Looking for some help. My router just died after great service for 4 years. I have purchased top of the line dual band routers as a replacement. I have three printers - all have NIC cards, 2 of 3 have wireless (Epson WP-4530 and HP office jet 8500 premier)
Routers I tried Asus RT-Ac66R and Netgear R6300. Working with Internet from surfboard 6141 Modem with Bright House connection at 67mb down, 5.5mb up.
With Asus router, and printers connected wireless, I have to be connected at 2.4 ghz to print, and print is VERY slow (1 page minute tops - used to be 10 pages a minute minimum, just black & white text). More than 3 pages in que it locks up. Cannot print from PC when connected at 5ghz (blazing fast, wireless speeds at 50mb on N card. Tried hooking printers up via Ethernet (Asus router to gigabit switch to printer). Same issue. Very slow or no printing. Even connected printer via Ethernet directly to Asus router still slow print, 3 or more pages gives error.
Netgear not as fast wireless, but can print, but only when PC is connected at 2.4ghz. Computer again does not "see" printer when connected at 5ghz, even if printer is connected Ethernet. Basically, no luck at all with these routers, since 5ghz appears "disconnected" from any printer on 2.4ghz.
I LOVE the range (power) and speed of the dual band, but I need to print.
I see two choices:
what is best wireless N router with MIMO? That only runs at 2.4ghz
Is there I dual band router where internally the 2.4ghz can connect to 5ghz so my PC can see my printer no matter what band.
Ready to just buy a cheap N router and live with slower speeds - but it was SO NICE to be connected at 50mbs plus..
Thought I saw somewhere where D-Link had a option where you could isolate 2.4/5ghz internal to router, or uncheck the box and 2.4/5ghz could cross over internal to the router
Looking for real good high speed router so I can surf at extreme rates, but yet print to printers in another room via wireless (printers only recognize 2.4ghz)
Thank You!
Ralph
Routers I tried Asus RT-Ac66R and Netgear R6300. Working with Internet from surfboard 6141 Modem with Bright House connection at 67mb down, 5.5mb up.
With Asus router, and printers connected wireless, I have to be connected at 2.4 ghz to print, and print is VERY slow (1 page minute tops - used to be 10 pages a minute minimum, just black & white text). More than 3 pages in que it locks up. Cannot print from PC when connected at 5ghz (blazing fast, wireless speeds at 50mb on N card. Tried hooking printers up via Ethernet (Asus router to gigabit switch to printer). Same issue. Very slow or no printing. Even connected printer via Ethernet directly to Asus router still slow print, 3 or more pages gives error.
Netgear not as fast wireless, but can print, but only when PC is connected at 2.4ghz. Computer again does not "see" printer when connected at 5ghz, even if printer is connected Ethernet. Basically, no luck at all with these routers, since 5ghz appears "disconnected" from any printer on 2.4ghz.
I LOVE the range (power) and speed of the dual band, but I need to print.
I see two choices:
what is best wireless N router with MIMO? That only runs at 2.4ghz
Is there I dual band router where internally the 2.4ghz can connect to 5ghz so my PC can see my printer no matter what band.
Ready to just buy a cheap N router and live with slower speeds - but it was SO NICE to be connected at 50mbs plus..
Thought I saw somewhere where D-Link had a option where you could isolate 2.4/5ghz internal to router, or uncheck the box and 2.4/5ghz could cross over internal to the router
Looking for real good high speed router so I can surf at extreme rates, but yet print to printers in another room via wireless (printers only recognize 2.4ghz)
Thank You!
Ralph