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Netgear 6250 5G not being displayed on HP laptop
I have been using the 5G on all my devices, Iphones, Ipads, MACs, Lenovo X86 laptop and a much older Toshiba Win7 laptop. However, my 1 year old HP Windows 10 laptop has never been able to locate the 5G. Just the 2.4. Does anyone know of a fix for the laptop so I can take advantage of the faster download speeds? Many thanks!
If this is built into the laptop, then you are stuffed. Laptops are not amenable to replacing bits and pieces.
If 5G is essential to you, then a USB "dongle" is your best bet. Then disable the on-board wifi and use the dongle.
But is 5G really that important? Do you sit there wondering why things are so slow? Or is it just a nuisance that you can't get the best speed out of the R6250?
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Are you hiding SSID? Or you mean the radio is off?
donniep wrote:However, my 1 year old HP Windows 10 laptop has never been able to locate the 5G.
Your best bet is to talk to HP.
I assume that you have checked that the laptop really does support 5G. Has it ever connected to any 5G network?
Looks like the WLAN Card Ralink RT3290 only supports 2.4Ghz and not 5G. Any suggestions for upgrading the card? Thanks for the responses! Much appreciated!
If this is built into the laptop, then you are stuffed. Laptops are not amenable to replacing bits and pieces.
If 5G is essential to you, then a USB "dongle" is your best bet. Then disable the on-board wifi and use the dongle.
But is 5G really that important? Do you sit there wondering why things are so slow? Or is it just a nuisance that you can't get the best speed out of the R6250?
