peter;408421 Wrote: > > MyD-link 633 seems to think there's some advantage to be had in using > N-only mode: > > "If all of the wireless devices you want to connect with this router > can > connect in the same transmission mode, you can improve performance > slightly by choosing the appropriate "Only" mode. If you have some > devices that use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate > > "Mixed" mode." > > Also using a mixed mode precludes you from using the 5 Ghz N-mode, and > > as Wikipedia says: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless-N#Deployment_Strategies > "To achieve maximum throughput a pure 802.11n 5 GHz network is > recommended." > > So there seem to be some disadvantages. > I don't worry about them and run a mixed network in which my SB's and > server are wired. > > Regards, > Peter
They are wrong. Again, that thinking is a holdover from the days of 802.11b, which actually did NOT interoperate well with g. B devices DO slow down all devices on a G network, just by being connected to the AP, even if they are idle. (not exactly to 802.11b speeds, but much slower). This is simply NOT TRUE of G devices on an N network. I am not surprised that some guy editing wikipedia, or a consumer network company that wants you to upgrade all your NICs would continue to say it. I really think you should test this. Its very easy. I have. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61579 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
