Hi @n42,
Welcome to the forums! I think this thread will provide you with the answer you need for forcing connection to the 2.4Ghz band only. In short, open a terminal into the HostOS, and edit the wifi config file located in /mnt/boot/system-connections
by adding:
[802-11-wireless]
band=bg
or
[wifi]
band=bg
Let us know how you make out.
John