[Q] 5GHz 802.11n - Xoom General

I can't for the life of me get my Xoom to see my 5GHz 802.11n network... I have a Linksys E3000 running dd-wrt with one of the connections doing g/n mixed and the other doing straight up 5GHz n. It works fine when I connect with my laptop. The Xoom will of course see and connect to the g/n mixed network no problem using 2.4GHz n.

Are you using 40 MHz channel bandwidths?

mike41423 said:
Are you using 40 MHz channel bandwidths?
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Yeah, I've tried 40 MHz both upper and lower and 20 Mhz.

My xoom sees my 2.4 network with full bars, 5ghz at 50% power even though I am in the same room with the access point...

do you have any other devices hooked up to the WAP?

Does the fact that the Xoom's wifi radio is 2.4ghz N make a difference?
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jvs60 said:
Does the fact that the Xoom's wifi radio is 2.4ghz N make a difference?
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lol, i soo thought it had 5 GHz. Yeah that is a problem lol.
where is my dunce cap.

generic.imitation said:
do you have any other devices hooked up to the WAP?
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No, this is the only device.

I don't have a xoom, but with my X I had to remove a dash from my SSID. I also swear for 5 minutes my X saw my 5ghz band (my router does both simultaneously), but I guess that could have just been the router broadcasting the wrong SSID for the 2.4ghz.

FWIW, I have an 802.11a (5GHz) network at home (nice, 'cause my a-capable WiFi devices don't have to compete with the other ~15 visible 802.11g networks in my area) and I was able to connect to that right away. Pretty surprised, actually, but the BCM4329 is an a/b/g/n capable device, after all.

I'm currently on a 5ghz n only network without issue. Netgear wndr3700.

Just wanted to update everyone in case others find this thread looking for help that I may have found my solution. I came across a post on the Motorola forums that mentioned needing to set the channel to one of a handful of channels, notably, one of the following: 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161. My router is currently set to auto and I have confirmed it is not on a compatible channel at the moment. Unfortunately, I will be unable to test this to confirm it is the problem until I get home in a few days. Will update again then.

jeston said:
Just wanted to update everyone in case others find this thread looking for help that I may have found my solution. I came across a post on the Motorola forums that mentioned needing to set the channel to one of a handful of channels, notably, one of the following: 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161. My router is currently set to auto and I have confirmed it is not on a compatible channel at the moment. Unfortunately, I will be unable to test this to confirm it is the problem until I get home in a few days. Will update again then.
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Strange, mine is on auto and the Xoom connects up to it fine. Very fast and stable.

mobilehavoc said:
Strange, mine is on auto and the Xoom connects up to it fine. Very fast and stable.
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Could be that yours just happens to auto select one of those channels.

jvs60 said:
Does the fact that the Xoom's wifi radio is 2.4ghz N make a difference?
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Where did you see the specification that Xoom's wifi radio is 2.4Ghz? Especially since some people are connecting to their 5Ghz N routers.
Please see: https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/46417?tstart=120

Most WiFi IS 2.4GHz; what sets the Xoom apart is we have the 5GHz "N" and "A" bands, too.

jeston said:
Just wanted to update everyone in case others find this thread looking for help that I may have found my solution. I came across a post on the Motorola forums that mentioned needing to set the channel to one of a handful of channels, notably, one of the following: 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161. My router is currently set to auto and I have confirmed it is not on a compatible channel at the moment. Unfortunately, I will be unable to test this to confirm it is the problem until I get home in a few days. Will update again then.
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Update: Well I'll be damned, that's exactly what the problem was. Changed my channel from Auto, which had selected channel 56 which supposedly is not supported, to channel 48 which supposedly is supported and it showed right up and connected no problem.

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Does Nexus One Froyo have 802.11n?

