Questions tagged [802.11n]
IEEE 802.11n is a wireless networking standard that uses multiple antennas to increase data rates. With this tag should be marked the questions relative to this specific version of the protocol.
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Swapped WiFi card: can't connect to public 802.11n networks — only to home network (ath9k Debian)
After switching out a 802.11g WiFi card to a 802.11n card in an old netbook I can connect to my home router's 2.4 GHz 802.11n network (the card uses ath9k driver on Debian 11), with reported speeds of ...
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Can multiple 802.11n access points increase the amount of android devices capable of connecting to a NAS
I am trying to deploy a local wireless server using a synology DS720+ with two 120GB SSD's which can be accessed by anyone on the local network. The office space im deploying to has limited access to ...
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What does BSS not found error means in Wifi?
I have a yocto linux distribution and installed the rtl8723bu linux driver for the usb dongle.
After plugging the usb i am getting some logs and also this log below..
[ 1985.355372] RTL871X: ...
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Will thorughtput be affected when mixing 802.11n and 802.11ac clients on a single access point?
I have a single AP provided by my ISP vendor which can do both N and AC modes, when I connect with AC client, the benchmarks are pretty fast when communicating with just the AP. But I have two clients,...
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Can 802.11 a/b/g/n adapter sniff a b g n traffic simultaneously in monitor mode?
I have wifi adapter based on rt5572 which supports a/b/g/n. And let's say I have Mixed mode wifi network where there is AP and a, b, g, n wifi clients all in the same network.
The questions I have:
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Does all 802.11ax routers include MU-MIMO?
I'm trying to buy a new router and had a question that I couldn't find anywhere else. Do all 802.11ax routers come with MU-MIMO? How can I tell if a router supports MU-MIMO?
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Understanding the 802.11 frame structure and Android probe request different?
I have read here and on Google a lot about the 802.11 Frames
but something doesn't add up.
this is what I see when I scan using ESP12 wifi
Byte 00-11 : a7 10 75 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 00
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Wrong maximum speed for 802.11n standard. What can I do?
I just upgraded my internet connection to 120Mbps. My notebook wireless networking card supports 802.11n, which theoretically would give me a max speed of 300-450Mbps if I did a correct research. ...
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Suddenly my wifi adapter WLAN 802.11 N has stopped worked
I did not do anything Just first day of week I start my PC and trying to connect to internet and show the message 'No Wi-Fi adapter Found'...
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
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What is AC/N mixed mode - in respect of dd-wrt on the 5 gig band?
I'm configuring an ASUS AC1900 router with dd-wrt. When configuring "Wireless Physical Interface wl1 [5 GHz/802.11ac]" interface, there is a dropdown for Wireless mode, which lists, among other ...
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Unexplained wifi speeds on a TD-W9970 router, 802.11n, 40MHz Channel Width, 2.4GHz, with a Samsung Galaxy S9 and a Dell XPS 9560
My TD-W9970 modem/router is set in Wireless Mode. It has no cables connected to it, besides the power cable. I have it's Wifi card on, and I have connected 2 wireless clients to it, nothing else:
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Tablet and Wi-Fi AP can't agree on a channel. Which device is violating the 802.11n standard?
Yesterday I received a Fire 7 (9th Gen) Tablet. According to the official datasheet, it supports dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi. To my surprise, the SSID of my 5GHz Wi-Fi router didn't show up. After talking ...
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Problems with switching between Wi-Fi APs (roaming)
I had one Wi-Fi router at home but it wasn't enough to cover every room and I had another one lying around so I decided to connect them to cover more area.
The basic config is following:
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Do I need to replace WiFi antennas in my laptop when upgrading the WiFi module?
I have a Packard Bell EasyNote LM85 laptop that comes with an Atheros AR5B95 WiFi module (mini-PCIe, 1x1, marketed as 802.11n (actually b/g for all practical purposes, maximum connection speed 54Mbps),...
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Wireless network adapter will not connect to internet, shows "No Internet, Secured" following uninstall of AT&T Global Network Client [closed]
I was attempting to uninstall some programs I wasn't using anymore, among them was AT&T Global Network Client. Since doing that I have not been unable to connect to the internet. All other devices ...
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Windows 10 finding wifi MAC address from HDD?
I had a Windows 10 laptop which is missing or got stolen, and I'm trying to locate it by scanning for its wifi MAC address.
