Can you run the 5Ghz band across ethernet?

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Firestorm 8570

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This may seem like a really stupid question but im having trouble getting my head round it. I have recently had a fibre connection installed to my house 350mb down and 30mb up.

I only get this speed on the 5Ghz band according to my IP however i have verified this by connecting multiple devices to the 2.4Ghz band and speed testing at 30mb down and 30mb up.

The problem is that my computer is up stairs to the router and i get a very weak 5Ghz signal despite my Asus AC-56 card. I tried using powerline adapters (straight ethernet is not possible for other reasons) but i still get the 2.4Ghz speeds mentioned before.

How do i get my router to transmit the high speeds through the powerline adapter?
 
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Actually I average about 350 Mbps from 802.11ac (5 GHz) Sometimes it peaks over 400 Mbps (about 44 MB/s), sometimes it dips below 30 MB/s. But about 30-35 MB/s is normal.

Try turning one of the antennas on the router so it's parallel to the ground instead of pointed straight up. The beam pattern from those little whip antennas forms a torus - a donut shape. Signal strength is very weak directly above and below.

http://mpantenna.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FIGURE-1.png

By tilting the antenna, you direct the meat of the donut upwards (and down). If you angle it right, it should intersect your upstairs computer and give you stronger signal strength. (Your computer's WiFi antenna, if it has one, should also...
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bill001g

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You will have a hard job getting 350mbps from any wireless. Some of the very high end router and cards can get fairly high speeds if you are very close but on more common distances you might get 250mbps. The card you list though will not get that fast but it also depends on your router. You would need on the latest routers and a card that has 4 antenna. You still may not get that fast it depends a lot on your particular house.

Some of the powerline units...like av2-1200 can get 200mpbs. They too will test faster if you would say run them in the same room.

The only way to ensure you get 350mbps is to run a ethernet cable.

To a point it will not matter a lot in real life. Many times you can get the 350mbps on a speedtest site but many download sites run much slower because of server limitations. On a good day I might see 250mbps on things like steam downloads, many times it is well under 100mbps. Still have not figured out how steam decides how fast to run.
 
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Actually I average about 350 Mbps from 802.11ac (5 GHz) Sometimes it peaks over 400 Mbps (about 44 MB/s), sometimes it dips below 30 MB/s. But about 30-35 MB/s is normal.

Try turning one of the antennas on the router so it's parallel to the ground instead of pointed straight up. The beam pattern from those little whip antennas forms a torus - a donut shape. Signal strength is very weak directly above and below.

http://mpantenna.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FIGURE-1.png

By tilting the antenna, you direct the meat of the donut upwards (and down). If you angle it right, it should intersect your upstairs computer and give you stronger signal strength. (Your computer's WiFi antenna, if it has one, should also be tilted to be parallel with the router antenna.)

http://www.countrymilewifi.com/simple-free-ways-improve-wifi-reception.aspx
 
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