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Unable to connect to 5GHz - (Nighthawk x6 AC3200 (r8000))
I've recently bought a Nighthawk x6 AC3200 and everything is working all right, except that my computer can't seem to detect the 5 GHz bands.
On my computer, I have a PCE-N53 PCI-E Adapter Dual-band Wireless-N600, which should detect all my router's bands?
Currently, SmartConnect is disabled on the router, and all three bands can be detected by my iPhone.
Dynamic QoS is also activated.
Any idea as to why my computer can't detect the 5 GHz?
Thanks in advance!
I tried your solution, but none of the channels displayed the 5 GHz band.
I searched online for related issues with the PCE-N53 and found a thread that solved my issue.
Here's the link if it may help someone else:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1693495/asus-usb-n53-detect-5ghz.html#12103237
I had to download this driver from Mediatek, for some reason:
http://www.mediatek.com/en/downloads1/downloads/pcimpcicbrt2860rt2760rt2890/
Thanks for your help TheEther!
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It's possible that the PCE-N53 doesn't support the Wi-Fi channel currently being used on the router. Try changing to a different channel.
On the PCE-N53 box, it is written:
"Operating Frquency
2.4GHz / 2.4 - 2.483GHz
5GHz / 5.1 - 5.8 GHz"
The router is currently set on channel 44 (by default, it can be set to 36, 40, 44 or 48) for the 5GHz-1, and channel 153 (by default, it can be set to 149, 153, 157 or 161) for the 5GHz-2.
Both are set to the "Up to 1300 Mbps" mode, but the network card has a data rate of up to 300 Mbps.
Which channel should I put instead?
Does my issue have anything to do with the driver's "Country Region (5 GHz)" setting (currently set at #0 (36 - 64, 149 - 165))?
It may sound flippant, but try every channel until you find one that works.
Also, make sure the driver is set to use 5 GHz. Sometimes, the setting won't be obvious. It could be obscure, like setting the wireless mode to either 802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n. The latter choice includes 802.11a, which operates at 5 GHz and would be the more correct choice.
