it wasn't able to scan the Belkin router. I've also tried running inSSIDer, but the DWA-160 fails to detect any 5ghz band (ie. (The DWA-160 USB adapter can connect at 2.4ghz band without problems just that 5ghz band cannot seem to connect). So I'm wondering: is this a compatibility issue? Or is the D-Link DWA-160 have a defective / non-working 5ghz band? I saw a reference where someone said his D-Link DWA-160 rev A1 (the one I got is A2 both A1 and A2 use Atheros chipset) can seem to connect only to channels 149+ (the router wasn't mentioned though).
I did a little reading and notice that 5ghz band can also include 149/153/157/161/165, but these channels do not seem to appear in the Belkin router configuration setting. In the Belkin router configuration, there's option to change the 5ghz channel to 36/40/44/48. (I configured the Belkin router to give only 5ghz wireless "a" and also only 5ghz wireless "n" - and in both cases, the iPad 3 can connect to the router.) Since I do not have any other 5ghz USB wifi device, then does that mean the D-Link is defective or perhaps it's just compatibility issues with the 5ghz band of the Belkin router? The iPad 3 was able to connect to the 5ghz band of the Belkin router. I'm unable to test whether it's the Belkin router or the D-Link adapter that is have a problematic 5ghz band).įortunately, got to borrow an iPad 3 to test with, which supports connecting at 5ghz band. It's only just now that I was able to try testing the 5ghz band (got a Belkin Play Max dual-band wireless router to test with).īut it seems the D-Link DWA-160 USB adapter cannot "see" the 5ghz band.Īlas, I do not have another 5ghz USB adapter to test with either (ie. However, I haven't been able to test connecting at 5ghz mode since I didn't have a dual-band wireless router to test it with.
It's able to connect to 2.4ghz wireless-N (Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH) without problems (up to 300Mbps speed). I have a D-Link DWA-160 dual-band (2.4ghz & 5ghz) wireless-N USB adapter (hardware rev.
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