lanierb;152280 Wrote: > I don't agree with this. 802.11g is 54M/s, whereas FLAC averages like > 800k. It would take a lot of SB3's to even make a small dent in > bandwidth in a g system. You should easily be able to run 20 at a > time, if not more (and if you're running that many you probably want to > consider a wired network anyway, even on cost grounds). A top notch > linksys "g" router is what, like $30? No problem here. And as for > years old hardware (SB1), sure, if you had a 56k modem it wouldn't work > too well either, but that hardly seems relevant. > > Lanier
At least according to this report (http://www.proxim.com/learn/library/whitepapers/maximizing_80211g_investment.pdf) best-case scenario 802.11g speeds are 27Mbps. If the router is configured for both 802.11b AND 802.11g, as many are, then the best-case scenario is further reduced to 18Mbps (even if no 802.11b clients are present!). Throw in a few walls, cordless phones and neighboring access points fighting for bandwidth, and that reduces it an unknown but not insignificant amount. The remaining bandwidth is shared among all devices in the house. So let's say a laptop, a Squeezebox, a Tivo, and maybe a freeloading neighbor or two. I'd say it's within the realm of possibility. I don't doubt that the average bandwidth would still be good enough for FLAC, but I think there would be enough variability for significant dropoffs. Many of the above issues can be remedied with a proper wireless setup, but I'm not sure it's safe to assume this for everyone. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29158 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
