What does this wireless network adapter setting mean?

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Hello, What does the setting in the picture mean - I was having problems streaming to my TV untill I changed this setting from the default witch was one of the dual band ones.

I assume it means if it HAS to oparate in the specific a/b/g Protocol(s) which one to use? but what does the "/" mean on 802.11b/g (the setting I changed it to). Does it mean the computer will pick where as "802.11b" and "802.11g" will ONLY use that one selected?

so should I leave it on 802.11b/g or change it to 802.11g or 802.11b

Thanks.
 
You're basically right. B/g uses 2.4GHz and a uses 5GHz. Your PC is probably using 5GHz and your TV 2.4 hence the incompatibility. You'll be safe using b/g as b only copes with up to 11mbps and g is backwards compatible.

You can also disable 5GHz on your wireless router but I don't recommend this as phones connect to it for faster internet (depending on your incoming WAN connection).
 
Using either of those settings will limit the link speed between your PC and router/network to 54Mbps. This may not be an issue if you have a slower internet connection or aren’t streaming/transferring large files at home but I’d find another solution (e.g. wiring one of the devices).
 
iamdjdz said:
You're basically right. B/g uses 2.4GHz and a uses 5GHz. Your PC is probably using 5GHz and your TV 2.4 hence the incompatibility. You'll be safe using b/g as b only copes with up to 11mbps and g is backwards compatible.

You can also disable 5GHz on your wireless router but I don't recommend this as phones connect to it for faster internet (depending on your incoming WAN connection).
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ok thanks, so leaving it on 802.11b/g is fine because it will never use "b" unless it absolutally has to since the pc knows its the most outdated one? thus no need to chage to 802.11g to force g only?

TJM said:
Using either of those settings will limit the link speed between your PC and router/network to 54Mbps. This may not be an issue if you have a slower internet connection or aren’t streaming/transferring large files at home but I’d find another solution (e.g. wiring one of the devices).
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The PC is connected to the router in 802.11n I have checked to make sure, I know very little about WIFI but I assume the setting highlighted in the picture is for when sending data that must be in those protocols like when streaming to an older device or something? (I may be way off here can a computer even recieve in one protocal for the router and another for another device?).
 
Bob32544523 said:
The PC is connected to the router in 802.11n I have checked to make sure, I know very little about WIFI but I assume the setting highlighted in the picture is for when sending data that must be in those protocols like when streaming to an older device or something? (I may be way off here can a computer even recieve in one protocal for the router and another for another device?).
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How have you checked to make sure? If you set the wireless card on the PC to 802.1b/g that's what it limits itself to. N is dual band and uses more than one antenna (normally built in to the ones you use it's not like having 3-4 antennas hanging out the back for example), if you use b/g only then you disable n capability. The setting in the picture is for your wireless card itself, it affects everything on the PC. What speed internet do you have at home?

What's the make/model of the TV and wireless card so I can have a look and see if it's possible to change a TV setting to allow this.
 
I doubt your TV is at most N esp. if newish but could be and I can tell you from messing with some family/friends cheap Android boxes with WIFI N and 100Mb/s NIC N is not really good for streaming 1080p, I had to wire them even though 100Mb/s still better than the WIFI at N.

The AC/AX setting are in the box bellow the one you have opened in your photo, and state what TV you have it will probably be AC.

(I was in middle of typing this when the above poster was posting).
 
iamdjdz said:
Your PC is probably using 5GHz and your TV 2.4 hence the incompatibility.
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By that logic wired devices must be incompatible with wired devices? C'mon, that's not how networking works, you're not making an adhoc wifi network here, you have a router that will allow traffic from different interfaces to talk to each other (or not) depending on your preferences.
 
Avalon said:
By that logic wired devices must be incompatible with wired devices? C'mon, that's not how networking works, you're not making an adhoc wifi network here, you have a router that will allow traffic from different interfaces to talk to each other (or not) depending on your preferences.
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Ah yeah call this one a head not quite in it day! Does DNLA break if different devices use different frequencies to the router (if it's using it)?
 
iamdjdz said:
How have you checked to make sure? If you set the wireless card on the PC to 802.1b/g that's what it limits itself to. N is dual band and uses more than one antenna (normally built in to the ones you use it's not like having 3-4 antennas hanging out the back for example), if you use b/g only then you disable n capability. The setting in the picture is for your wireless card itself, it affects everything on the PC. What speed internet do you have at home?

What's the make/model of the TV and wireless card so I can have a look and see if it's possible to change a TV setting to allow this.
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The setting in the picture does not limit the connection to that though as far as I can tell. See the setting under it on the left only if I disable "80211n/ac/ax wireless mode" that will happen.

b00merang69 said:
I doubt your TV is at most N esp. if newish but could be and I can tell you from messing with some family/friends cheap Android boxes with WIFI N and 100Mb/s NIC N is not really good for streaming 1080p, I had to wire them even though 100Mb/s still better than the WIFI at N.

The AC/AX setting are in the box bellow the one you have opened in your photo, and state what TV you have it will probably be AC.

(I was in middle of typing this when the above poster was posting).
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Its set to ax but I can choose ac or n.


I have been testing the streaming and its not buffering at all so im in a not broken dont fix it type of situation to be honest, even if it is limited to 54 or whatever.

Can anyone confirm what the "/" means on 802.11b/g is it PC will choose?

Ty everyone I understand things better now but this wifi stuff sill gives me a headache ;)
 
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