Can I see if my macbook pro is connected with the 2.4 or 5 GHz bands?

Airport extreme with dual band, my computer can choose between the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands automatically...
Can I see which band my macbook pro is using? Is there a way? I am very curious which one it chooses and when.

Yes you can. There are several ways - some direct and some indirect. Here's a couple you can try:
Method 1. Quick and Dirty
Click on the Airport menu icon in Finder when holding down the option-key. A greyed-out list appears with useful information you can use to deduct what you're connected to.
- If the channel number is over 14, you are on the 5 GHz band. This is assuming that you have set up your networks so that the 5 GHz band is exclusively 802.11n and the 2.4 GHz is not 802.11n compatible,
Method 2. Being sure.
Open Airport Utility, select your AEBS and click Manual Setup. Look at the line that says "2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Airport IDs". There you can see the network ID for the 2.4 GHz radio and the 5 GHz radio respectively. Now check the SSID number in the Airport menu as above (pressing the Option key, of course). It will be either one of the Airport IDs you just checked - the 2.4 GHz or the 5 GHz - and that's the one you're connected to.
Hope this helped.
Cheers.

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