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    Quick questions on wireless N settings

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by soda97, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. soda97

    soda97 Notebook Geek

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    Let say I'm using Verizon DSL router and I believe is 802.11g
    if I have 2 macbook with 802.11n and they are under the same network
    1) when I xfer files, are they sending with the n speed or just the g speed?
    I also have couple of other PC's and would like to upgrade to n speed as well
    2) would it matter what kind of n receiver I get to get to top speed? or just matter on the n router since I heard is multi radios?
    I was thinking to get an Airport Express if the dsl router only able to xfer with g speed.
    3) Does the AE sufficient to get to the top speed of 300mbps of xferring?


    thanks in advance,
    soda
     
    soda97, Jun 26, 2008
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    In order to use wireless N, your router has to support it. If your existing one is g, you'll need to buy a new one. The AEBS is, IMO, a waste of money. There are plenty of good N routers available for much less money.
     
    saturnotaku, Jun 26, 2008
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  3. soda97

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    Which n router would give the best speed in short range?
    Does macbook air n draft support Intensi-fi or dual band (2.4 and 5.0 Ghz)?


    Thanks in advance,
    soda
     
    soda97, Jun 27, 2008
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    blazezaku Notebook Guru

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    airport extreme is better since you can plug in storage devices and share data through it
     
    blazezaku, Jun 27, 2008
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  5. soda97

    soda97 Notebook Geek

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    I'm looking at NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300
    and it only supports 10/100 wired ports
    Some review says that it can go as fast as 225 mbps in closer range
    but with 100 mbps port connected to the DSL modem
    would that be a bottleneck and could only go up to 100 mbps in transfer rate?


    thanks in advance,
    soda
     
    soda97, Jul 1, 2008
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  6. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Read the review on smallnetbuilder.com The Linksys 600 test better than the Netgear. They test the speeds based on SNR. Looking at the graph will give you an idea as what speeds you may get. Any 11g router will cover you ISP speed. You could setup an adhoc network configuration that would allow pc to pc by passing the router.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 1, 2008
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