On at least my router/modem, 5 ghz is a separate network from 2.4. I wonder
why they didn't make AC so it autodetects like everything before it?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: enjoy uninterrupted audio/video streaming
Okay, just checekd the Apple Airport Express on the Apple web site and
unfortunately the unit doesn't seem to support the AAC Wireless Protocol,
a shame but N is certainly better than B or G and the fact that the
Express supports both 2.$ and 5G radio bands is helpful, use the 5G band
if possible because its far less crowded.
On 12/19/2015 11:54 AM, Mary Otten wrote:
Do you still use Macs? I have an airport extreme router that I've had
for several years. It is behind the times, in that it doesn't have the
AC protocol. Then again, I'm using an xp box to type this note, so
there you go. Anyway, one of the things I have appreciated about that
Apple router is that the airport utility is so easy to use from the
Mac. That has not always been true of all routers I've seen over the
years. And it, the router that is, works well with Windoes, android and
Apple devices of various flavors. But as stated earlier, it is long in
the tooth and could undoubtedly stand to be updated to something more
robust that has the newer protocol for higher speed and better distance
etc. I have a couple of older airport expresses connected to sound
systems in various parts of the house for airplay streaming from Apple
devices. There again, having that airport extreme as the head router,
so to speak, has worked wonderfully.
Mary
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