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WNDR3400v2 5GHz Issues
I purchased the N600 (WNDR3400v2) Wireless Dual Band Router last week and had no issues with the setup and getting all my devices to connect, however, I only recently discovered that only my xbox360 i...
OMG this post has been up for 5 years and nobody gave a concrete answer. This user probably found the answer yrs later but for others, here it its
All routers run on either Wireless 802.11 N or G. All wireless devices are made compliant with 802.11N (the newest) which encloses G, 2G up to 4G.
The new player is 802.11AC which is 5G. Xbox 360 was 802.11AC capable. This is why it was the only device capable of seeing your 5G band. Only 802.11AC capable devices such as new laptops, phones, anything after 2010 is AC capable (except for PS4) How good is 5G? I have Optimum 75 the only way I could get 50MB/s on my PS4 was right next to the router. Otherwise just 15-20. I plugged my PS4 Pro to the 5G band with 2 rooms in between and I still get 62MB/S zero lag.
The best of this is that the general public dont know this, "get me on WiFi" that's it. These routers also have a guest network which you can limit to let say 2 hours for visitors, have the regular network for most stuff and reserve your 5G for your 4K streaming, gaming, etc.
In short, old devices cant detect 5G since they are built for 4G.
All routers run on either Wireless 802.11 N or G. All wireless devices are made compliant with 802.11N (the newest) which encloses G, 2G up to 4G.
The new player is 802.11AC which is 5G. Xbox 360 was 802.11AC capable. This is why it was the only device capable of seeing your 5G band. Only 802.11AC capable devices such as new laptops, phones, anything after 2010 is AC capable (except for PS4) How good is 5G? I have Optimum 75 the only way I could get 50MB/s on my PS4 was right next to the router. Otherwise just 15-20. I plugged my PS4 Pro to the 5G band with 2 rooms in between and I still get 62MB/S zero lag.
The best of this is that the general public dont know this, "get me on WiFi" that's it. These routers also have a guest network which you can limit to let say 2 hours for visitors, have the regular network for most stuff and reserve your 5G for your 4K streaming, gaming, etc.
In short, old devices cant detect 5G since they are built for 4G.