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FelipeBarbosa
Mar 30, 2026Aspirant
MacBook only connecting to 2.4GHz
Hello all, I have a RBR850 router and two RBS850 satellites. The second satellite was added a few weeks ago, and since then (but it might be unrelated) my macbook stopped connecting to the 5GHz WIFI ...
StephenB
Mar 30, 2026Guru - Experienced User
FelipeBarbosa wrote:Hello all, I have a RBR850 router and two RBS850 satellites. The second satellite was added a few weeks ago, and since then (but it might be unrelated) my macbook stopped connecting to the 5GHz WIFI and only connects to 2.4 GHz.
Try turning off the new satellite, and see if that makes any difference.