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[skootles]

I'll admit I didn't do my homework well enough before I bought my DIR-825 this afternoon, because I thought there would be an option to just broadcast as one network as opposed to two.

In any case, I ended up naming my networks the same. Is there any problem with this? I know right now that I'm connected to the 5GHz band because of the channel I'm on, but I'm just curious if this will cause any problems with connections.

[rickm1350]

I assume you are talking about setting the Service Set Identifier or SSID on the 2.4 and 5 Ghz band.  I don't believe there is a problem with naming them both the same.   Any computer connecting is still going to the same router and using the same IP scheme that your router is setup for.

[RetiredInCHS]

You can broadcast just one of the networks. Use Setup:Wireless Settings:Manual Wireless Network Setup. Then uncheck the box "Enable Wireless" for the wireless band you want to disable.

[taekwon3dan]

Unless you have a dual band adapter, a 2.4 GHz adapter won't be able to see the 5GHZ transmissions anyway.

[smlunatick]

Some other routers will let you do this.  One major problem is that you are not sure which wifi network radio you are using, when using a dual-band adapter.

[rickm1350]

actually, you could set different passwords in the 2.4 and 5 Ghz settings.  That way you would know which one you are connecting to.

Also, once connected, you can look at the router and see who is connected to which radio.

[JoeSchmuck]

You sure can use the same SSID, however you are better off using different names so you can identify which one is which if you have say a laptop that can revieve either band.

It's your call but you don't need to disable any radio.

-Joe