Is it worth splitting WiFi bands?
Separating the bands of the router may help you to maximise the WiFi speeds around your home. 2.4Ghz (gigahertz) can cover a further distance from the router, however the connection speeds are slightly slower. 5Ghz covers a shorter distance from the router, but the speeds are faster.
Should I combine 2g and 5g same SSID?
Almost all current wireless devices support both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies. Older 2.4Ghz only devices will just connect to the 2.4Ghz frequency and not even see the 5Ghz frequency, so having the same SSID will work fine for them.
Can a single SSID be used with hostapd?
In a standard single-SSID configuration, the BSSID of your wireless card is the same hex value as the burned-in MAC address of the card. Every SSID requires its own BSSID, so hostapd needs to be told how these should be generated. Not every wireless card will work with hostapd, and of those that will only…
Do You need A BSSID for a single SSID?
In essence, each SSID needs a BSSID. In a standard single-SSID configuration, the BSSID of your wireless card is the same hex value as the burned-in MAC address of the card. Every SSID requires its own BSSID, so hostapd needs to be told how these should be generated.
Can a wireless card support more than one SSID?
Every SSID requires its own BSSID, so hostapd needs to be told how these should be generated. Not every wireless card will work with hostapd, and of those that will only a subset will support multiple SSIDs. Nicolas Calderon kindly let me know about the iw command which can be used to interrogate your wireless card in…
What kind of interface does a virtual SSID use?
Based on my current setup, here’s an updated diagram of what I want to achieve. Assuming wlp5s0 is the physical wireless interface, the virtual SSID will run on a virtual wlan0 interface, using its own 192.168.2.0/24 sub-network: