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Why is the TP-Link WDN4800 / N900 still in the Buyer's Guide?!

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Hi there,

I read a few hours complaints about the AR9380 inside of the WDN4800. The main problem is, that nobody ever got the 5 Ghz band working (if I'am missing someone pls post a link). I tried for myself patching my DSDT with the patch from toleda (https://github.com/toleda/wireless_...15b17fff92263/Patches/arpt1-ar928x-ar9380.txt) but still it just wont work. 5 Ghz Wifis arent showing up after all... Several other threads and also the main thread about the card on this site dont find any kind of solution (https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...vision-1-3-pcie-wifi-card-os-x-10-9-4.136321/ :: despite the threads name, nobody there got 5 Ghz working).

So why is this card still the only one suggested to buy?!

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same question.
 
I've got the TP-Link WDN4800 and the Rosewill clone working just fine at 5GHz on two of my older systems. Your router may be set to use a 5GHz channel that isn't supported by the WDN4800. IIRC, I had to change one of my routers to a different change. So, bottom line, tweak your router. :thumbup:
 
So why is this card still the only one suggested to buy?!

This is the successor to the WDN-4800 model from TP-Link. The T8E has been in the Buyer's Guide for over a year now. Wireless AC speeds up to 1300 Mbps. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RL4A314/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

2.4 and 5GHz bands should work OOB with macOS Sierra. Not sure how good the Win10 drivers are so research that some to find out if you will dual boot with Windows 10. There is a T9E version that is even newer and faster but I don't believe you need to spend the extra money for it unless you get better than 1Gb ethernet speeds from your ISP.
 
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how bout airdrop. im having trouble with airdrop.
 
So why is this card still the only one suggested to buy?!

How about it just works! Have it working on the 5 GHz band of a Linksys AC 2400 Dual-band router OOTB - no tweaks:

Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 13.0 (1335)
CoreWLANKit: 13.0 (1335)
Menu Extra: 13.0 (1335)
System Information: 12.0 (1200.3)
IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2)
Diagnostics: 1.0 (805)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.8 (638.5)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x3112)
Firmware Version: Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P
MAC Address: XXXXXXXXX
Locale: Unknown
Country Code:
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
LBkn2Batn:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: c0:56:27:18:d2:ed
Channel: 161,-1
Country Code:
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -25 dBm / -90 dBm
Transmit Rate: 450
MCS Index: 23

The N900 card registered after the first reboot in OS X 10.13.1 - see KL Rig signature below, and you can't beat the price!
 
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sorry to revive a few months out thread. but I have been researching how to get 5ghz on this card. I have the HS Kexts on Mojave and have no 5ghz. what settings of yours are different from mine?


All I get is:

Software Versions:

CoreWLAN: 13.0 (1370.8)

CoreWLANKit: 13.0 (1370.8)

Menu Extra: 13.0 (1376.2)

System Information: 12.0 (1300.2)

IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2)

Diagnostics: 1.0 (805)

AirPort Utility: 6.3.9 (639.6)

Interfaces:

en1:

Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x3112)

Firmware Version: Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P

MAC Address:

Locale: Unknown

Country Code:

Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64

Wake On Wireless: Supported

AirDrop: Supported

Status: Connected

Current Network Information:




As you can see many channels are missing and I cannot get 5ghz N working.
 
I have the HS Kexts on Mojave and have no 5ghz. what settings of yours are different from mine?

The Wi-Fi system report in post # 6 was displayed on a 7th Gen. (i5 7500 | H270M board | HS 10.13.0 system. No longer have this system - sorry can't help you on this. Might want to check if this Wi-Fi card is fully supported in Mojave.
 
I just got this card working on mojave both 2.4 and 5ghz ... try the kext i uploaded here .
 

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