5GHz networking not showing

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Virgin have recently installed 60MB fibre and a Supberhub 2 (a lot better than the SH1 I previously had). The router is broadcasting in g and n; tablets and phones see both networks fine however both my PCs don't. The HTPC next to the router refuses to see the 5GHz network at all, using a TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbp Wireless Lite N (V1) adapter in that. I have tried installing the Atheros drivers instead of the default Windows driver - no luck. In fact the TP Link drivers from their website were acting funny. Both the driver and utility would not install as it said the device wasn't plugged in, it definitely was. I had to manually install the driver and all variations of the driver (TP Link/Windows/Atheros) still won't allow the utility to see the card. Absolutely no problems with the 2.4GHz network.

Same problem for my main rig in the room next door (Asus USB-N53 Wireless) though I think it couldn't see either, doubt it's distance as all other devices work fine in my room (less then 15 feet from the router) and anywhere else in the flat including upstairs.

Scratching my head at this, the only common thing between the two machines is Windows 8. Any ideas.
 
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Those wifi cards do not support 5Ghz so that's why it wont see them. Had the same issue myself. I am pretty sure you need a triple antenna wifi card that supports 300/450Mbps to support 5Ghz. That's why it works fine with 2.4Ghz but wont see a SSID on a WAP that is using 5Ghz.
 
LOL don't worry, I had the same problem.. :o I do use mainly cables 1Gb but my PC is currently using a Gigabyte Z77X-WiFi and as it had 2 x antenna I thought it was a 5Ghz capable card but it isn't, its just a 2.4Ghz 150mbps card. Unfortunately my iphone 4S doesn't support it either and I am surprised your tablets/phones do. Do you use the same SSID for both the 2.4Ghz and the 5Ghz access point?
 
They share the same VXXXX name but one has 2G at the end and the other 5G. A follow up question:

I have a TP Link WDR3600 router, my HP Microserver N54L and the Superhub 2. Before we received the internet I added the N54L to the TP Link network so my house mates could stream all the content from the box to their devices. This was done through Emit on Android and also through the N54L's TP Link 150Mbps card.

After Virgin's installation I thought I would change the SH2 to modem mode and have the WDR3600 do all the work and then plug in the N54L into it via ethernet. However when I activate the NIC on the N54L the machine struggles to boot and if you do none of the USB devices work. I also couldn't get the modem mode to work; at my previous house I simply switched modes and popped an ethernet between the SH and WDR3600. This time the internet simply didn't work. Any ideas?

My question is what is the best configuration to use? Will the N54L manage to push any content (SD up to 1080p) to the preferred router through the 150Mbps card sufficiently? I tried connecting the N54L to the SH2 network but Emit didn't seem to work. Can the SH2 do all I need? It certainly seems to be doing a good job for distance/connection.
 
Unfortunately I cant really help as I only have a older proliant microserver but I have that upstairs along with another PC and my HTPC in my bedroom via a 4 port gigabit switch and one cable goes downstairs and connects to the SH2 (Previously the SH1) and then I have 3 cables that go under the floor to my PS3/HTPC/360. I did originally try modem mode but as I was using static ip at the time it wouldn't work then I was going to change it and use my netgear router with dd-wrt firmware but never got round to it. I am assuming that the microserver only has problems with the nic if its connected to the SH2?
 
It only has problems with the NIC when you enable it in the BIOS. I haven't actually been able to use it as I can't either get into Windows or if I do, use it as they keyboard or mouse don't work. The port works as the lights come on when enabled and a cable is plugged in. Microserver forum reckons it's a conflict issue and I should strip the machine down to the bare minimum to see if the problem still persists.
 
If it's still under warranty I would rma it. My friend has one with an extra 4 drives on a sas controller with no problems with conflictions or problems with the nic. See if there is a new bios that may help. If that doesn't work and it's not under warranty it probably better to stick a standalone nic in it and see if it does the same.
 
Can someone confirm my TP Link router and the SH2 should work fine together, specifically the SH2 using modem mode?

Turns out the NIC not working is Windows/HP conflict as others are having the same problem. Only thing I can do is leave is disabled for now.
 
The other ground floor bedroom is a bit of a WiFi dead zone, it really isn't that far away but the thick walls between must play a part. Signal for both 5/2.4Ghz drops significantly to 0-1 bars. Would a WiFi extender be a good solution? My housemate basically wants better signal for his Nexus 7 in his bedroom.
 
A quick google of the Asus USB-N53 shows that it's 5Ghz compatible. This rig should in theory be able to see and use the 5Ghz band. (Apologies if this has been mentioned, I only did a quick skim of the thread).
 
I assumed it would do when I bought it but didn't check when someone suggested earlier it doesn't. How strange! My ancient HP Touchpad running 4.1.2 picks up the 5GHz network but my house mate's Nexus (2012) doesn't. Odd.

Installing the utility for the N53 seemed to do the trick.
 
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So close. I seem to have no problems getting the internet through ethernet with the SH2 in modem mode. However it won't work through WiFi; I have disabled DHCP in the router settings and set the LAN IP at 192.168.0.50. What am I missing?
 
If the SH2 is in modem mode then the attached router needs to take over all of its functions, including DHCP. Something needs to assign IP addresses to your devices (unless you manually configure everything with a static IP).
 
So I basically don't need to change any of the settings in the router settings? I tried this method a couple of weeks back I had the same problem.
 
You shouldn't need to change much, if anything.

One thing that's possibly worth trying is a change to address range for the attached router. The LAN and WAN sides will need to be using different ranges or it won't be able to route (anything except 192.168.0.x and 192.168.100.x would be safe.
 
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