Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-26 Thread Scott Granados
By the way this is called band steering.  Modern routers support this and I 
agree, make everything one single SSID.

> On Aug 25, 2017, at 11:06 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   Thanks Tim, I understand now. I just made the change in the router and will 
> monitor things.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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> 
> On 8/25/2017 4:29 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>> ET,
>> 
>> Normally, your device will choose the 5 GHz band if it is a strong enough 
>> signal.  Otherwise, it will grab the 2.4 GHz one.  When they have the same 
>> name, as Simon mentioned, your device decides.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Aug 25, 2017, at 16:42, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Simon,
>>  Might do that. Are there cases where a device may not like one or the other 
>> band?
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
>> On 8/25/2017 3:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>>> Hi ET,
>>> 
>>> I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 
>>> 5 the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to be 
>>> telling people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being 
>>> unstable
>>> However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency capable 
>>> devices.
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T.
>>> Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior
>>> 
>>>   The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active.
>>> The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
>>> connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.
>>> 
>>>   But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
>>> On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>>>> Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the 
>>>> other.  Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants 
>>>> because that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
>>>>> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on 
>>>>> one or the other?
>>>>> 
>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the
>>>>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your
>>>>> mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-25 Thread E.T.
   Thanks Tim, I understand now. I just made the change in the router 
and will monitor things.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/25/2017 4:29 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

ET,

Normally, your device will choose the 5 GHz band if it is a strong enough 
signal.  Otherwise, it will grab the 2.4 GHz one.  When they have the same 
name, as Simon mentioned, your device decides.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 25, 2017, at 16:42, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:

Simon,
  Might do that. Are there cases where a device may not like one or the other 
band?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/25/2017 3:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Hi ET,

I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 5 
the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.


This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to be telling 
people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being unstable
However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency capable devices.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior

   The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active.
The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.

   But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the other.  
Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants because 
that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.



On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:

 My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or the 
non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one or the 
other?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the
world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your
mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-25 Thread Tim Kilburn
ET,

Normally, your device will choose the 5 GHz band if it is a strong enough 
signal.  Otherwise, it will grab the 2.4 GHz one.  When they have the same 
name, as Simon mentioned, your device decides.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 25, 2017, at 16:42, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:

Simon,
  Might do that. Are there cases where a device may not like one or the other 
band?

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/25/2017 3:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Hi ET,
> 
> I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 5 
> the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.
> 
> 
> This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to be 
> telling people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being unstable
> However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency capable devices.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T.
> Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior
> 
>The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active.
> The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
> connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.
> 
>But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the 
>> other.  Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants 
>> because that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
>>> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one 
>>> or the other?
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the
>>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your
>>> mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
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RE: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yeah if it's old enough to not have 5GHz, or some dum ass turns one off.



-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2017 10:43 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior

Simon,
Might do that. Are there cases where a device may not like one or the other 
band?

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/25/2017 3:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Hi ET,
>
>  I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 
> 5 the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.
>
>
> This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to 
> be telling people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being 
> unstable However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency 
> capable devices.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T.
> Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior
>
> The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active.
> The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
> connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.
>
> But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.
>
>  From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>"God for you is where you sweep away all the
>mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>
> On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the 
>> other.  Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants 
>> because that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
>>> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one 
>>> or the other?
>>>
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the 
>>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your 
>>> mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-25 Thread E.T.

Simon,
   Might do that. Are there cases where a device may not like one or 
the other band?


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/25/2017 3:23 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Hi ET,

 I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 5 
the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.


This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to be telling 
people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being unstable
However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency capable devices.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior

The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active.
The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.

But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the other.  
Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants because 
that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.



On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:

  My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or the 
non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one or the 
other?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the
world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your
mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

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RE: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-25 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi ET,

 I know every one is different but I always tell people to make both 2.4 and 5 
the same name so that it's the device that makes the choice.


This caused a few arguments recently at work because we are meant to be telling 
people to only connect to 5GHz bands due to our system being unstable 
However not all devices have been switched to multy frequency capable devices.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Friday, 25 August 2017 4:35 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wifi Behavior

The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active. 
The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.

But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
> Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the other. 
>  Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants because 
> that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.
>
>
>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>>   My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
>> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one 
>> or the other?
>>
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the 
>> world, all the challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your 
>> mind off  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-24 Thread Scott Granados
Just remove the non 5GHZ SSID from your list and then it will only join that 
one.  When you join both is when band steering kicks in.

> On Aug 24, 2017, at 12:35 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active. The ponly 
> reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not connected to 
> the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.
> 
>   But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.
> 
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> On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the 
>> other.  Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants 
>> because that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>>  My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
>>> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one 
>>> or the other?
>>> 
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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-24 Thread E.T.
   The SSID for the 5g has 5g in its name so I know which is active. 
The ponly reason I knew it was changing bands was that my printer is not 
connected to the 5g band and its not easy to change it on the printer.


   But it was fixed with a router update which I carried out yesterday.

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  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
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On 8/24/2017 7:12 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the other.  
Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants because 
that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.



On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T.  wrote:

  My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or the 
non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one or the 
other?

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Re: Wifi Behavior

2017-08-24 Thread Scott Granados
Use different SSIDs for 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz that way you join one or the other.  
Else use one SSID and let it band steer to the frequency it wants because 
that’s usually a change do to conditions and signal strength etc.


> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:09 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 5g or 
> the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep it on one or 
> the other?
> 
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Wifi Behavior

2017-08-23 Thread E.T.
   My Nighthawk AC1900 which supports 5g hss been commenting either to 
5g or the non 5g channel on the Mac and Windows. What can I do to keep 
it on one or the other?


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