Hi Neil, I stopped using the Apple Time Capsule about 3 years ago when it finally died. Then started a new contract with Telstra Bigpond who provided me with a Modem already set up. But I have only ever had one WiFi network.
> On 9 Feb 2017, at 11:48 am, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > Not sure which device you actually used to set-up your wireless ā the modem > or the Time Capsule ā often with this set-up people turn off the wireless on > the modem and use the time capsule to set-up the wireless network. > > In my case here, the modem actually sets up two different wireless networks, > with slightly different network names, one on the 2.4GHz frequency and one on > the 5GHz frequency. The modem makes both networks available but, when you > connect your wireless device, you have to choose which network to join. > > The situation you describe sounds different ā the equipment setting up one > wireless network but utilising whichever frequency it thinks best to > transmit/receive network traffic between devices. > > Iām guessing that this is an Apple airport feature and that you had your > wireless network set-up by your Time Capsule (or other Apple device like an > Airport Extreme)? > > > > > Cheers > > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > > on 9/2/17 9:59, Stephen Chape at chap...@bigpond.com wrote: > >> 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 <risb...@bigpond.com> 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 >>> šš >>> >>> >>> On 8 Feb 2017, at 20:24, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> 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 > > > -- 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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