Unfortunately it was not allocated a static IP address in my network, so I ...
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Is it okay to mix 802.11n and 802.11ac access points?
My parents' house currently has a single 802.11b/g/n/ac access point. It covers about 2/3 of their first floor and 1/3 of their second floor. The rest is lacking signal. They want me to close this gap ...
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PCIe Wireless Card vs. USB dongle [closed]
My laptop's wireless card uses the older wireless 802.11n protocol, and I would like to upgrade to the 802.11ac protocol. So, I can either use a new mini PCIe wireless card or use a dual-band wifi ...
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OpenWRT noack and mcs rate
Are different MCS rates supported when you are running in noack mode?
Context: I am using ath9k modems+Compex WPQ864 (linux-ipq864) boards. I have configured one of the boards as Access point and ...
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Force wireless adapter to connect 802.11n?
I have an Xiaomi 802.11n USB Wireless Adapter and a TP-Link WR740N wireless Router, the adapter is always connected using 802.11g and the speed of the connection is 54Mps.
Can I force my pc to ...
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802.11ac Router and Adapter Use 802.11n
I have a Linksys WRT1200AC running OpenWRT in 5GHz mode (the 2.4GHz one has a different SSID) with 80MHz width and a TP-LINK Archer T8E AC1750 which connects my computer to the router. They're both in ...
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802.11n CSI tool
I am trying to run a CSI tool
Installation went OK. I can connect to an 802.11n no security AP (ZTE ZXHN H168N V3.1), HT rate, 40 MHz BW; I can ping the AP, but no messages are displayed in the CSI ...
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WMM/WME(802.11e) not working properly in 802.11n?
I'm performing some tests regarding 802.11e (WMM/WME) performance and when doing up-link it isn't working properly.
Im using an Lynksys 1200ac with OpenWrt/LEDE as AP, and two PCs lets say PC1 and ...
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Why isn't my dlink N300 DIR-615 use 5Ghz band?
I have a dlink N300 DIR-615 dual band N router which i have put it in 802.11n mode via router settings but when i attempt to connect it using my mac which supports AC wifi but it only uses 2.4Ghz ...
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Why low Uplink throughput when using EDCF / 802.11 WMM/WME?
I'm performing some tests regarding 802.11e (WMM/WME) performance, and I'm getting some unwanted results.
Im using an Lynksys 1200ac with OpenWrt/LEDE installed as AP, and two PCs lets say PC1 and ...
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What noticeable effects do slow ping times have?
On a network that I volunteer to help maintain, I installed a router that (unfortunately) increases average ping times by almost double - from 17ms (average) to 30ms (average) - for 802.11n 2.4GHz ...
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How often will an unassociated STA scan the network?
Consider an 802.11 STA that is currently unassociated. While unassociated, how often will it scan the network (passively or actively) to determine available APs?
There is enough information about the ...
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Edimax AC1200 supports 802.11ac but only connects via 802.11n; why?
My laptop can connect to my home network using 802.11ac just fine.
However, according to Windows, my Edimax AC1200, only connects to the network via 802.11n.
This is despite the fact that the ...
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Is wireless n only faster than mixed mode? [duplicate]
I thought wireless n is backwards compatible with g and b (and wireless g is backwards compatible with b)? If this is so, why do many home routers have settings to specify "wireless n only"? I have ...
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Google Wifi not working with Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
I just got a Google Wifi, and almost all our devices connect to the new network fine. The exception is an old Windows 7 Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop, which sees the network but isn't able to connect. ...
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Not Able to Connect to Router using WiFi
I have a laptop which is a few years old now. We have recently got a new Netgear ADSL2 modem/router for work which says on its box that it has two WiFi interfaces:
802.11n 2.4GHz (3x3) & 802.11AC ...
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Slow wireless speeds with WiFi card
Using Linksys Gigabit AC5400/EA9500 router with Intel AC7260
Very similar issue with this post
Context here:
I'm running into the exact same problem as per the link above. However, I did turn my ...
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Do WIFI access points relay transmissions or just facilitate transactions between two machines connected to it?
I'm wondering about the specifics of the way infrastructure Wi-Fi devices operate. I'd always assumed that all data is transmitted to the router, and then broadcasted out to the relevant device.
I'd ...
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Why a wifi adapter would suddenly not support wireless N mode?
