Jen, We see exactly the same on our wifi-networks. For economy class mobile equipment it'still cheaper to go for 2.4 Ghz radios only + i believe i have read / heard that 5 Ghz radios are also more battery-consuming. For students complaining about wlan performance (either face-to-face or via social networks) we offer the dual band capable use wifi adapters for loan via our helpdesks to experience the difference. Also our faq on wlan describes the advantages of choosing a dual band capable device, but it's an 'uphill battle'.....
Best regards, Kees. >>> Jennifer Francis Wilson <jfwils...@uclan.ac.uk> 9/25/2011 4:05 PM >>> Anyone happy with the numbers of 5ghz clients connecting to their networks, compared to 2.4ghz clients? I'm only seeing around 25% of clients on 5ghz, despite having a decent density of dual radio 2.4/5ghz APs with band select switched on. A reasonable percentage of the 5ghz clients are from laptops we loan out which we know connect to 5ghz most of the time. Most clients seem to either not be 5ghz capable or their wireless NICs/drivers aren't choosing the 5ghz signal. (we have 802.11n on both 2.4 and 5ghz, with 20mhz channels on 5ghz and use the same ssids on both bands) Jen. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Op deze e-mail zijn de volgende voorwaarden van toepassing: The following conditions apply to this e-mail: http://emaildisclaimer.avans.nl --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
