Posted November 22, 2017
Sometimes it's amazing to me how smart folks are that program, think of, and implement all of this stuff. But then sometimes I'm also amazed at how how difficult it still is when you come across something that no one, even the smart ones with lots of experience, can explain. I'm sure I've got another one but thought I'd ask here on the one in a million chance that someone can at least explain it if not fix it.
My cable modem has a router "built in" in that it's one piece of equipment. And this router actually broadcasts TWO bands of wi-fi, one at 2.4Ghz and one at 5Ghz. And I've named them two different networks so that I have one for me and when my nephews come over I can direct them to the other. Nobody fights for bandwidth.
On this here laptop, both networks show up as options to sign onto (along with about four or five others... apparently my neighbors on every side of me also has wi-fi LOL). But when I went to put my wi-fi printer on the network, ONLY ONE of them shows up, and of course, it's the one I don't want to use (the 2.4 Ghz one). It shows the name of that one, but not the other one. There is an option to manually enter the name of the network you want to sign onto, but when I enter it, it says "ERROR: network now found".
My laptop is further away from the router, and is one a different floor then the router. The printer is the room right next to it. And the printer is sitting in the EXACT SAME SPOT (as is the router) that it used to sit in and work fine before they changed modems on me. And the one wi-fi the printer does pick up shows 100% reception. It's NOT an issue of it being out of range or whatever.
Any guesses?
My cable modem has a router "built in" in that it's one piece of equipment. And this router actually broadcasts TWO bands of wi-fi, one at 2.4Ghz and one at 5Ghz. And I've named them two different networks so that I have one for me and when my nephews come over I can direct them to the other. Nobody fights for bandwidth.
On this here laptop, both networks show up as options to sign onto (along with about four or five others... apparently my neighbors on every side of me also has wi-fi LOL). But when I went to put my wi-fi printer on the network, ONLY ONE of them shows up, and of course, it's the one I don't want to use (the 2.4 Ghz one). It shows the name of that one, but not the other one. There is an option to manually enter the name of the network you want to sign onto, but when I enter it, it says "ERROR: network now found".
My laptop is further away from the router, and is one a different floor then the router. The printer is the room right next to it. And the printer is sitting in the EXACT SAME SPOT (as is the router) that it used to sit in and work fine before they changed modems on me. And the one wi-fi the printer does pick up shows 100% reception. It's NOT an issue of it being out of range or whatever.
Any guesses?
Post edited November 22, 2017 by OldFatGuy