I'm connected at 54Mbps only. Is there something I need to do to enable it or does it not exist?
Do you have an n router?
Sorry, my bad. I had my settings all messed up from the router. Got it working. Thanks anyway.
Mods, please close =)
Nope, it's time to shame you.
JCopernicus said:
Nope, it's time to shame you.
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LOL
Consider me shamed
Am I the only one that could connect to an N router (set up to allow ONLY N connections) when I was on my brand new EPE54B 2.1 Update 1 AT&T Nexus One when I got it 3 weeks ago?
nxt said:
Am I the only one that could connect to an N router (set up to allow ONLY N connections) when I was on my brand new EPE54B 2.1 Update 1 AT&T Nexus One when I got it 3 weeks ago?
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I can connect to my N router at ERE27, with 65Mbps connection speed
i quess 2.4Ghz? Not the 5..Ghz right?
I can connect to wireless N with my ATT Android 2.1 too
I've got a dual band router. It will not see my 5ghz N band, but will connect on the 2.4ghz band. Fastest i've seen it though is 72Mbps
Does not see or connect to my 5GHz n network.
If i remember correctly, the N1 is missing an antenna for it to access a 5GHz wireless-n signal. Just like my netbook which sucks since my entire university has a 5 GHz wireless-n signal but not 2.4 wireless n
dcplaya said:
If i remember correctly, the N1 is missing an antenna for it to access a 5GHz wireless-n signal. Just like my netbook which sucks since my entire university has a 5 GHz wireless-n signal but not 2.4 wireless n
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That sucks. The whole point of n is the 5GHz spectrum.
802.11n support is only on the 2.4 GHz band. 5 GHz band is not supported.
Also, it's a 1T1R radio (one spectral) vs. 2T2R (2x2 MIMO) like most common 802.11n consumer products meaning it's limited between 65 to 72 Mbps.
Cheers,
Kermee

Does the epic have wireless N?

I've noticed that my wireless N network doesn't appear on my epic is there a setting to turn it on it was advertised as having wireless N right?
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im having the same problem. it says it has n in the specs, but my network dosent show up
Are you running at 5ghz or 2.4Ghz on your home access point? Does the Epic only support 2.4Ghz N?
It does support N right out of the box. My E3000 router shows an active N connectionn when I enable the phone's WiFi.
Im connected to my wireless g network and i've noticed that it disconnects for like 2 seconds and then reconnects right away
Anyway to fix this
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Shows up as N on my router. Interestingly enough, max throughput for both my Epic and Evo are approximately 11 mbps.
done12many2 said:
Shows up as N on my router. Interestingly enough, max throughput for both my Epic and Evo are approximately 11 mbps.
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theres probably an 802.11b device on your network. The network has to drop down to the speed of the slowest device on the network and b devices operate at 11 mbps
bsnyder217 said:
Im connected to my wireless g network and i've noticed that it disconnects for like 2 seconds and then reconnects right away
Anyway to fix this
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Force it to run on N only.
"how do I do that?"
Manual or google specific model.
It would be specific to your router. My epic is connecting to my single band 2.4ghz router. To force it, you'll need to access the router through your browser, like you would to change the network id or password.
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theres probably an 802.11b device on your network. The network has to drop down to the speed of the slowest device on the network and b devices operate at 11 mbps
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That would seem unlikely - most modern routers support mixed-mode operation. I can push over 80 Mbit on my N-based laptop over 2.4GHz with b devices connected. On the 5GHz band, I get closer to 112 Mbit, but that's a different point entirely.
Both the Evo, Captivate, and Epic seem to top out, for me, at around 9-11Mbit. This is probably a processing limitation, WiFi chipset limitation, or chipset bandwidth limitation more than anything else.

[POLL] Wireless N users! What speeds are you connecting at?

