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

[Chad Leigh]

On Feb 23, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:

>
> On Feb 23, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Matt Johnston wrote:
>
>>
>> On 23 Feb 2007, at 22:17, Kevin Callahan wrote:
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>>> I was just told: If you are in a mixed wireless environment (b,g  
>>> n), your *wireless* performance will drop to the lowest common  
>>> denominator for all wireless clients.  Not sure if the person who  
>>> told me that is correct.  (In addition to my MBPro17 Core 2 duo,  
>>> I have an iMac G5 (g) and three wireless Airport Expresses  
>>> (g) ... a PB17 G4 1.67 (ethernet) and a G4/500 (ethernet)).
>>
>> This has been the case with Airport all along. It only affects you  
>> when you are actively transmitting. You might consider separating  
>> your networks if you still have an 802.11b or 802.11g device.
>>
>> We're going to be making our 802.11n network an "n-only" network.
>>
>> M
>
> what's the effect of having non-n Airport Expresses on such a network?
> ie: let's say we get rid of the PB17 and iMac G5 and replace them  
> with a Core 2 duo machine ...
> now we'll have machines with 'n' ability --
> but we also have Airport Expresses on the network - which are g,  
> correct?
> Will we only get the performance hit when streaming music?   
> otherwise, machine to machine we'll get n ?
>
> The Apple guy also said the mixed environment affects the range.


It only affects people talking to the same base station.  So if you  
make you "n" device  n-only it won't affect you.  You can use your  
previous b/g device on a separate channel to support your other items.

And as Matt said, it only affects it when you are transmitting  
multiple devices at the same time using the same base station.

That is how I understood it.  I have a g compatible device and a b  
device.  My Airport Exrteme (b/g) device is set up to allow both but  
I also have an Airport Express so the b device (old iBook) uses the  
Airport Express and the PB uses the g device the Extreme unless the  
Express is not available as I also take it traveling with me.

Chad

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