I have my router set up to only allow n mode (802.11 N Support Required). This has worked to perfection for the last couple months. I started my laptop today and it refuses to connect to the Wifi, ...
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What is the reason for speed jumps in this Wifi transmission?
In this picture:
The X axis is time slots of 5 seconds each and the Y axis is the number of 1KiB packets transmitted in that slot. The blue graph shows the actual number of transmitted packets using ...
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My Intel wireless adapter won't work on 802.11n mode on Windows 10
I recently got a new wireless router (TP-Link TD-W8970) which is set to mixed b/g/n mode but I realised that my Windows 10 computer works only on b or g mode.
My wireless network adapter is an Intel ...
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Is it worth getting a MIMO network adapter?
I will be getting a new 802.11n adapter soon. Will getting a two-antenna MIMO adapter potentially improve bandwidth and/or signal quality if my router does not support MIMO? If yes, how should i ...
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Two 802.11n access points in same LAN bridged through Gigabit Ethernet
I have a wired home Gigabit Ethernet LAN with several PC's and other devices operating correctly over it and one WiFi N access point/switch/gateway.
I have installed another 802.11n access point (the ...
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How to override wifi broadcast speed limit?
In the 802.11 protocol broadcast happens at minimum speeds (usually 1 Mbps) since there is no ACK system to know if the packet has been delivered successfully.
But I want to broadcast a video stream ...
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How to calculate "interference weight" between 20MHz, 40MHz and 11ac 80MHz APs?
I want to know how to calculate the "interference weight" in the combination of APs running on different channel frequencies.
Lets say I have 10 APs in different operating modes, such as 11a, 11a/n ...
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Will setting an access point to 802.11n mode only restrict the ability of 802.11g devices to connect?
I have an access point that allows for 802.11n and 802.11b/g/n modes. If the AP is set to 802.11n mode in the 2.4Ghz spectrum, are 802.11g clients able to connect?
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Can I use a 802.11ac Wifi USB adapter for a 802.11n Wifi network?
I'm planning to purchase an USB Wifi adapter to connect to my wifi which uses 802.11n mode. Can I connect a 802.11ac Wifi adapter to this network or do I need to find specifically a 802.11n USB ...
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Broadcom 802.11n won't connect to home network
This has been very frustrating. I have updated firmware on my old router. I updated bios. Uninstalled wireless card and rebooted. Updated wireless driver. Bought a new router. I get ip address and ...
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Why is my 2.4GHz wireless network so slow?
I am trying to copy a 300MB file from one computer to another via 802.11g / 2.4GHz. My transfer speed is 256KB/second. My signal strength is reported by Windows as excellent.
Any ideas as to why it's ...
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Can a device with a 802.11g NIC see a 802.11ac/n router?
I'm contemplating upgrading to an 802.11ac router. My current router is 802.11n/g. All the wireless devices I have only have 802.11g NICs and can not even see the 802.11n band.
If I upgrade to the ...
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Laptop adapter using 802.11g radio protocol instead of 802.11n
I have a HP Pavilion 15-p007tx Notebook PC which has a IEEE 802.11b/g/n wifi adapter. The speed of the connection is 50Mbps on the home network and the router supports 802.11n protocol. The laptops ...
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Wireless router with both 'AC' and 'N' clients on the 'AC' 5GHz SSID? Is there an impact on speed to either N or AC clients?
My ISP now supports up to 300Mbps down. I would like to buy and configure a wifi router that can offer this speed via WiFi, but can also support max speeds on legacy N clients with no impact to the ...
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Setting channel width with rt2870: iw: Device or resource busy (-16)
I only now found out that my USB WiFi stick is capable of n-WiFi (Edimax EW-7711USn), so naturally, I'd like to get the highest possible speed from it. My link is great, 29dbM and 70/70 quality, but ...
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Any realistic advantage of 802.11ac over 802.11n for a regular home connection?
I am using a 802.11ac Asus - 802.11ac Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless router. Don't have any complains yet but does it really matter to go from a $90 802.11n router to $200 802.11ac router?
In theory, max ...
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How can I tell whether a USB WiFi adaptor supports the Infrastructure mode?
I need a USB WiFi adaptor which supports the Infrastructure mode (not Ad-Hoc) - (i.e. I want to use a laptop as a WiFi access point).
How can I tell which WiFi adaptors support the Infrastructure ...
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