Where are all the 5 GHz channels?

[MarkyPancake]

I get good performance using channel 36, but have read posts where people have performed 5 GHz throughput tests using the higher channels, but I don't have access to them.

On my Virgin Media Superhub 2 there are a lot of 5 GHz channels to choose from when it's set to router mode, but on the RT-N66U I can only select 36, 40, 44, or 48.

Is this related to another setting or is it a region coding thing (my SH2 is a UK supplied product)?

 

[RMerlin]

It's a regional limitation.

 

[ikoul]

It may be something like the router shipping with default settings for all of Europe, while the UK allows a different set of channels.

Take a look at this topic: http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=14815

What output do you get if you run the command "wl country" on the router (on whatever page lets you paste commands; I can't remember the name of it)?

Also, assuming you're running Merlin's firmware you should be able to turn on 802.11d+h so the router tells your clients the region it's set to and which channels it supports (and they can use the same ones).

 

[vaszago]

Merlin, it would be possible to integrate dfs/tpc in the firmware to come in Europe in the to the other channels. Or is that an Asus future which must come from Asus.

 

[TeMpL]

there are missing channels alowed Europe (indoors)

52 56 60 64 !!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels

 

[vaszago]

52 56 60 64 !!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels

i think you ned DFS/TPC for this channel

 

[jb68]

I set my Router to the UK one, and it caused a mess, iphone 5 had terrible performance and router unstable, put it back to normal and worked fine since

 

[RMerlin]

Merlin, it would be possible to integrate dfs/tpc in the firmware to come in Europe in the to the other channels. Or is that an Asus future which must come from Asus.

This has to be done at the closed-source wireless driver level.