So I looked into my wireless adapter settings tonight. It was on 2.4ghz transferring at 72mbps. I saw under the settings (advanced) that I could set the preference to 5ghz. So I set it and am now on the 5ghz transferring at 300mbps.
How do I do this on a Toshiba running windows 10 and a Broadcom 802.11n network adapter? I looked through the settings like I did with my qualcomm and can't find it. The specs says it should pick up a 5ghz signal, but it is not.
@Noobz347
If your 5ghz radio is working and you're not seeing the SSDN (whatever you call your wifi signals) broadcast for your 5G band then you should tell your computer to "forget" or delete any connections you have for your home router.
Do not do this unless you know what the access credentials for your router are.
Once you cleaned them off, look and see if you see your 5G signal. If not, the radio is probably dead and only your 2.4G remains.
Couple of things to keep in mind. 5G is short range, high speed (relatively) and does not appreciate being moved around. Awesome for laptops etc. that sit on a desk in the same room or next room. 2.4G will maintain a higher consistent transfer rate for mobile or long range devices.
Each device should be given only one band or the other UNLESS it is a wireless-AC device. AC is the only exception and most of what folks have in their hands right now/today is NOT AC compliant. Your router is probably not AC compliant.
Keep as much of the piddly BS off of your 5G radios as possible. High speed and media devices capable of 1080p+. Phones and tablets etc.... 2.4G They don't need anything else.
brand new Netgear AC1900
@Noobz347
So I uninstalled the existing wifi card, powered down, removed existing card, put in new card, system does not boot. I then removed new card, put old card back in and system booted fine. Any ideas as to what went wrong?
I have attached pics of the original wifi card so that you can see if I bought a card that will not work with my laptop.
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