- Nov 18, 2024
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I recently got an Asus WiFi 6 router (xt8) in India. Despite claiming that it supports 160Mhz, it does not connect using 160Mhz and uses on 80Mhz channel width. In other words, I have 900Mbps connection but I am able to get only upto 600/650Mbps due to interference. I use M3 Max MacBook Pro. I used the same laptop in Thailand and I got 900Mbps+ when using Wifi 6 with 120Mhz channel width (so laptop is not an issue). Following points made me ask this question
- Client (laptop) and server (Router) negotiate how to connect. Apparently, it is the router that dictates what all is supported. Router advertises what is called Country Code and not the client. Country code defines what all bands would be supported and what channel width will be supported.
- I have set the region to USA in the router but it still won't connect on 160Mhz.
- I also read that some routers can also hardcode the region based on the region where the device is meant to be sold. This is making me think that if I get a router from the USA, at-least the hardcoded support would be present for 6Ghz and 160Mhz channel width.
- I don't know if the router would still disable 6Ghz and 160Mhz when it knows the IP it is connected to (IP are allocated per region and it is possible to determine country from IP address). Link: https://lite.ip2location.com/india-ip-address-ranges
- My laptop was bought in India but it connected on 160Mhz outside the country which makes me believe that laptop has no restrictions. All restrictions are dictated by the router.
If someone has gotten USA router in India and has successfully gotten 6Ghz Band or 160Mhz channel width working, I would love to know and which router model was it.
- Client (laptop) and server (Router) negotiate how to connect. Apparently, it is the router that dictates what all is supported. Router advertises what is called Country Code and not the client. Country code defines what all bands would be supported and what channel width will be supported.
- I have set the region to USA in the router but it still won't connect on 160Mhz.
- I also read that some routers can also hardcode the region based on the region where the device is meant to be sold. This is making me think that if I get a router from the USA, at-least the hardcoded support would be present for 6Ghz and 160Mhz channel width.
- I don't know if the router would still disable 6Ghz and 160Mhz when it knows the IP it is connected to (IP are allocated per region and it is possible to determine country from IP address). Link: https://lite.ip2location.com/india-ip-address-ranges
- My laptop was bought in India but it connected on 160Mhz outside the country which makes me believe that laptop has no restrictions. All restrictions are dictated by the router.
If someone has gotten USA router in India and has successfully gotten 6Ghz Band or 160Mhz channel width working, I would love to know and which router model was it.
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