If I give my 5 GHz network and 2.4 GHz the exact same name (SSID) and password, will my devices connect to both, so far my Surface 2 Pro only seems to connect to the 2.4 GHz?
I’m using a Nighthawk r7000 with dd-wrt if that is any help.
Networking – Setting 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz networks with same settings
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Best Answer
If the same SSID is available in both 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies, then Windows is supposed to "decide" which one has better signal and use it. In reality it never does.
The trouble is that the antenna can only determine signal strength from the device to the base station, but not the other way around. Also it can't see how much channel crowding there is on the 2.4GHz band, which can get quite bad in a crowded neighborhood.
My standard practice is to give the 5GHz band a different SSID so I can decide which one to connect to manually instead of letting the computer decide.