tamanaco;256773 Wrote: > I think the issue is when multiple a,g,n adapters are connected > continously and simultaneously to the same AP. The AP has to use the > lowest common denominator to maintain communications with all the > adapters.
Tamanaco A WiFi 802.11n Certified AP requires backward compatible that allows it to talk 11g to an 11g client while talking 11n to an 11n client on the same active network. This is referred to as Mixed Mode by the WiFi Alliance. I have this exact configuration up and running in my home network. I can operate my 11g laptop at 54Mbps while my wife's 11n laptop is connected at 300Mbps. The 11n client runs in 11n mode and does not need to find a common denominator in this case. The 802.11 standard is designed so that each client can burst data at its maximum speed - clients on the same network do not need to find a common denominator. You don't need to have an all 11n network to take advantage of 11n but mixing 11n and 11g does slow down the whole network because the 11g clients are using 5x-6x more air time to transmit the same amount of data. Perhaps it may be appropriate to discuss the finer points if WiFi in a different thread if you would like -- aweitzner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aweitzner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12298 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
