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robm777
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Feb 23, 2023

wrn2000 v5

I'm working on a wrn2000 v5 and I've found a conflict of information as to whether it is 2,5ghz or 5 ghz,    I thought all models were dual band.

What do I have?

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    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Feb 23, 2023
    robm777 wrote:

    I'm working on a wrn2000 v5 and I've found a conflict of information as to whether it is 2,5ghz or 5 ghz,    I thought all models were dual band.

    What do I have?

    What you don't have is a wrn2000 v5. Is this the WNR2000?

     

    Manuals are always a good place to start.

    Visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

    I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

     

    This router dates back a decade or so, 2008 for the first version.

     

    The V5 is from 2014 and does not support 5 GHz WiFi, too old.

     

    According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet, anything faster than 100 Mbps is a waste of your money.

    It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.