Got this fancy Motorola surfboard dual band modem/router. 2.4 ghz g b n. and 5 ghz a n.
For some reason one of my laptops and the wireless printer are not picking up the 5ghz ssid.
And the laptop I know is 802.11n.
I put in n only mode, a/n mode. Won't pick it up. Won't find it.
Not to mention, the speed is very good on this thing, but the range is weak sauce. Claims to reach 450 feet. I can't move away 50 feet without it dropping from 100 mbs to 1 mbs.
Any idea, thoughts?
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Do you have microwave ovens running at all times? TVs?
Does the card on the laptop handle the n signal at 5ghz?
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The higher the frequency of a wireless signal, the shorter its range. Personally, I disable the 5ghz radio on my router and just use 2.4.
2.4ghz is also better at going thru walls.Sethdaddy8 and MikeHoncho like this. -
Most likely your laptop doesn't handle 5Ghz wifi.
Interference likely counts for the signal drop off. Cordless phones are an obvious culprit. Walls and microwaves too.Sethdaddy8 likes this. -
-try moving the router
-look up DIY router antenna signal boosters
-try uninstalling and reinstalling your wifi card and see if it picks up the signal then
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