Questions tagged [dual-band]
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Trying to record from cassette player to Audacity on laptop, using headset jack, with dual band cable, but no sound reaches Audacity
I am trying to get a digital copy of some cassettes using an HP laptop.
I have tried pressing play on the cassette player, to record on Audacity, but Audacity does not show any sound. Initially I used ...
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Enable different SSID for 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Wi-Fi on TP-Link AC1300 Router (EC230-G1)
tl;dr I have TP-Link AC1300 Router (EC230-G1) and I have trouble providing different SSIDs for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi band, because I cannot locate corresponding setting for 5 GHz bands. Does this ...
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Is there difference in range in dual band routers [duplicate]
My home router shows two things -
Connect to a 2.4 GHz Wifi
Connect to a 5 GHz Wifi
I found the range of 5 GHz lower than that of 2.4 GHz
Is that normal or something wrong with the router ...
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What's the benefit of Band Steering when both bands work anyway?
I have a computer that can connect to a Technicolor DGA2232 router both via 2.4 and 5 GHz. As we all know, 2.4 is better for distance while 5 is better for speed.
But when the router's band steering ...
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Dual 4g modems for better (shared) internet?
At home, I've got a 4g modem (no good internet providers over a phone line or anything else).
This works okay, but sometimes when everyone is home and all using the internet, it can get very slow and ...
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How to optimally utilise 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands?
I have a dual band router which transmits two WiFi signals: one at frequency 2.4GHz and the other at frequency 5GHz.
I’ve read that, in general, the 5GHz band is quicker when at close range to the ...
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Is it possible to force a device to sign onto the 2.4g network band with band steering turned on?
For context, I'm a tech support agent for ISP customers. The reason I am asking is usually band steering is turned on with the wireless gateways I work with. I have many customers that call that can't ...
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Dual band routers
I’ll keep it short and simple. I have a dual band router.
I want to know if having both the bands on reduces the network speed? As in if I switch the 5GHz network off... will I get a better speed on ...
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If I disable the 5GHz radio on my router will it improve my 2.4GHz performance or range?
I have an ASUS RT-AC53 dual-band router having 3 antennas. Currently, it is emitting both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi radios.
I am just curious if I disable the 5GHz radio will it anyway improve the ...
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dual band router - which band am I supposed to use?
I've just bought my first dual band router – and i guess I didn't realize dual band meant it would actually create two wifi networks. I kind of thought maybe that one wifi network would just utilise ...
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Are both networks on a dual band router still connected if they have different names?
I have a dual band router and I have over 30 devices connected to it. Will the 2.4Ghz and the 5Ghz networks still be able to communicate with each other if the network names are different, or do you ...
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Ralink RT5572 based wireless adapter not working in AP mode in 5 GHz band with DFS
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Get a CSL USB 2.0 WLAN adapter work in AP mode in the 5 GHz band, in a Linux-based system (in particular, Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS, kernel 4.13).
The USB adapter is based on a chipset from ...
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Understanding the output of the 'iw reg get' command
If I run the command iw reg get in my system (Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS, kernel 4.13, iw version 3.17), I get the following output:
country PT: DFS-ETSI
(2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
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Can the on-board 2.4 GHz WiFi card be replaced with a dual-band on an ASUS X550 series laptop?
I have an ASUS X552L i3 with Windows 7 64 bit and I want to upgrade my 2.4 GHz WiFi card (Ralink 802.11n) with one that lets me to also connect to the 5 GHz band (so a dual band). I know that ...
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Connect to dual band 802.11ac in Windows
I have a TP-Link Archer C7 router that claims:
Simultaneous 2.4GHz 450Mbps and 5GHz 1300Mbps connections for 1.75Gbps of total available bandwidth.
I have a Roswell RNX-AC1300PCE wireless card ...
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