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From: nospam on 10 Jan 2010 13:06
In article <michelle-AF473D.10521410012010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> > > If you got a dual-band router, such as the Airport Extreme, that would
> > > solve the problem; N devices would be on the N band, and G devices
> > > would be on the G band.
> >
> > or get a single band n router and keep the g router for the slower
> > devices. a little harder to configure (not much), but a lot cheaper.
>
> But can they both be on the same network?

sure. set up the n router for bonded 5ghz channels for maximum speed
and leave the g network the way it is, which is at 2.4gz and there's no
interference.

> If not, can the Macintosh be on
> both networks at the same time?

not both wifi networks but that would be pointless.
From: Lloyd Parsons on 10 Jan 2010 14:00
In article <michelle-D4FE1A.11312510012010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <100120101006459929%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
> nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> > > > or get a single band n router and keep the g router for the slower
> > > > devices. a little harder to configure (not much), but a lot cheaper.
> > >
> > > But can they both be on the same network?
> >
> > sure. set up the n router for bonded 5ghz channels for maximum speed
> > and leave the g network the way it is, which is at 2.4gz and there's no
> > interference.
>
> So the G router and the N router would have to be connected via ethernet?

I know it does on my setup. I use a Time Capsule for my N only network
and an Airport Express for my G network. Both older models.
From: nospam on 10 Jan 2010 14:04
In article <michelle-D4FE1A.11312510012010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> > > But can they both be on the same network?
> >
> > sure. set up the n router for bonded 5ghz channels for maximum speed
> > and leave the g network the way it is, which is at 2.4gz and there's no
> > interference.
>
> So the G router and the N router would have to be connected via ethernet?

sure. is that a problem? put them next to each other. be sure to turn
off dhcp on one of them.
From: Scott Lowe on 10 Jan 2010 14:58
On 2010-01-10 11:45:48 -0500, Roger said:

> I'm currently using a Netgear (model WGR614v7) wireless router with
> 802.11g capability, with my new MacBook Pro accessing Verizon 768k DSL.
>
> I currently--only occasionally--share the network with a Win7 laptop and
> an iPhone 3gs, and on those occasions there seems to be frequent
> bottlenecks. 80% of the time it's just the MacBook though.
>
> My question is would there be any download/upload speed advantages to
> upgrading to an 802.11N router?


802.11n in and of itself only adds potential performance enhancements
to 802.11b/g (2.4GHz) or 802.11a (5GHz). To really eliminate the
bottlenecks that come when you use your Win7 laptop and the iPhone, you
need a dual-band access point.

Putting in a dual-band access point (I use a Linksys WRT610N, for
example) would allow you to run the MacBook Pro on the 5GHz frequency
(802.11a) with added range and performance enabled via 802.11n. The
Win7 laptop and the iPhone would remain on the 2.4GHz band, where they
might or might not see performance or range benefits from 802.11n
(depending upon their support of 802.11n).

I hope this helps!

--
Scott Lowe
Author, "Mastering VMware vSphere 4" and "VMware vSphere 4
Administration Instant Reference"
http://blog.scottlowe.org

From: Roger on 10 Jan 2010 17:24
In article <00bb5cc7$0$8091$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <100120100915043887%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
> nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> > n is much faster than g. it's even faster than 100 base-t wired
> > ethernet.
>
> Good luck with that.

Am I going to see any download speed difference with N (as opposed to G)
seeing as how my DSL speed is only 768k to begin with?

Thanks again everyone.

Rog

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