Wifi Dongle recommendations?

[TommyV]

Hello all,

We've just had a new net connection put into the house (70~ mb upto 500mb, huzzah!)

Unfortunately my step-stons PC simply won't find the new network (ASUS PCE-N15 11n). I've tried all the standard tinkering to get his current PCI-E card to find it with no luck.
He'll only be sat about 2 metres away on the other side of the wall where a node is currently setup.

Can anyone recommend a reliable USB dongle/pci-express card that will do the trick? There's about 1000 of them on the rainforest, any suggestions welcome!

 

[TommyV]

Hi Avalon,

Agreed, bit the bullet and ran a cable. It's a bit unsightly but is a means to an end.

The little git is getting the full 500mb, even over an extender! I'm getting 420 max from the same node, cabled in also. I'm sure there is a perfectly valid reason for it, but a problem for another day!

 

[TommyV]

If you were to get one, I've used this one recently:

Nighthawk Tri-Band USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter – A8000 | WiFi 6E | NETGEAR

Need USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter? Check out Netgear A8000, AXE3000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter with top speeds, power, and performance. Buy now!

www.netgear.com

For an old laptop that didn't have WiFi 6 / 6E. Had no problems with it. That was on Windows 11 as well.

Hope that helps.

Really appreciate the help Firegod, saved in my bookmarks in the event the misses gets sick of the cable!