How can I tell which frequency band I'm connected on?

Tunney · 23 Dec 2011 at 09:59

I've got a dual-band WiFi card in my PC and my router is also dual-band Wireless N, with both bands sharing the same SSID.

The two seem to be only connecting at around 130-144Mbps, although it sometimes rises to 300Mbps. I'm wondering if the differing speeds are down to it connecting over the two frequencies at different times. The router is the next room so it shouldn't be a range problem.

In Windows, is there any way to tell which frequency band I'm connected on?

PistolPete · 23 Dec 2011 at 10:42

Do you have the card manufacturers wireless app installed or just the plain Windows applet?

marc2003 · 23 Dec 2011 at 11:07

this might tell you???

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

Tunney · 23 Dec 2011 at 12:01

I'm only using the Windows applet. It's a Linksys card so maybe I'll try installing their software.

HEADRAT · 23 Dec 2011 at 12:27

marc2003 said:
this might tell you???

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

Such a good App

PistolPete · 23 Dec 2011 at 12:55

InSSIDer is a good app, but it'll only tell him what channel / band the router is transmitting on, not what the laptop is connected via.