It does not vary noticeably as I move closer to the router. if I'm connected at 2.4 GHz it reports 'Link speed (Receive/Transmit): 144/144 (Mbps). if I'm connected at 5 GHz it reports 'Link speed (Receive/Transmit): 300/300 (Mbps).

When I click the systray WiFi icon and choose Properties: You asked if it is getting a 300Mb/s connection. Is there some other way to force a 5 GHz connection?Įven when on 5 GHz, sometimes I get only 90 Mbps, though other times I can get up to 170 Mbps, but never more than that. But, the laptop often still connects at 2.4 GHz, only sometimes at 5 GHz. In Device Manager for that WiFi card | Properties | Advanced, under 'Preferred Band' I selected: '3.