What connection speed are you getting to your router? For some reason I can not get above 65Mbs connection. All my laptops connect at the 150Mbs. Any tweaks that you guys know of to increase this?
Dumb question. Is Wireless N on by default on the Evo these days?
thenags said:
Dumb question. Is Wireless N on by default on the Evo these days?
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Yes it is.
72 Mbps using MIUI's latest ROM.
Where can I see the connection speed?
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I connect at 72 mbps using cm 6.1.2.
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MrSpain said:
Where can I see the connection speed?
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Settings/wireless& networks/ wifi settings/ click the router your connected too and an info window will pop up.
There are probably apps available to give you wifi and router information also, I haven't checked.
The highest I've seen on mine was 54 Mbps.
I only see 65mbps with full signal, literally in the same room as my router, regardless of what router I use.
So folks seeing 100+: What router you usin', and are you lying?
So what am I doing wrong? I top out at about 30Mbps on my budget cable connection wired or wireless to the laptop. Speedtest.net app maxes out at 10 to the Evo.
72 mbps here completely stock
phatmanxxl said:
Settings/wireless& networks/ wifi settings/ click the router your connected too and an info window will pop up.
There are probably apps available to give you wifi and router information also, I haven't checked.
The highest I've seen on mine was 54 Mbps.
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Had a blonde moment there, my bad, thanks.
But ****, I don't even see my N network. My netgear router has dual channel, and I only see the wireless G signal on my evo. The N network doesn't even show up!
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MrSpain said:
Had a blonde moment there, my bad, thanks.
But ****, I don't even see my N network. My netgear router has dual channel, and I only see the wireless G signal on my evo. The N network doesn't even show up!
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The evo 4g supports 2.4GHz 802.11n, not 5GHz. This may be your issue.
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My Evo shows the connection at 65mbps but I've only ever achieved between 6 and 7 mbps using Xtremelabs Speedtest. Annoying since my net package is supposed to be up to 15 mbps but I guess that's only going to be under perfect circumstances.
tempe38 said:
My Evo shows the connection at 65mbps but I've only ever achieved between 6 and 7 mbps using Xtremelabs Speedtest. Annoying since my net package is supposed to be up to 15 mbps but I guess that's only going to be under perfect circumstances.
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its the phone, I have a 10 mb connection my phone always says 4 to 8, but my loptop always gets the full 9 to 10 MB download speed.
phatmanxxl said:
its the phone, I have a 10 mb connection my phone always says 4 to 8, but my loptop always gets the full 9 to 10 MB download speed.
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+1 exactly.
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phatmanxxl said:
its the phone, I have a 10 mb connection my phone always says 4 to 8, but my loptop always gets the full 9 to 10 MB download speed.
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Eh, sometimes I get better with my other computers, sometimes not. I mean, my PC connects at 300mbps but there's no way I'm actually going to get that from the internet with my plan only at 15. I think some folks may have some confusion that the settings are only telling you the network connection, not necessarily the internet speed.
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So what am I doing wrong? I top out at about 30Mbps on my budget cable connection wired or wireless to the laptop. Speedtest.net app maxes out at 10 to the Evo.
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That's the downstream bandwidth, which seems actually pretty good.
What we're talking about is intra-network throughput. Speed in which your device communicates with your router.
I had to install a modified wireless kernel module to get N back after the 2.3 Gingerbread update. Or one can install a custom kernel which includes the wireless N fix such as freedom or chopsuey.
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WiFi 802.11n

