The Ethernet still maintains the same unusable download speed.
At the current time, the PC has even ceased displaying Wi-Fi as a network option within the task bar and network settings. Surprisingly, resetting the PC made it capable of finding Wi-Fi networks for a period of about 8 hours before it lost the ability, but it wasn't able to use the home Wi-Fi beyond 18Kb/s within that timeframe. I then tried resetting network adapters to factory settings, and then resetting the PC entirely when that didn't help. I tried using support assist to scan hardware and optimize network but there was no tangible result from that. My other devices have no issues with the Wi-Fi either, and when they're shutoff it doesn't make it any easier for the Aurora. I've tried using the same Ethernet cord on other devices to see if it was faulty, but was unable to find any issues with it. At a few points in the week the Aurora would suddenly be capable of finding Wi-Fi and maintaining an average of 50Mb/s through Ethernet, but these episodes would last at most a couple hours. So I connected it to the modem with ethernet, which made it capable of maintaining a 600Kb/s download speed, which is far below the speed I was expecting. But when I was able to I noticed that the Aurora just wasn't able to discover any Wi-Fi networks, despite it previously finding the home Wi-FI and using it during installation and the first few days of use. During the first few days I wasn't able to observe any issues to the length of time I was able to use it due to work and other obligations. If a 802.11ac device is configured in ac only mode, access point and router networks that are not configured for ac mode may not be seen by the system.I've had my Aurora R14 for about a week now. This can cause systems to drop off the network or have greatly degraded performance if they stay connected.Ĩ02.11ac supports both 2.4 and 5 GHz transmission bands, but use wider RF ranges (80MHz vs 40MHz in 802.11n) and multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) streams (up to 8). Single band wireless cards, lacking the flexibility of switching to the bands with the most available bandwidth. Single band wireless cards work well in low density environments of 20 systems or less but have been shown to be problematic in high density applications. This often develops as an issue in school/college/business environments where there is a high density of wireless devices. Here is a Cisco router example.ĭual band vs Single band in high traffic wireless environments. Knowing the model and firmware versions of your networking devices is key in researching this type of issue. Some older technologies are compatible, but require updates.
Consult your hardware manufacturer for recommended placement for hardware and firmware updates that improve performance.Ĭheck for possible incompatibilities with existing network infrastructure.
This may require a different hardware disposition as the new technology may require different spacing to take advantage of new features that were not factors on the older hardware.
Older hardware will need to be updated with newer devices. Routers/APs with less than 2 years in the field may be upgradable with firmware updates to support some/all 802.11ac features. Having the newest wireless devices in your system is ineffective if your network is unable to take advantage of the new technology.
Update the router/access points of your network.
You can get drivers for your Dell wireless cards on the Dell support website.
(802.11n wasn't even completely standardized when it first shipped, hence Draft N naming of the 1st 802.11n products. Due to this, updates and improvements to drivers and to a lesser extent firmware are the normal status the first year or two that a new standard is fielded. Manufacturers try to completely debug their products before they enter mainstream use, but pre-production testing cannot reveal every compatibility issue or every possible configuration.
Make sure that you have the latest driver for your 802.11ac network card. The suggestions below will help to ensure that you get the maximum performance from your 802.11ac devices. What should I do to ensure best performance on my network? While 802.11ac is backwards compatible with 802.11 a,b,g,n technology there may be performance trade offs encountered if a coherent deployment plan is not used when adding this technology to your network. 802.11ac specific troubleshooting Due to 801.11ac being a new standard (2011 initial release), it is expected that there will be issues fielding these products in existing network structures.