shane732;553547 Wrote: > I only really use the multiroom function when I'm having a party so it > shouldn't be too much of a problem to wire the server to the router in > such circumstances.
If you can, keep it wired. > > Does the router itself make any difference? I have to routers one dual > band Netgear (top of the range router) and a netopia cheap router. The > netopia seems to get better internet speed so I use it. Yes, especially in antenna design. > > > Should I change to the dual band router? > Only if you have other devices that support it. Squeezeboxes will stay in the 2.4G range but if you have a laptop, it could use the 5Ghz are and not collide... the catch is that a laptop usage is not at all like a streaming player most of the time: you load a web page and its graphics, and stop for a while to read it, then load another one... so it's spikey in usage instead of a constant demand. > > If I wire the server and then access the server from a difference > laptop it won't cause any problems will it? > Nope, it will all be on the same network still. > > Also what if I used powerline network extenders would they be any > better than using the built in wi-fi? > Some people swear by them: I've never used them myself, and don't know how well they work in the US when the typical home has a three-phase 240V incoming connection which is split into two sides of 120V each. Old X10 type things had issues "Crossing" between the two sides. I would think powerline stuff would have similar issues, but I don't know. Have you tried simply changing channels on your router to 1 or 11 and see if that moves you away from any neighbor noise? -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79490 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
