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My Lenovo IdeaPad U530 Touch is supposed to have Wireless-N 7260 wireless adapter. It is identified as such in Win8 Device Manager. However, the Intel Driver Update Utility indicates that I have a Wireless-AC 7260 wireless adapter. How can I determine which is correct?
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Download http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ Inssider and see if you can get a signal on 5 GHz band. If not, you have the Intel Wireless-N 7260.
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To see the complete details of the WiFi adapter, launch command prompt. Then copy and paste this text below:
netsh wlan show driver
You should see something like this below:
C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan show driver
Interface name: Wireless Network Connection
Driver : Intel(R) Wireless-N 7260
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Intel
Date : 8/29/2013
Version : 16.1.5.2
INF file : C:\Windows\INF\oem44.inf
Files : 3 total
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\NETwsw02.sys
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\Netwfw02.dat
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
Shared WEP-40bit
Shared WEP-104bit
Shared WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
C:\Windows\system32>
Copy and paste all of the texts from the command prompt and I'll let you know if you really have Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 or Intel Wireless-N 7260.
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We also have the Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/75439,75440,75174 http://ark.intel.com/compare/75439,75440,75174
FBOL, you may contact your system manufacturer in order to verify with them which adapter came with your system.
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I have the same system as the OP running windows 8.1. The driver update utility thinks I have Intel dual band wireless AC 7260.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Jay>netsh wlan show driver
Interface name: Wi-Fi
Driver : Intel(R) Wireless-N 7260
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Intel
Date : 8/29/2013
Version : 16.1.5.2
INF file : C:\WINDOWS\INF\oem73.inf
Files : 12 total
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\WiFi.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\WiFi1.cab
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\Driver.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\Drv1.cab
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data_BTHS\BTHS.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data_BTHS\IntelHS.cab
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\NETwew02.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\Netwfw02.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Netwuw01.dll
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
IHV service present : Yes
IHV adapter OUI : [00 80 86], type: [00]
IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\IWMSSvc.dll
IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {1bf6cb2d-2ae0-4879-a7aa-a75834fbd0e3}
IHV diagnostics CLSID : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
The computer does not see the 5gb channels from my router, just 2.4gb. Something is wrong with the driver update utility.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Jay>netsh wlan show driver
Interface name: Wi-Fi
Driver : Intel(R) Wireless-N 7260
Vendor : Intel Corporation
Provider : Intel
Date : 8/29/2013
Version : 16.1.5.2
INF file : C:\WINDOWS\INF\oem73.inf
Files : 12 total
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\WiFi.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\WiFi1.cab
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\Driver.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data\Drv1.cab
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data_BTHS\BTHS.msi
C:\Intel\Wireless\Data_BTHS\IntelHS.cab
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\NETwew02.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\Netwfw02.dat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\vwifibus.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Netwuw01.dll
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes
Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA-Enterprise TKIP
WPA-Enterprise CCMP
WPA-Personal TKIP
WPA-Personal CCMP
WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
WPA2-Personal TKIP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
Open Vendor defined
Authentication and cipher supported in ad-hoc mode:
Open None
Open WEP-40bit
Open WEP-104bit
Open WEP
WPA2-Personal CCMP
IHV service present : Yes
IHV adapter OUI : [00 80 86], type: [00]
IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\IWMSSvc.dll
IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {1bf6cb2d-2ae0-4879-a7aa-a75834fbd0e3}
IHV diagnostics CLSID : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}.
Windows tells you that you don't have 802.11a radio support. As such, you have the Intel Wireless-N 7260. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 will have 802.11a and 802.11ac reported by Windows in addition to 802.11 b/g/n radios of Intel Wireless-N 7260. Try manually updating your Proset software and drivers using this link:https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3622&DwnldID=23258&ProductFamily=Wireless+Networking&ProductLine=Wireless+Technologies&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+PROSet/Wireless+Software&DownloadType=Software+Applications&lang=eng Download Center. If Windows detects it again as Intel Wireless-N 7260, you really have that WiFi adapter. The best way to make sure what WiFi adapter you really have is to open up your laptop and see the name of the WiFi adapter there.
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