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‎12-27-2011 03:29 AM

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I have a DV7-6113cl Laptop. it has a Ralink RT5390 802.11/b/g/n WiFi Adapter and I cannot connect to my 5.0 ghz wifi router. I can only connect to my 2.4 ghz router, the router is a Asus RT-N56U Dual Band Router 802.11 g/b/n/a.

The 2.4 ghz is 802.11 g/b while,

the 5.0 ghz is 802.11 n/a.

 

Please help me, I need to connect to the 5.0 ghz because the signal of the 2.4 ghz is only 1 bar if im in my room.

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‎12-28-2011 04:01 PM - edited ‎12-28-2011 04:02 PM

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The Ralink RT5390 is 2.4 GHz only.

 

Try moving your router or setting it to a different channel.

 

Banhien is only partially correct. While 802.11a runs on 5 GHz, you're right in thinking that 802.11n can do 2.4 or 5.

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‎12-27-2011 03:39 AM

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Hi,

 

5 GHz Wi-Fi is 802.11a, and that is not included in "Ralink RT5390 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter." Please also refer to this:

 

  http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless80211/f/dual-band-wireless.htm

 

In short, the adapter on your machine CAN NOT pick up 5GHz.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎12-28-2011 04:01 PM - edited ‎12-28-2011 04:02 PM

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The Ralink RT5390 is 2.4 GHz only.

 

Try moving your router or setting it to a different channel.

 

Banhien is only partially correct. While 802.11a runs on 5 GHz, you're right in thinking that 802.11n can do 2.4 or 5.

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