Wireless Norm (802.11a,b,g,n) Priority Order Algorithm
Hello, Does anyone can tell me whats the priority order of the wireless norm used for connecting to a wireless network? Lets say I've SSID 'mywifi' which is broadcasting in both 802.11bg and 802.11n, how Windows decides which one to connect? is this driver dependant? I've noticed that it isn't something configurable in Wireless Profiles from the Wireless Networks but its possible to create a Wireless Profile schema specifying the norm(s) to use in that profile (phyType element of connectivity). Also, being able to give a list of norms in this schema, will the order of this list be used for priority order when connecting? Thanks for your time. Joao Francisco
August 27th, 2010 9:13am

Hy, Joao Francisco That priority must be decided by the wireless device driver. But it should follow this order : b, g and n, because of their respective speed : 11Mbps, 54Mbps and 300Mbps. There are many other IEEE 802.11 standart norms. For more information, check out http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/802/802.11.html Cumprimentos, Pedro Rodrigues
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