Hi guys, I have used a dual band modem for quite some time. And even before that my Apple Time Capsule was dual band.
I was not aware that you can choose which peripherals use which band ? I understood that the equipment made the best choice in real time. > On 8 Feb 2017, at 9:47 pm, Brian RISBEY <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Neil > That is the extent of my limited understanding, I don't think your modem > speed is an issue here just the wireless transmission aspect. > So, as you said, fixed and close 5 and outside 2.4. > > Brian Risbey > 🌊🏊 > > > On 8 Feb 2017, at 20:24, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > Thanks for that feedback. > > So might it be better to connect to the 5GHz network for the computers > (fixed location & better speed) and to connect to the 2.4GHz network for > mobile devices - phones and iPads - for better roaming round the > house/garden and also to share bandwidth between the 2 networks - or is the > modem speed/bandwidth the limiting factor there ? > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > >> on 8/2/17 16:53, Brian RISBEY at [email protected] wrote: >> >> Hi Neil > It sounds like my work set up. > 2.4 had better range/ distance but >> slower connection speed while 5 was a faster connection but with a reduced >> range. So a compromise distance or speed. > > Brian Risbey > 🌊🏊 > > > On 8 Feb 2017, >> at 15:11, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > As a result of >> changing internet plan, I scored a new modem. It creates 2 > wireless networks - >> one on 2.4GHz and one on 5GHz. > > > Both appear to work just fine so I used the >> option click on the wireless > menu-bar icon to see what differences were >> apparent. Report as follows: > > 2.4GHz network: > RSSI: -68 > Transmit rate: 117 > MCS >> Index: 14 > > > 5GHz network: > RSSI: -70 > Transmit rate: 162 > MCS Index: 12 > > > I'm not >> sure what that all means ;o) > > I understand transmit rate - which would seem >> to suggest that the 5GHZ at > 162 is performing slightly better than the 2.4GHz >> at 117 ?? > > > Are the other figure significant? > Are there other factors to >> consider when choosing which network to use? > > > > TIA > > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil >> R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: >> [email protected] > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives >> - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe >> - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh >> User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe >> - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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