[Novalug] Force 5GHz for 802.11n

Jon LaBadie novalugml at jgcomp.com
Mon Feb 27 15:26:48 EST 2012


On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 01:35:26PM -0500, Dan Arico wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 04:44:23PM +0000, Jason Kohles wrote:
> > > 
> > > Also, if you are running in mixed mode with a cheap access point,
> > > then you are probably running 802.11n on 2.4GHz for compatibility.
> > > If all the devices you are connecting are 802.11n capable, then
> > > turning off mixed mode will let it use the 5GHz band, which is
> > > generally much less crowded and has less interference..
> 
> <Thump> Sound of hand hitting forehead.
> 
> This router is 5.0 MHz. The devices that won't work are 2.4 GHz.
> 

According to the Cisco website specfication page for the E2100L,
it is only a 2.4GHz device, no 5.0GHz capability.

Jon
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