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Originally Posted by downquark1
OK that's strange. I'm not on wifi 6, but I have to keep a separate (2.4GHz b/g/n) radio for things as old as my ps3.
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The PS3 doesn't have 5GHz wifi, so you need the 2.4Ghz for it. Its 802.11g. 5GHz wasn't introduced until 802.11n.
Wifi 6 is 802.11ax.
Most 802.11 routers should be backwards compatible but there are a few niggly issues. Some 2.4Ghz devices have problems connecting when you only have one wifi name for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, so creating 2 wifi networks, one for each can help.
Also the mode a router runs can cause problems for specific devices but generally new routers are backwards compatible and revert down to the spec of whatever is connected to them. So Wifi 6 devices will benefit from the way it handles many wifi connections while the older devices wont directly, but could indirectly if the wifi 6 device is using a different band.
I paid £65 for a global version of Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX3600 wifi 6 router which should be turning up any day. Looking forward to testing that out and more progress on the WRT front.