
- #Broadcom 802.11ac driver with 5ghz preference how to
- #Broadcom 802.11ac driver with 5ghz preference drivers
I thought maybe someone here has more experience or information about which chips/drivers/devices work with hostapd with 5GHz frequencies. Double-tap or double-click the wireless adapter with the same Description as noted on the Change Wi-Fi Settings page. In the Device Manager window, touch or click the arrow sign next to Network Adapters. I set that to 'Prefer 802.11a' instead of 'None' and it instantly connected to my 5 Ghz network. Touch or click Device Manager (Control Panel).

Once installed, look under the Advanced tab in the Device Manager properties for the card, there is an option for 'Band Preference'.

#Broadcom 802.11ac driver with 5ghz preference drivers
All that I can say for sure is that 1) if you have a Qualcomm Atheros chip which supports 802. I ended up installing the Broadcom 4360 drivers or 43xx for Windows 10 from a 3rd party site,.
#Broadcom 802.11ac driver with 5ghz preference how to
Has anyone experience with realtek chips with 802.11ac, preferable with pci express mini cards (half sized) or usb devices? I have spent several hours searching for information about how to setup an access point with hostapd with 'hwmodea' to be able to use 5GHz frequencies. How can you find out before you buy a device? Qualcomm atheros is a developer of semiconductors for network communications, particularly wireless chipsets. Gigabit wi-fi chips emerge, will power super-fast home video streaming. Which chips/drivers support 802.11ac (5GHz) in hostapd? Have you had the wifi card previously connected to 5ghz. One or two success stories and quite a few bug reports, but most devices you can get in Europe seem to use realtek chips. Many thanks.-Additional info: Chip is BCM94360CS (Broadcom 100 capable of 5Ghz connections) WiFi router is Google Wifi (mesh) 2 nodes 2. Im at the end of my tether with this issue and will be supremely grateful to anyone who can help. I found little information about using hostapd with realtek chips/drivers and using 5GHz frequencies. Current driver Im running is '1.400.87.0 ()'. Getting your hands on devices with Qualcomm Atheros chips seems to be difficult to nearly impossible in Europe. Intel does not provide chips/drivers that allow you to use 5GHz frequencies as access point (everything is fine if you use them as clients)

On my 5GHz band network, it will connect and if I right click teh network and click Status the speed is listed at 866.5 Mbps. I believe it is model BCM43XACNT61 based on the device ID. I have spent several hours searching for information about how to setup an access point with hostapd with "hw_mode=a" to be able to use 5GHz frequencies.ġ) if you have a Qualcomm Atheros chip which supports 802.11ac and run with one of the following drivers (ath5k, ath9k, ath10k) you can use 5GHz frequenciesĢ) Intel does not give a. Hello all, Ive upgraded my motherboard to a Asus Maximus VII Impact with an onboard Broadcom 802.11AC Network Adapter.
