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    Wireless Frequency Quesries

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by resolehtmai, Oct 24, 2012.

  1. resolehtmai

    resolehtmai Notebook Enthusiast

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    1) Will a laptop having 5 Ghz wireless card work with a router having 2.4 Ghz network?
    2) How do I know whats the frequency of my current laptop card?
     
    resolehtmai, Oct 24, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    If the card that has 5 gigahertz will also operate on 2.4. What kind of card did you currently have installed in your system

    Sent from my XT910S using Tapatalk 2
     
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    resolehtmai Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the info.

    Intel wifi link 1000 bgn
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    This card is 2.4GHz only co you would have to replace both a router and a card to move your network to 5GHz band.
     
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    resolehtmai Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanx. my main concern was whether a 5 Ghz card will work in a 2.4 Ghz router network.
    As per homank76, it will. :)
     
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    All 5GHz cards are in fact dual-band so these work in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks.
     
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    Yup, 5GHz isn't mainstream enough to warrant having 5GHz only adapters, that would lock you out of most wireless network. I'm lucky to even have 5GHz capable APs at university and among my circle of friends, i am the only one with a dual band router so i definitely need 2.4GHz capabilities.
     
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