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Can't see New 5G Gateway name in my list of available wifi networks
I have two Dell laptops, one is on Windows 11 and the other is a bit older and can only go to Windows 10. I bought a new Tmobile 5G gateway. The newer Dell sees both Wifi names (2.4GHaz and 5GHtz). N...
Maybe your old Dell doesn’t like the combined bands with 1 SSID. There are reports of IOT devices having problems. Try creating a new 2.4ghz SSID and see if your Win10 Dell picks it up.
One thing I noticed with my Arcyadia gateway is that it goes into DFS bands sometimes and my Roku would not see it. I was scratching my head for the longest time until I used Wifi Scanner app (android) to find that out. Then I forgot about it later and scratched my head again. Only to rediscover the DFS channel issue. LOL
Maybe your old Dell doesn’t like the combined bands with 1 SSID. There are reports of IOT devices having problems. Try creating a new 2.4ghz SSID and see if your Win10 Dell picks it up.
One thing I noticed with my Arcyadia gateway is that it goes into DFS bands sometimes and my Roku would not see it. I was scratching my head for the longest time until I used Wifi Scanner app (android) to find that out. Then I forgot about it later and scratched my head again. Only to rediscover the DFS channel issue. LOL
