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#Asus usb ac56 not working windows 10 drivers
I also want to test the drivers on Linux to see if the issue remains there. A good portion of the device settings I have no idea what purpose they serve, I was copying this setup. The utility shows it's using 802.11ac at 80MHz. If you noticed 802.11n displayed in task manager for ASUS AC56, it's because Windows bugs out and doesn't like 802.11ac on external devices. I'm not sure why this is, if anyone has any incite, would be greatly appreciated. It works great for Windows 7, but my Live Version of Cinnamon 19.1 does not recognize it. I am currently using the ASUS USB-AC56 Dual-Band Wireless Adapter. The point is I can't even reach the non-boosted speed they advertise. I am in the process of moving my desktop system from Windows 7 to Cinnamon 19.1 (currently testing a Live version on my system before fully installing).
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You can see the on board of my laptop is a bit better than the ASUS, not really the point though. Consistency not so great either.ĪSUS advertises 867Mbps over the 5GHz band, here are the same tests but only about a foot away from the router. Here is the on board wireless of my laptop.Ī bit better in the download, didn't strike me as odd. Not terrible speeds, especially considering there's all sorts of crap in the ceiling/walls that would cause interference. Here is the ASUS wireless from downstairs transferring that same file. I started downstairs from the router to see if there was interference how much there was compared to sitting right next to the router. Here are the Ethernet connection graphs from transferring a 1GB file.
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Note: I only did most of these tests once, take them with a grain of salt. KillerWireless 1535 (On board for laptop)īoth devices had power saving turned off and correct drivers to make sure there are no bottle necks.StbcCap: VHT STBC TX|RX & HT STBC TX|RX.LdpcCap: VHT LDPC TX|RX & HT LDPC TX|RX.Please note: In the course of testing wireless connections I disabled any other wireless connections I had the ability to before testing the device. The router used in testing is a CenturyLink C2100T with 802.11ac capabilities.
#Asus usb ac56 not working windows 10 install
The drive used in the server is a 250GB 7200RPM Western Digital that has a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server with virtually no space used. I decided to do some investigating because this wireless adapter seems cool and I like ASUS, but I've never used their wireless before.įor those curious I was using my Dell laptop for the testing, it has a M.2 NVMe SSD, no chance of a bottleneck with that. After configuring it I downloaded some files, I noticed the consistency wasn't any better, if not worse than my TP-Link which is 802.11n instead of 802.11ac which I had set specifically to use in device manager. I recently purchased an ASUS wireless adapter to replace my TP-Link wireless adapter. Before you read I apologize in advance for the mile long post, it's only so long because of the pictures.