aweitzner;256800 Wrote: > 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
I was asking the question to find out if SD had perhaps made an error/missed an opportunity in not moving to an N standard WiFi receiver/contoller chipsets in their new units. SD obviously want us to innstall muliple units, however, reading the responses this is most likely to erode the network's speed capability to an increasing degree. In the launch of a new and superior product SD must have evaluated the necessity of upgrades. Right now the ONLY upgrade appears to be in a rather snazzy new controller, but at the expense of alienating those existing users who use WiFi controller. We cannot move to the new SBR w/o buying an SBC. Or we must stay with a few years old product the SBR (over priced IMHO). Additionally SD did not decide to morph to an even better DAC, likely deciding that audiofiles will pay the $2,000 for a transformer while the rest of us will make do with a few years old technology..for a saving of a few dollars per unit. Nothing wrong with the existing DAC, but why not improve the audio quality as most rippers are downdoing so at superior rates these days. Lastly the WiFi version not being upgraded, yet to "N" standard seems a missed opportunity as in many houselholds with multiple receivers etc it can and will have an impact on the whole network's performance. I have great admiration for SD and their products and tecnical exp[ertise and have used their hardware and software for years. But it does seem to me that SD has made a rash of short term decisions. Many users won't notice the effect of these chices, but many mwill IMHO. I do hope Sean and his people make some of these improvements sooner rather than later. -- IRJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRJ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7031 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
