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MisterWeather
Aspirant
Apr 10, 2015
This is an update from the author of the original post. The issue seems tied to the 5G; if I use the laptops native b/g/n wireless card I have access; if I go to an a/ac card capable of utilizing the 5Ghz the problem firewalls or NETBios over TCP/IP; but I'm pretty sure through experimentation it's tied to the FastLane vs Internet Surfacing function of the EX6100. Ideas, suggestions, comments are welcome. persists. Is it the card? Another [older] laptop logged onto the native ASUS wireless cannot access the other laptop I've used originally on 5Ghz but can on the 2.4Ghz. The EX6100 5Ghz is the common thread here.