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Quick question about internet speed vs wifi speed.

You guys please quit bitching each other, both your suggestions and those of other contributors were valuable to this thread.

SnakeDoctor said:
Wireless N 300 you would be limited to 37.5MBPS at 100% signal
Wireless Ac is the only option

Your current wifi signal looks to be at 83db which is pretty weak signal
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jsfitz54 said:
As a last ditch effort, try setting channel mode to 5ghz and reboot.

My old dlink dwa-160 would need a reboot for settings to fix properly.

Then it's time to upgrade to AC. https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USB-AC68/
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I'm set at 5Ghz, I rebooted, and this is what I get:

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So I guess buying that Asus Dongle which supports AC will make everything better. :)
 
It can completely depend on the wifi device being used. I have a Linksys USB device on my tower, my iPhone 7, and my Macbook Pro for work. They all connect to my router at 802.11ac 867MBit but, the tower only gets up to 190MBit whereas the iPhone and Macbook Pro can get as high at 230Mbit. So when it comes to wireless, even drivers make a heck of a difference when it comes to bandwidth. Wireless is a convenience, not the performance option. It's nice that we have better and faster wireless than we had before but, the reality is that it's imperfect and that it will never hold a candle to using a cable.
 
I'm no expert when it comes to networking, but I do get by...:).

I'd like to add a +1 to Bumblebee's post....I've been using wireless on my main devices for about a decade(since I set up my Ooma). I've had much better stability(and strength of signal) using pci-e adapters vs. dongles. If this is for a desktop...and you have a spare pci-e slot....I'd recommend you look in that direction. I was shocked at how much better my signal was compared to the ASUS dongle I had been using. Essentially...set it...and forget it.

:),

Liquid Cool
 
@Black Panther

Was doing some reading of reviews here: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315106

Review said adapter uses realtek chip(now MediaTek) I know from my dwa-160 that this software worked best, and you need to use this software: https://www.mediatek.com/products/connectivity-and-networking/legacy-products

My chip was RT2870, I'm guessing yours might be the same.

I'm sure you ordered the new AC adapter and that is the way to go for the future but you may find another use for the old one.
 
There are allot of venerable in play here. Try and post the results
 
OMG.

Asus Dongle is here and here are my speeds!
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Wowzies I'm so happy!! :D
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It worked!!! :D :D :D
 
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Yeah, you might want to edit out your IP address on the speed rating page. ;)
 
newtekie1 said:
Yeah, you might want to edit out your IP address on the speed rating page. ;)
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No need, it's already changed to a very different one ;)
 
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