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Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

geo3geo
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Registered: ‎28-12-2010

Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

If I connect my laptop to the local wifi on the Plusnet hub at 2.4GHZ I can use winSCP or PuTTY to communicate with a Raspberry pi on the same wifi. If I connect my laptop to the hub at 5GHz I can't access the pi. Have a second pi - same problem. Can't see any possible cause in router settings.

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Townman
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Re: Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

Are the IP details all being assigned by DHCP?

How do the devices attempting to connect?

I have just tried poking (pinging) some of my devices across the two WiFi bands ... and found that they are using IPv6!!

Also I cannot ping one of the cross band devices ... I need to dig deeper.

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geo3geo
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Registered: ‎28-12-2010

Re: Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

<<Are the IP details all being assigned by DHCP?

yes

<<How do the devices attempting to connect?

using winSCP or puTTY software on laptop

 

Router is just called Plusnet2, can't find any manufacturer ident.

Townman
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Re: Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

I should have been clearer - connection by name or by network address?

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geo3geo
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Registered: ‎28-12-2010

Re: Can't see other devices on WiFi when using 5GHz

By network IP address.