Hi alcg101,
I just read your post and the good replies to it. Here are my thoughts on this as well.
8 Linux Commands: To Find Out Wireless Network Speed, Signal Strength And Other Information - nixCraft
https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-fi ... ength.html
Linux Find Wireless Driver Chipset Information - nixCraft
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-fin ... r-chipset/
The bitrates and frequencies are indicative of what capabilities your WifI adapter(s) have. As far as I know, only the newer WiFi adapters and routers with "AC" have dual frequency 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
What are the results of the "iw list" from your computer?
Perhaps running
phd21 - my results for iwconfig wrote:
"wlxXXXyyyXXXXyy" = represents my USB WiFi adapter
wlxXXXyyyXXXXyy IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"xxxx-xxxxx" Nickname:"rtl_wifi"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: ##:##:##:##:##:##
Bit Rate:72 Mb/s Sensitivity:0/0
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:****-****-****-****-****-****-****-**** Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=100/100 Signal level=82/100 Noise level=0/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
802.11: Wi-Fi standards and speeds explained | Network World
https://www.networkworld.com/article/32 ... ained.html
Wireless Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b/g/n and 802.11ac
https://www.lifewire.com/wireless-stand ... 1ac-816553
Hope this helps ...