The Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has created many standards within the computing and IT industry. One very popular standard known by professionals within the field of networking and security is the IEEE 802.11 standard, which outlines how wireless communication operates on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. Regular consumers know this technology by another name: Wi-Fi.
The following table outlines the different variations of the IEEE 802.11 standards, with their operating frequencies and the maximum bandwidth capacity:
If you're targeting a wireless network that is operating on the 5 GHz frequency and your wireless network adapter is using a standard frequency, which operates on 2.4 GHz only, you won't be able to successfully execute any attacks on the target network.
