I configured my new laptop with a wireless card that does 802.11b/g/n. Thought it would work just like my iPad2 and connect to the 5GHz radio in my dual band router when I specify the correct SSID. Spent all day trying to make it work before I called support to complain that my wireless card was broken. DUH!, my card only runs N on the 2.4GHz radio My neighborhood is "saturated" with 2.4GHz traffic. Returning the laptop for one with a "dual band" card that is (of course) more expensive has resolved that problem. I have learned to read wireless specs very closely. Being careless for a second time I purchased a printer with "N" support and fell into the same quagmire. 2.4GHz 54mbs speed ought to work for a printer, right? Well not in my neighborhood, this multi-function printer could not or would not scan wirelessly. It worked great on ethernet. The printer's support group told me I probably had too much traffic on my router for wireless scanning to work! They couldn't blame the problem on distance from the router as the signal strength was 91%. So there is another "N" device that is hampered by working (IMHO) on the wrong frequency band. So are there any (other than monetary) advantages of running "N" support on the 2.4Ghz band? TIA for your opinions / answers.
Bob Helms
Bob Helms