Say I'm connected to a particular access point and that I'm using Windows 10 Pro. How would I be able to find out if the access point is using 2.4GHz or 5GHz?
How to See What Frequency the Wireless Network Is Using
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For anyone who comes across this. I have solved the issue. While I had checked all of my router settings I neglected to check every one of my wireless card's settings. My wireless card was an Intel Wifi AGN 4965 wireless card, so these instructions may be somewhat specific to this card, but I think the theory behind it applies.
To fix the issue I went to the device manager (start menu -> right click on computer -> click properties -> click device manager) and found my wireless card. In the settings, under advanced, there is an option that allows you to choose your wireless mode.
I may have overlooked this before, since none of the options include n at all. The fix was a simple as choosing 802.11a/b/g instead of 802.11b/g. I think the reasoning behind this is that since b and g only use the 2.4ghz band, the wireless card was not searching for the 5ghz range at all. Including a, which operates only on the 5ghz band made the card look for the 5ghz band.
For determining whether it is using the 2.4 or 5 GHz bands, click on the wireless networking icon at the top of the screen while holding down the Option key.
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In windows 10 (once you connect) you just go to Settings/Netowrk&Internet/click on the SSID name and scroll down to properties. It tells you the Band, protocol, channel, security type, and all that good stuff.
update: Only on windows 10 anniversary update and up