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%a Feb 4 @ 12:24pm
band steering wifi
so i got a new router with WiFi 6, and i noticed it only has 1 SSID is band steering ok to leave on i see it auto connects to 2.4ghz to 5ghz, and also sometimes my devices switches is this fine?
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_I_ Feb 4 @ 1:44pm 
imho, change the ssid names to xxxx24 and xxxx5 so you know which its trying to connect to
2.4ghz is more congested with other devices but has longer range
5ghz has shorter range but fewer devices use the higher freq

and use wifi analyzer app on android to see what channels are open on 2.4ghz
the ranges overlap by +/- 2 channels, ex. ch3 uses freq range from 1 to 5, 1-6-11(-14 in eu) do not interfere with each other, while 1-5-9-13 overlap a little bit
Last edited by _I_; Feb 4 @ 1:53pm
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Bad 💀 Motha Feb 4 @ 4:43pm 
Yes separate the SSIDs
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%a Feb 4 @ 5:32pm 
Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:
Yes separate the SSIDs
why, is band steering no good?
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_I_ Feb 4 @ 6:00pm 
better to let the connecting device pick the ssid to use not the router/ap

the router may give it different ip, which could confuse some things that have ports open when it switches

forcing a single connections would make it more stable
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Philco7a Feb 4 @ 6:49pm 
Op get the Alfa Network wifi6 omni-directional antenna off of ebay for your PC. Huge increase to go with the faster router. Think it's like $30.
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_I_ Feb 4 @ 6:53pm 
or run some cat6a cable for pc, and only use wifi for mobile/tablets/laptops
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