When setting up your home or office WiFi network, one of the key decisions you'll face is whether to use separate SSIDs for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands or to combine them into a single network. This ...

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tldr: Devices connected to the 2.4GHz band can't talk to devices connected to the 5GHz band even when they are on the same subnet. Why? For background, I had always had separate SSIDs for 2.4GHz and ...

I had two different SSIDs for my 2.4ghz and 5ghz wireless networks- I think because I've had issues with devices not working correctly on 5ghz, but in the end, I had every device on the 2.4ghz SSID, ...

Q: I need to improve the Wi-Fi signal in some parts of my house and want to understand the difference between using range extenders and switching everything out to a mesh network. A: There are several ...

After switching from my local cable provider to Starlink, I saw an opportunity to reexamine my home network. New hardware, new service, a time to do things right. I quickly discovered that my 2.4GHz ...

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When it comes to the main differences, the information below will aid you greatly. Continue reading to gain valuable knowledge. OK, so the 2.4GHz contains 14 total channels. Each of these channels is ...