Re: WLAN connection: 5 GHz priority

2017-07-20 Thread Dan Purgert
solitone wrote: > On Thursday, 20 July 2017 10:05:56 CEST Dan Purgert wrote: >> That being said, most network admins worth anything will be approaching >> the problem from their side too (e.g. with band steering), in order to >> "encourage" client devices to connect to the 5 GHz signal. > > I've tr

Re: WLAN connection: 5 GHz priority

2017-07-20 Thread solitone
On Thursday, 20 July 2017 10:05:56 CEST Dan Purgert wrote: > That being said, most network admins worth anything will be approaching > the problem from their side too (e.g. with band steering), in order to > "encourage" client devices to connect to the 5 GHz signal. I've tried the band steering op

Re: WLAN connection: 5 GHz priority

2017-07-20 Thread Dan Purgert
solitone wrote: > [...] > Is there some tweak I can do on the kernel module, so that the choice > doesn't rely on any specific configuration on the AP? Not directly (usually), it's a mix of a few things (as you'd done/ mentioned). You may be able to set some preferences in Network Manager / wicd

WLAN connection: 5 GHz priority

2017-07-20 Thread solitone
Although this issue is widely discussed, but I didn't find a way to solve it. My access point provides both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, and I'd like my WiFi adapter chose 5 GHz over 2.4. To accomplish this, I reduced the AP's TX power for 2.4 GHz, and increased that for 5 GHz. The point is that wh