[SOLVED] Why can't my PCI Wifi card see my own network but can see others nearby?

[Akos__]

I bought an Asus PCE-N15 Wifi card for my gf's desktop pc, installed it, updated the driver and somehow it cannot see my own SSID but it can see like 15 others in the area. I separated my 2,4 and 5 GHz networks into two separate SSID-s since this card only works in 2,4 GHz range. I googled my problem and tried resetting network stack, reinstalling the driver both from windows recommended and the asus site, tried almost every trick Google offered me and yes, even restarted the router. Yet somehow it doesn't see my own WiFi. Can anyone please help me?

 

[kanewolf]

I bought an Asus PCE-N15 Wifi card for my gf's desktop pc, installed it, updated the driver and somehow it cannot see my own SSID but it can see like 15 others in the area. I separated my 2,4 and 5 GHz networks into two separate SSID-s since this card only works in 2,4 GHz range. I googled my problem and tried resetting network stack, reinstalling the driver both from windows recommended and the asus site, tried almost every trick Google offered me and yes, even restarted the router. Yet somehow it doesn't see my own WiFi. Can anyone please help me?

Basics -- any strange characters in the SSID? Using channel 13 ? Using 40Mhz channel width?

 

[Akos__]

Basics -- any strange characters in the SSID? Using channel 13 ? Using 40Mhz channel width?

SSID is about 12 characters just letters. It's using channel 11 atm, and I don't know where to check channel width.
I'm using a Technicolor FGA2233 MAG router.

 

[kanewolf]

SSID is about 12 characters just letters. It's using channel 11 atm, and I don't know where to check channel width.
I'm using a Technicolor FGA2233 MAG router.

Channel width would be a setting in the WIFI options of the router.
Have the SSID "hidden" (not broadcast) in the router?

 

[Akos__]

Channel width would be a setting in the WIFI options of the router.
Have the SSID "hidden" (not broadcast) in the router?

found it, it was on auto (20/40) and the SSID is broadcast. I set the channel width to 20 and still nothing.

 

[Akos__]

Found the solution. The standard was set on 802.11b/g/n/ax and I set it to 802.11b/g/n and it solved it.