Sky router not showing 5ghz connection

jamesdeal on 29/04/2023 - 23:55
Last edited 30/04/2023 - 00:04 by 1 other user

so i have lubuntu on my old chromebook when i see sky wifi on the list i choose it and type in password and get a message popping up says connection lost

lubuntu always has problems connecting to 2.4ghz wifi not sure why

at my friends house the 5ghz wifi shows up and connects and at my sisters it also shows up 5ghz and connects fine

also my phone can support 5ghz but cant see my 5ghz wifi

why is this i know this router can support 5ghz

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  Kiwi on 30/04/2023 - 01:12

  Would suggest checking the "Band Steering" setting and if 5GHZ is turned on: https://help.sky.co.nz/s/article/Changing-Router-Settings

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  Drcspy on 30/04/2023 - 07:34

  +1

  I would suggest UNtick Band Steering. ON a dual band router this will enable you to show the two bands individually. I personally find this better as then you KNOW which band you are connected to.

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    jamesdeal on 30/04/2023 - 13:13

    i turned this off 2 sky wifi show up one has 2.4ghz at the end so i connected to the other one it should be 5ghz but does not say it is
    but when i do i still get connection lost

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  ScoobyNZ on 30/04/2023 - 07:58

  I've often wondered this, which is better? Better for different devices or places in the house?

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    bigcheese on 30/04/2023 - 08:06

    5GHz is faster but covers a shorter range (ie you need to be close to the router).
    2.4GHz is slower but connection goes over a greater distance.

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      Jexla on 30/04/2023 - 11:05

      Less so range in the classic sense, but more prone to losing strength through objects like walls and such.

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      L3tstaxth1s on 01/05/2023 - 21:43

      +1

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  ace310 on 01/05/2023 - 21:59

  +1

  I would rather have one combined 2.4 n 5ghz network and a separate guest network. That way you can decide which devices should be on specific network. Combined one will have benefits of range and speed depending on the distance. Most of the iot devices are 2.4ghz so having a guest network for them makes sense.