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donniep
Oct 12, 2016Aspirant
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 t...
- Oct 13, 2016
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?
VE6CGX
Oct 12, 2016Master
Are you hiding SSID? Or you mean the radio is off?