Will SD use 5 GHZ bandwidth?

[dapogny]

I replaced my router with a dual-band wireless-N router specifically to see if I could do away with consistent interference from my microwave (shut down the wireless connection every time). The new router has a higher bandwidth than usual and is set up with two different networks. The SD failed to recognize the second network, though (all security currently turned off), so I was wondering if the SD was limited to a particular bandwidth so it cannot find new network (trying to get it to operate at 5 GHZ)? Or is it, like most things with this product, more complicated than that? Don't see anything about it in the specs.

Thanks.

[radish]

All current/announced SB products are compatible only with 802.11b and g (2.4GHz). They won't work with an 802.11n router in "n-only" mode (i.e. 5GHz only), but most (all?) current n routers are dual g/n, and will work fine with the SB in that mode.

[hfrank]

"...won't work with an 802.11n router in "n-only" mode..."
Very disappointing! Makes you wonder why the Duet user manual (dated 2008) says under System Requirements: "802.11b/g/n compatible wireless network". They should delete the "n".

[aubuti]

They should delete the "n".

No, because it *is* compatible with 802.11n networks, just as long as they aren't in n-only mode. A lot of people with "n" routers aren't necessarily going to upgrade every device on their network to "n", especially because an "n" router can boost the performance of the existing "g" devices.