This question has probably been asked before, and i'm sorry for repeating it, if so.
But can someone tell me if it's even possible to get more than 54Mbps in link speed on A101?
I've seen screenshots of link speeds at 65Mbps, but i can't get higher than 802.11g speed. And, yes i know that the link speed is just a theoretical speed, but since this device is supposed to be able to handle 802.11n (at least for my knowledge), it would be great to get n speed working. My wireless router is a Netgear WNR1000 v3.
Thanks in advance.
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grassfrog said:
This question has probably been asked before, and i'm sorry for repeating it, if so.
But can someone tell me if it's even possible to get more than 54Mbps in link speed on A101?
I've seen screenshots of link speeds at 65Mbps, but i can't get higher than 802.11g speed. And, yes i know that the link speed is just a theoretical speed, but since this device is supposed to be able to handle 802.11n (at least for my knowledge), it would be great to get n speed working. My wireless router is a Netgear WNR1000 v3.
Thanks in advance.
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I don't think it has 5GHz radio.
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I don't think it has 5GHz radio.
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But i think the WNR1000 runs at 2.4GHz. Not 5..
I'm on 2.1.03 and my 101 connects to my d-link router via 802.11n (confirmed on the router) but the 101 says 54mbps reguardless of actual rate.
Apparently, the max speed on this device is 65 mbps because of a hardware limitation. I think this is total BS because this device is marketed as supporting wireless N. The only real difference between N and G are the speeds, so saying that it supports N and not having it support the N speeds is really retarded.
Then again, I could be misinformed. I hope I am, but AFAIK, it's a hardware limitation.
Doesn't [email protected] require 40MHz channel width? Maybe the tablets don't support 40Mhz channel widths.
**EDIT**
Just set my wireless to 40MHz channel width only and the archos connected fine.
Just because the box says it supports 802.11n wifi networks, it doesn't however, make any claims as to the rate at which it connects to such networks.
I'm a little disappointed that archos chose to implement the bare minimum to qualify for 802.11n. If you do actually read the N white-paper, it doesn't really REQUIRE all that much. It doesn't require 40mhz, and it certainly doesn't require higher speeds. There is MUCH more to the N implementation than just throughput. However just doing the least amount of work to get your N badge is disingenuous.
I've connected my 70IT to a Cisco controller based network that I administer, and I can't get above a 54mbit connection either connected to a 1252 or a 3500 series AP with a 4400 WLC all on the newest code. I do connect at MSC07 which is an N code. I only have 20Mhz enabled on my 2.4 band though and will not be able to test 40Mhz...
I'm not certain if they can make updates to software that can add more N features or not. If so, I wish they would add it to their TODO.
I can't post a link to the whitepaper being a new user, but google for
802.11n mandatory optional whitepaper
and you'll find it on the 2nd link.
Ok, thanks for the information. To bad it seems that i have to stick with g speeds.

Nexus Play does not like 5ghz N network..disconects

I posted about having trouble the first time getting it connected to my 5Ghz network but i got that to work finally.
Now the issue is it will say it is connected and it will work fine....until i leave it for the night. when i come back to it the player will say im connected to the network but there is no internet. have to disconnect and reconnect for it to work. Going to try it on my 2.4ghz network tonight.
They need to get to squashing these bugs!!!
mine has been running on my 5ghz n network since I opened it up a few hours ago no issue....then again it is like 3 inches from the router. If your router is a good distance from the device 2.4ghz would be better as it generally has a longer reach than 5ghz or at least that is my findings as anything in my bedroom has a hard time connecting to my 5ghz as apposed to the 2.4
Well my router is right next to my Nexus player... Maybe it's the router that is the issue. Have to check more into it. Been meaning to upgrade to an ac router anyway
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jerflash said:
Well my router is right next to my Nexus player... Maybe it's the router that is the issue. Have to check more into it. Been meaning to upgrade to an ac router anyway
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You and me both especially since I have at least 3 devices that support AC.
if you are a fan of linksys/belkin, the wrt1900 is a tough router.
i currently use a ea9200 (ac3200) which is a tri band router. 2 5ghz bands and one 2.4. i would seriously consider moving up to ac1900 based routers...
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You and me both especially since I have at least 3 devices that support AC.
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Ya... Almost all my devices hat are not wired support ac now... Have to see what to do.
marctronixx said:
if you are a fan of linksys/belkin, the wrt1900 is a tough router.
i currently use a ea9200 (ac3200) which is a tri band router. 2 5ghz bands and one 2.4. i would seriously consider moving up to ac1900 based routers...
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I'm using he n66u right now. Hiring of selling it for something else. Have not used linksys for awhile now. Maybe give it a shot
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