On Jun 23, 3:39 pm, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:
> iTunes and iPod don't care at all what transport underlies the TCP/IP > network. Your 'network' in this instance is everything connected back > to the Verizon router...your Airport devices are acting as wireless > switches, not routers in this setup. > > (Routers connect different networks, switches connect different parts > of a single network.) > > Your overall speed between any two nodes on the network will be > limited by the slowest link, so the 802.11g will slow things down, but > the 802.11n base station is connected to the network via 100 megabit > ethernet..it will talk to your iPod at 802.11g speeds, but anything > connected to it will talk to the internet at 802.11n speeds (actually > whatever speed your internet is at, as even 802.11b networks can go > faster than the average residential internet connection) > > The only times that you'll slow down a wireless station is when the > faster and slower device are connected to the same base station, here > you're connecting on two different segments of your LAN, so it's ok. Bruce: I slept on this, literally! Anyway, I was hoping something like your explanation would work out. But as implied in my original post (and I just verified it again), the G4 iBook on WLAN B cannot see the Time Capsule via AirPort. The iBook does fine with Time Machine via its Ethernet connection to the Verizon router. When I rearrange boxes on a book shelf, I will physically connect the iBook to the Time Capsule. To be more clear, I should have stated in my original post that the Time Capsule (2008) is the base station for WLAN A and that the Airport Express is the base station for WLAN B. So, to partially repeat my original post: QUOTE: WLAN A: 802.11n only (5 GHz) to maximize throughput for iMac and MacBook. Want to reset Apple TV to this net. WLAN B: 802.11g (2.4GHz) for G4 iBook, two iPod Touches, son's iPhone and his business secure laptop PC. Currently handles Apple TV. Both are set at WPA2 Personal. Both access Internet in separate Bridge mode via a Verizon router which has Coax connection to Verizon's FiOS fiber/coax conversion box (Optical Network Terminal- ONT) outside the house. Verizon router's WiFi (802.11b/g) is turned off. I want the iBook to work seamlessly with Time Capsule. My wife needs to sync MacBook and iMac iTunes with Apple TV and iPod Touch. Are there ways to set up these machines and accessory devices for these functions with the two separate networks? Or is it best to put it all under the Time Capsule? UNQUOTE I believe all machines and devices would work well in one WLAN with the Time Capsule base station set for both 802.11g and 802.11n in the 2.4GHz band. But there I lose the speed advantage for the Intel iMac and the MacBook in having their dedicated 802.11n network in the 5GHz band. As things stand now, the MacBook can work with the iPod Touch on one network and must manually stitch to the other network for Time Machine to the Time Capsule. The iBook cannot even see Time Capsule. So I was hoping there could be a way to use some method of File Sharing to transcend the two networks. Al Poulin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
