On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:33:20 -0400, JW wrote:

I'm currently running all the devices on the network at 2.4GHz. I'll
probably leave it that way as I think only my phone is capable of dual
band operation, and according to the Internet (so it must be true) 2.4Ghz
has better range and penetration through walls than 5GHz.

"So let it be written, so it shall be done" (Yul Brenner as pharaoh
in CB DeMille's version of the Ten Commandments).

2.4GHz penetrates somewhat better than 5GHz. The "somewhat" depends
on the material, where the reflections go, polarization, and the
political agenda of whomever is paying for the research.

"Propagation Losses Through Common Building Materials 2.4 GHz vs 5
GHz"
http://www.am1.us/Protected_Papers/E10589_Propagation_Losses_2_and_5GHz.pdf
See Table 3 on Pg 9. However, if you want speed, 802.11ac works on
5GHz only.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

Seems to be working great so far. Thanks for your advice Jeff.

Y'er welcome. I just inherited a small collection of Netgear wireless
routers. Much as I would like to buy a new Asus RT-AC68P for myself,
I really don't need any more wireless routers. Maybe later and good
to know that it works.

So weeks later still happy with this router. On devices capable of only
54Mb/s It never drops below that number. Never any disconnects either. One
of our newer laptops gets 300Mb/s on a regular basis.

If you're actually getting 300 Mbits/sec throughput, it's probably
doing it using 802.11ac on 5GHz and not on 2.4GHz.

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Jeff Liebermann
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