Netgear WNDR3700 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi are segregated

Posted by Tim Sullivan on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Tim Sullivan
Published on 2012-01-10T02:54:03Z Indexed on 2012/09/06 3:40 UTC
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I have a Netgear WNDR3700 with both the 2.4GHz (B/G/N) and 5GHz (A/N) broadcasting. I'd assumed that devices connecting on either channel would work together without issues, but there are some devices (such as my iPhone 4 or HP wireless printer) that will only connect at 2.4GHz, and some that connect at 5GHz. However, it seems that they're segregated on the network, so a computer at 5GHz can't print to the printer, but the iPhone can.

This is causing issues not just with printing, but with AppleTV and so on. Is there a way to have the router let these devices all talk to each other?

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