It could be either of the following problems:In this piece, we are going to talk about different ways to find out the reason behind and solution for5G WiFi not showing up issue.
Started googling and found these comments here which seem to indicate that Windows 10 broke something the last few weeks.Great article, thank you. The latest driver must be having some issue, thus, your PC is unable to connect to or detect 5GHz bandwidth.Here are the steps to Roll Back WiFi Driver update:If your PC hardware is not compatible with 5GHz WiFi bandwidth, you might want to consult with your PC manufacturer’s help desk to see if something can be done to upgrade it.None of these solutions fixed my issue. So there were some storms that came in and messed up some wiring outside my apartment.
Just FYI I see driver Qualcomm rather than dellMy USB WLAN is RTL8192DU, Radio types supported: 802.11n 802.11n 802.11b 802.11g 802.11a (it means both 2.4G and 5G band), (Under Win7 I can manually edit driver file/ or edit registry for working in 5G band, But I can’t do in Win10 Pro 64-bits.I had the same problem and I fixed it changing the channel in my router for the 5G band.You can see the channes list in Wikipedia, this is the link:Hello!
Some of these methods are just for probing purpose and will only tell you whether your PC or WiFi Router is compatible with 5GHz Wifi or 5G WiFi.
Re: Certain Devices can't see 5G Network Change network name and password in the My Verizon website; It may take up to an hour for the new name and password to show in My Verizon. Tried all recommended fixes and the laptop will still not detect 5G networks.Same here.
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I noticed this within the last few days, but before that everything worked. Verizon 5G is high-speed internet delivered wirelessly from service towers instead of fiber or cable lines.
Re: Certain Devices can't see 5G Network 5G worked with no HW changes for 2 years and all the sudden stopped supporting 5G.
After the reboot, my 5GHz networks are no longer showing up. Re: Certain Devices can't see 5G Network What is Verizon 5G?
5G offers high bandwidth, almost no latency and some of the highest wireless internet speeds available, reaching up to multiple Gbps.
Devices that could see the network and connect before suddenly can't for some reason.
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I love it when I’m able to find articles like this online and quickly troubleshoot and/or fix a problem.Go into router settings > 5g wireless settings > change channel to 36 and saveAfter this, I finally was able to discover my 5g network and connect to it!your article leaves out one very important reason for 5ghz wifi not being seen.
So there were some storms that came in and messed up some wiring outside my apartment.
The tech came and fixed it and it looked like everything was working again except right now only some devices can see my 5G network and connect, not all. All the devices I listed above could see the 5G and connect before the damage to the wires and the tech came to fix everything.Hoping to get some advice here before I cancel my service if they just keep refusing to find a solution.If the router is set to Auto channel, try changing it to 149 or 36.
Thanks again!Thank you for a simple step by step support. The tech came and fixed it and it looked like everything was working again except right now only some devices can see my 5G network and connect, not all.Desktop computer - can no longer see the 5G nor connectGoogle Home - can see the 5G network, but can't connectGoogle Chromecast - can see the 5G network, but can't connectI've had Verizon on the phone and they basically said since at least 1 device can connect, there isn't a problem with the 5G network or whatever they tried to fix and that its my device's problems. Posted by 5 years ago.
Why Some Devices Can't See the Verizon FIOS G1100's 5GHz Network (and the fix) TL;DR: If you have any devices that can't see the G1100's 5GHz channel SSID, change its channel setting from "Auto" to one in the 36-48 range. on windows it’s a never ending road to nowhere.