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Re: Airport question

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject Re: Airport question
Date 2015-02-11 12:22 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <110220151222119476%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References <100220151801159240%michelle@michelle.org> <barmar-8E4D56.20212010022015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu> <100220152028527603%nospam@nospam.invalid> <Voidnb52c4aIx0bJnZ2dnUU7-LOdnZ2d@giganews.com>

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In article <Voidnb52c4aIx0bJnZ2dnUU7-LOdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> >> I give my 2.4 and 5 networks different names because most devices don't
> >> show the network type. So the different names makes it possible to tell
> >> which network you're connecting to.
> >
> > why does it matter? let the device pick the stronger signal.
> 
> For people who work in a fixed area that's fine, for people who move 
> around the place a lot, 2.4 tends to be more reliable than 5.

moving around is *exactly* the scenario where it helps! 

as you move away from a 5 ghz source, it will automatically switch to
2.4 ghz without any interruption in existing network activity and then
as you move closer to another 5 ghz source (or the same one, it doesn't
matter), it will switch back to 5 ghz.

in other words, you get the benefits of 5 ghz when possible, without
having to do anything extra.

> Also suggesting that some "assets" use 5 and others use 2.4 spreads the 
> load giving better bandwidth resource allocation.

that's a separate issue, and not for someone who moves around a lot and
certainly not an issue for a home user.

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Airport question Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-10 18:01 -0700
  Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-10 20:05 -0500
    Re: Airport question M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-02-10 23:28 -0500
  Re: Airport question Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-10 20:21 -0500
    Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-10 20:28 -0500
      Re: Airport question Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-10 21:02 -0500
        Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-10 21:43 -0500
        Re: Airport question M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-02-10 23:29 -0500
      Re: Airport question Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-11 08:33 -0500
        Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-11 12:22 -0500
          Re: Airport question Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-12 17:06 -0500
    Re: Airport question Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-10 19:55 -0700
      Re: Airport question M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-02-10 23:33 -0500
        Re: Airport question M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-02-11 00:44 -0500
      Re: Airport question dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-11 18:55 +1300
      Re: Airport question Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-11 10:46 -0500
        Re: Airport question Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-11 09:29 -0700
          Re: Airport question Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-02-11 11:32 -0500
            Re: Airport question Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-11 13:08 -0700
            Re: Airport question Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-12 16:51 -0500
          Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-11 12:22 -0500
            Re: Airport question John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-11 11:37 -0800
              Re: Airport question nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-11 15:03 -0500
                Re: Airport question John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-02-11 17:29 -0800
          Re: Airport question Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-12 01:43 +0000
    Re: Airport question Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-11 08:31 -0500
  Re: Airport question Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-11 12:28 +0000

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