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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
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Assisting neighbor with installation of a new Nighthawk R7000 after previous router died. I can get 2.4 GHz to work fine and the 5 GHz is activated but will not WiFi at 5 GHz even within inches from the antennas/ R7000 unit. Three technical issues come to mind for the reason we cannot get to 5 GHZ to work, but need some answers:
They are on an old DSL (AT&T) that is quite slow (don't know actual speed but the 2.4 is speed tested at 2.4 GHz). Is it possible that the slow DSL is clamping the R7000 to the 2.4 GHz on WiFi ?
Even when the Toshiba laptop is hard wired to the router, the port light is amber, to me indicating that it is not getting full speed advantages of the router. Could this be the reason that I cannot get to 5 GHz when working as WiFi?
The R7000 is working on the factory delivered (not updated yet) software. I doubt it, but could this be affecting the ability to go at 5GHz?
Appreciate any assistance offered as this is really bugging me.
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> [...] the Toshiba Satellite P845T-54102 cannot do 5 GHz on WiFi [...]
You might consider an add-on USB-connected dual-band wireless
adapter. A Web search for keywords like, say:
USB wireless 5GHz
should find many things for less than $25 (less than a new computer).
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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
> [...] but will not WiFi at 5 GHz [...]
What, exactly, does that mean? "will not WiFi" is not a useful
problem description. It does not say what you did. It does not say
what happened when you did it. As usual, showing actual actions with
their actual results (error messages, ...) can be more helpful than
vague descriptions or interpretations.
> Is it possible that the slow DSL is clamping the R7000 to the 2.4 GHz
> on WiFi ?
No. I'd guess that you could disconnect the DSL, and get the same
wireless results.
> Even when the Toshiba laptop [...]
Noy a very detailed description of anything.
> [...] is hard wired to the router, the port light is amber, to me
> indicating that it is not getting full speed advantages of the router.
> Could this be the reason that I cannot get to 5 GHz when working as
> WiFi?
No. The wired port speed is negotiated between the (network switch
within the) router and the other device. The 5GHz radio should be
completely independent of that.
> The R7000 is working on the factory delivered (not updated yet)
> software.
An actual firmware version would convey more (some) useful
information.
> [...] I doubt it, but could this be affecting the ability to go at
> 5GHz?
With Netgear router firmware, almost any bug is a possibility, but
it's unlikely.
Do you know whether the wireless devices you're testing are capable
of operating in the 5GHz band? (Is the 5GHz problem with the router or
the clients?)
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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
Are you sure that the wifi clients you are using can use 5GHz? A lot of old stuff can't.
@Al_FR-153 wrote:
Even when the Toshiba laptop is hard wired to the router, the port light is amber, to me indicating that it is not getting full speed advantages of the router.
The amber light is an indicator that the LAN port is doing 100 Mbps. It will go green if it sees a 1000 Mbps link. A laptop with 100 Mbps LAN is so old that it probably won't do 5GHz.
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> [...] The amber light [...] will go green [...]
On an R7000, white might be more likely than green.
Save yourself some confusion. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put
in your model number, and look for Documentation. The User Manual might
be helpful.
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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
Thanks to everyone..... It appears that the Toshiba Satellite P845T-54102 cannot do 5 GHz on WiFi so they will be clamped to the 2.4 GHz until they upgrade the laptop. Again, thanks for the assistance.
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> [...] the Toshiba Satellite P845T-54102 cannot do 5 GHz on WiFi [...]
You might consider an add-on USB-connected dual-band wireless
adapter. A Web search for keywords like, say:
USB wireless 5GHz
should find many things for less than $25 (less than a new computer).
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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
@antinode wrote:> [...] the Toshiba Satellite P845T-54102 cannot do 5 GHz on WiFi [...]
You might consider an add-on USB-connected dual-band wireless
adapter. A Web search for keywords like, say:
USB wireless 5GHz
should find many things for less than $25 (less than a new computer).
Thanks....I'll check that out.
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Re: R7000 WiFi Speed Question with DSL Modem
If you want something that plays nicely with Netgear, and works with the same genie software, I recently got the A6100. Small and plugs into a convenient USB socket. ~£20 in real money.
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