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Century Link C1100Z + Netgear R6300v2 smart ac 1750 router dual band
I am trying to get this new Netgear dual band router to work in tandem with my 2.4G Century Link C1100Z router I am running Windows 10 OS I hooked them together via ethernet cable and hooked into e...
I did not see the resolved button so I decided to reply to myself. I am not network savvy so I don't know what to look for. With 27 views to this point, I wonder why no one said anything. A friend pointed out that because my laptop only has an 'n' rated network adapter, it decided to eliminate the wireless 5G connection to save me some confusion in the network list. That did not mean that the router stopped broadcasting at 5G like I originally observed. When I turned on my smart tv, there it was in the network list and I was able to connect to 5G, which was my ultimate goal. The signal existed in the air but my laptop declined to see it. This whole thing was complicated by the fact that I could not hook up with my Century Link router because the WPS button was not working. I thought I had done something wrong with manual entry but apparently not.
I did not see the resolved button so I decided to reply to myself. I am not network savvy so I don't know what to look for. With 27 views to this point, I wonder why no one said anything. A friend pointed out that because my laptop only has an 'n' rated network adapter, it decided to eliminate the wireless 5G connection to save me some confusion in the network list. That did not mean that the router stopped broadcasting at 5G like I originally observed. When I turned on my smart tv, there it was in the network list and I was able to connect to 5G, which was my ultimate goal. The signal existed in the air but my laptop declined to see it. This whole thing was complicated by the fact that I could not hook up with my Century Link router because the WPS button was not working. I thought I had done something wrong with manual entry but apparently not.