AE/n and USB hub (shared drives, printers ...) more info

[Kevin Callahan]

On Feb 23, 2007, at 2:32 PM, Matt Johnston wrote:

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> On 23 Feb 2007, at 22:28, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>> however, what about the airport expresses for airtunes?
>> we need those on the network for vending our music?
>> seems like these will act as limiters?
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> Yes, so why not keep those as a separate network?

because, my understanding (and experience) is that I can't be on two  
networks at the same time --
therefore, I can't be doing Internet related things while streaming  
music
am I wrong about that ?

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>> or are you saying  if I "surf" the web via my MBPro Core 2 duo,  
>> I'll get "n" speeds to my AE/n connection ..
>> but get reduced speeds when communicating with other non-n devices?
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> Yes. Almost.
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>> i got the impression that if you are in a mixed environment, you  
>> won't get 'n' speeds regardless of who is talking to whom ....
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> It will be slower, but unless one of the other units is constantly  
> transmitting (like it's your torrent client) then it shouldn't  
> cause it to be all-G or worse.