In comparison, on my Macbook Pro Retina I get transmit rates up to 1035 (usually at 878 however). In each case the router is only about 15 feet from the computer, so I don't think it's a signal issue. Transmit rate = 405, which is the same as I get on my other hack with an N card (this is still higher than I got on the old router as the new router is faster). In Network Utility, it recognizes the card as 600mbps (over 450 before). I had to hex edit /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS/AirPortBrcm4360 It works OOB, recognized as a Third party card. Popped an ASUS PCE-AC68 in yesterday on Mavericks. Replaced my 5th Gen Airport Extreme router with a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 router (model R7000). I would really appreciate any help on this.Įdit: Here is where I found the information for Windows: I was wondering, how could I change the code on the Mac side? I was able to do the HEX editing and can also see the word 'country' in the file to edit (AirPortBrcm4360) but don't know how to continue. With my MBP retina I even get the full 1300Mbit/s when sitting closer to the Router (ASUS RT-AC68U) and about 350Mbit/s at my desk. But on the windows side, changing the country code in the driver INF did the trick! There everything now runs fine at all channels with very good rates (around 800 Mbit/s, 10m from the router, 1 wall). Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48įirst I thought, this might be a limitation hardware-wise as I live in Switzerland.

My problem is that I would like my WiFi to use channels above 100 for it's higher tx power (1000mW comparing to 200mW below) and currently, my card shows up supporting only channels up to 48 in system information:Ĭard Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x85DF)įirmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (6.30.223.154.65) So I read this thread very carefully as in my Hackintosh there is also said card working (almost fine up until now).Įven erik's hint to make it appear as an internal AirPort card via HEX editing just worked fine for me. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide

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