Today I updated my broadband package from 60/3 to 100/6 and received a new router from my isp.
There are various devices connected to the router (which has 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies).
- the tablets connect to the 5GHz connection and achieve the maximum bandwidth (100/6);
- as does a PC directly wired to the router (100/6);
- a laptop (using the 2GHz connection) also connects wirelessly to the router and achieves the maximum bandwidth allocation (100/6).
The issue that I'm having trouble with is two remaining PC's that connect to the router via a wireless usb adapter*. This is connected via the 2GHz signal (the 5GHZ is not shown in the available networks).
These PC's are unable to reach the newly increased maximum download bandwidth. Since upgrading, the download speed remains unaffected from what it was previously i.e. around 46 Mbps. However, the upload speed has increased to the specified allocation (from 3 Mbps to 6 Mbps)
I would appreciate it if anybody could shed any light on why these PC's are unable to reach the increased download speeds?
I?m not sure if this has anything to do with the network speed link in the ?Wireless Network Connection Status? window showing as 65.0 Mbps (?) If so, does this indicate that the issue lies with the wireless usb adapter, despite being listed as 150Mbps download capacity? Or, is there some setting within windows, or on my router that is causing the issue?
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Today I updated my broadband package from 60/3 to 100/6 and received a new router from my isp.
There are various devices connected to the router (which has 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies).
- the tablets connect to the 5GHz connection and achieve the maximum bandwidth (100/6);
- as does a PC directly wired to the router (100/6);
- a laptop (using the 2GHz connection) also connects wirelessly to the router and achieves the maximum bandwidth allocation (100/6).
The issue that I'm having trouble with is two remaining PC's that connect to the router via a wireless usb adapter*. This is connected via the 2GHz signal (the 5GHZ is not shown in the available networks).
*The wireless usb adapter in question is the TP-Link tl-wn722n. http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=tl-wn722n
These PC's are unable to reach the newly increased maximum download bandwidth. Since upgrading, the download speed remains unaffected from what it was previously i.e. around 46 Mbps. However, the upload speed has increased to the specified allocation (from 3 Mbps to 6 Mbps)
I would appreciate it if anybody could shed any light on why these PC's are unable to reach the increased download speeds?
I?m not sure if this has anything to do with the network speed link in the ?Wireless Network Connection Status? window showing as 65.0 Mbps (?) If so, does this indicate that the issue lies with the wireless usb adapter, despite being listed as 150Mbps download capacity? Or, is there some setting within windows, or on my router that is causing the issue?
Thank you
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