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R9000 5 yo router isn't seen my Mac Mini M2 in 5G unless I slow down speed from 1700 to 800
I thought I had a bad Mac at first as it just wouldn't find my 5G network so was stuck on 2.4G. Then I noticed it could see my neighbors 5G. I tried everything; changing channels, renaming the netw...
If your not really using the higher speeds or have lots of devices using it, i'd keep what you have configured so the mini will work. At some point the 9000 will need to be retired and find you something that has 6E or even WiFi 7.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Does the Mini see the routers SSID broadcast name?
Do you have Smart Connect enabled or disabled?
What channel configurations are currently set on the router?
800Mbps supports 80Mhz, 1733Mpbs supports 160Mhz.
Check with Apple to see if the Mini supports 160Mhz channel width...
The Mac Mini supports a, b, g, n, ac and ax. It is supposed to support 6E so I would assume it supports the fastest 5G. (I spent an afternoon with Apple Support and she ended up telling me the Mini didn't support 5G. I didn't believe her, and I was right.)
That said the System report shows my 800 mbps speed as connected at 40MHz using ac.
I am using Channel 157 but I tried them all and went back to 157.
I have separate networks but also tried Smart Connect, and it only connected at 2.4 GHz when I had the 5G at 1733.
I have the latest firmware 1.0.5.42.
This is Spectrum 500 using their latest modem Docsis 3.1 Cable Modem.
Thanks.
If all other devices are working with 160Mhz enabled and this one is not, would point to something this one device is not working right or is not supporting of.
You could try installing some 3rd party FW on the router to see if the may help or not:
https://www.snbforums.com/forums/netgear-ac-wireless-wi-fi-5.53/
Give Voxel's a try. You can revert back to stock at any time.
Trying to find a configuration to reliably transmit/receive 5G Wi-Fi over a 160 MHz wide channel can be elusive. Much depends on how crowded your radio frequency environment is and your access to DFS channels.
For some background reading, check out chapter 14 of the Duckware document here:
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
