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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 2015-02-10 20:05 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <100220152005394015%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References <100220151801159240%michelle@michelle.org>

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In article <100220151801159240%michelle@michelle.org>, Michelle Steiner
<michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> The airport utility has an option to give the 5GHz band a different
> network name from the 2.4GHz band.  If I do this, would I be creating
> two separate networks, so that the 2.4GHz peripherals would be a
> different network from the 5GHz peripherals?

different ssid, same network.

> I ask because if taht's the case, my iPhone and iPad won't be able to
> print to my printer because the iDevices are 5GHz and the printer is
> 2.4GHz.

leave the name the same and the devices will pick the appropriate band
automatically. dualband devices can switch between either band
depending on which one is strongest.

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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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