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How do I connect to my 5Ghz Network with my LAN?
So I'm going to preface this with a note that I believe I have some idea of what's going on but I could actually have no idea whats going on and make no sense. So be prepared for that. I have a WND...
- If you are setting up a WiFi capable router (as you are) using a computer that has no WiFi capability but is connected by the router via Ethernet, then you can ignore the wireless setup of the router. However if you expect that at some time other computers that are WiFi capable might want to connect to the router then you should still set up the router wireless settings, you should set the SSID (network name) and encryption for both bands (2.4GHz and 5GHz). If you don’t plan to use the router WiFi at all, you can disable both bands so that the router will not transmit any WiFi signals at all and will only use wired connections (Ethernet cable).
HelpN750, from what I can understand of your issue, you seem to only want the computer to connect to the router via Ethernet (i.e. hard wired cable), I am still not entirely sure why in that case you are referring to the two wireless bands, is the computer also WiFi enabled to connect to the router?
You say ‘There is no wifi involved’ but then go on to discuss WiFi issues?
If your computer has more than one networking interface e.g. 10/100Mbps wired and something higher (e.g. 150Mbps) wireless, then the OS may well use the wireless connection in preference to the wired.
The OS may also be naming your internet connection based on what it has detected either wired or wireless, I have often seen my Win7 laptop naming my wired network connection with the same name as my Wireless SSID, even though I might have wireless disabled at that time.
Sorry, I understand it’s difficult to describe, but I’m still confused as to what your setup/issue is.
You say ‘There is no wifi involved’ but then go on to discuss WiFi issues?
If your computer has more than one networking interface e.g. 10/100Mbps wired and something higher (e.g. 150Mbps) wireless, then the OS may well use the wireless connection in preference to the wired.
The OS may also be naming your internet connection based on what it has detected either wired or wireless, I have often seen my Win7 laptop naming my wired network connection with the same name as my Wireless SSID, even though I might have wireless disabled at that time.
Sorry, I understand it’s difficult to describe, but I’m still confused as to what your setup/issue is.