i cant see my 5 ghz wireless N ssid name on lap top

kvnwds43 · 17 Dec 2011 at 10:11

hi guys ive got a msi gt680 lap top and recently bought a asus rtn56u dual band router to make the most of my 50mb connection , the thing isi can connect to the 2.4 ghz ssd band no problem ! but i cant even see the 5ghz ssd at all when i search for a wireless lan , i think the intel wifi 1000 bgn adapter is built in to the lap top ! is it a case that this adapter isnt comatible with the 5ghz band and i need a new wireless adapter or am i doing something wrong ......seasons greetings to everyone by the way

horrorwood · 17 Dec 2011 at 10:23

Yep that is the problem. The intel wifi 1000 is only 2.4ghz, I had the same thing.

I am also using the RT-N56U and I changed my laptops wireless card to the Killer-N 1102.

Mainly due to this review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4590/bigfoots-killern-1102-wireless-networking-vs-the-world/1

I actually found my performance on 2.4ghz was a lot better after the wireless card upgrade too.

kvnwds43 · 17 Dec 2011 at 11:00

wireless n problems

thanks horrorwood , did you install that bigfoot card yourself or did you get a firm to fit it for you and if you did where ? , other than that its a normal usb adapter job i spose .thanks

horrorwood · 22 Dec 2011 at 17:57

kvnwds43 said:
thanks horrorwood , did you install that bigfoot card yourself or did you get a firm to fit it for you and if you did where ? , other than that its a normal usb adapter job i spose .thanks

They are very easy to fit yourself, just two screws on the bottom of my laptop (xps l502x).

Most laptops have the wireless card accessable on the bottom underneath the small panel.