Gargoyle Forum

I know the answer is still technically out on which is preferable- same SSID or different for 2.4ghz and 5ghz. I have seen a bug in prior versions where at least on my router (WNDR3800) the 5ghz band will quit broadcasting if they are both given the same name. Haven't tried since 1.7.2 though and I'm on 1.9.1 now.

It is my understanding that if you use the same SSID most dual-band devices will roam to whichever the better frequency is and some will even connect to both at the same time. I haven't had any problems with differentiating them, but haven't really tried to use the same SSID and I'm curious if it would be beneficial or not for bandwidth. Any opinions on using the same vs different SSID's with Gargoyle?

I've never seen the bug you describe.

Most devices don't handle roaming well/at all.
While they know the password and ID of both networks, and they can see the other network is stronger, they will hold onto their initial connection for as long as they can.

I wouldn't have thought many devices would connect to both at the same time. The percentage of clients with this capability would be < 1% at a gusss. If they did, I expect one interface would disable itself at the router anyway to prevent routing loops.

I personally prefer to use a different name for each so I can be certain what network a device is connecting to.