[raybbr]

I was logged in but the moose in my shower ate the cheese off the top of my sister's picture and it fell onto the log-off button. :)

[raybbr]

Pinging the tech gurus that I know...

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[nevergore]

Grab whichever frequency has the least interference....speeds should be about the same...in fact, the wireless modem should broadcast in both freqs simultaneously...

[tje]

My AP is a dual radio and I run both 5GHz and 2.4Ghz. Almost everything I have has 5GHZ, but I can’t really see a difference (except the microwave doesn’t screw up the airport for the kitchen stereo)...

But keep in mind, they are two discrete networks and must be setup individually.

[taxcontrol]

I assume you are talking about an 802.11n (MIMO) router. It is my understanding that in practical application, due to the number of 2.5 channels in use, that the only way to get dual channels and the higher bandwidth is to go to either 2.5 + 5 or 5 + 5.

The wiki is very good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11

[jessduntno]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405996,00.asp

[Little Bill]

Netgear Model: DGND3700-100NAS, which is a dual channel modem. It has both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz channels.

Lasted three months, junk.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Why do you need to use both channels if none of your devices supports 5GHz?

2.4 GHz is a longer wavelength and has a longer effective range than 5GHz.

5 GHz is mainly supported by some game boxes and phones.

If all your PCs are connecting at 2.4GHz, there is absolutely no need to get a new adapters so they can connect at 5GHz.

[ShadowAce]

[martin_fierro]

• Can the router be configured to run both channels at 2.4GHz?

  I don't think so.

• My laptop with the USB adapter is showing that I am picking up my network twice. Does that mean I am connected through both the USB adapter and the internal adapter at the same time getting massive flow to my router?

  No, without extensive modifications you can only be connected through one network connection at a time. Find out which one has better throughput/stronger connection and shut the other one off.

• Do you think it's worth it to get another adapter capable of 5.0GHz?

  Nah. But two router mods that I found to be helpful (if you can do them on the Netgear) were:

  • Change your broadcast channel to one of the higher ones, like 9 - 11; and
  • Change the MTU setting from its usual default of 1500 to 1400.

[waynesa98]

Basically the router has 2 radio transceivers operating on 2 very different frequencies that have different up and down sides. You can’t get a 2.4ghz to operate on a 5.2ghtz. What you can do is get an a/b/g/n dongle and plug it in to what ever device you want to run on the 5.2ghtz channel. My laptop 6y/o has a built in b/g, and i put a a/b/g in the card slot to get both channel. Upgrading the wifi in laptops or desktops is easy and under $50. (a dyi deal for sure)

[Delta Dawn]

Oh Noe!!!

You turned the internet off?

[VeniVidiVici]

If you’re looking for the N600 speed offered by the router you’ll have to get one of the N600 client adapters for your laptop. Plugging in multiple adapters, or using your built-in plus a USB external, won’t hack it.

There may be a third-party program out there that can bind your two adapters to act as one but I don’t know of any off hand.

[Lees Swrd]

A router is in simple terms just a radio and needs certain receivers to receive different channels same as a tv to change channels your actually changing frequencies.

You have a 2 channel router that transmits at two different frequencies so you need receiver’s that receives two different frequencies...