Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-13 Thread mkozlows
garym;533654 Wrote: This is incorrect. Google for lots of discussion/ explicit tests of this. I think you are thinking about an older problem related to mixing b/g (NOT mixing g/n) No, g/n 'has issues' (http://smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30224/100/). It's not a simplistic drops down to

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:42 PM, mkozlows mkozlows.49dxvb1271209...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: garym;533654 Wrote: This is incorrect. Google for lots of discussion/ explicit tests of this. I think you are thinking about an older problem related to mixing b/g (NOT mixing g/n) No,

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-13 Thread pski
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Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-12 Thread garym
Wigster;533558 Wrote: On the other hand, there is a penalty associated with mixing g and n clients on an n router: whenever it is communicating with the g client it drops down to g for all the n clients too. If you are actually streaming audio, this will mean that most of the time your

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread bertdoozer
pfarrell;533092 Wrote: bertdoozer wrote: Does anyone know when squeezebox will start to support the latest 802.11N wireless standard? I am holding off purchasing until they do. SlimDevices and Logitech never talk about future products, dates, etc. If anyone claims they know, they

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread toby10
bertdoozer;533247 Wrote: Pat even if you are steaming your music in FLAC 24bit at 192KHz? Correct, N still not needed. I can stream full WAV's to three wireless SB players using a G router without a hiccup. I think where N might be a benefit to G devices (like SB players) is if you have

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread Pat Farrell
bertdoozer wrote: BTW: There is zero need for 11n for audio wireless. Pat even if you are steaming your music in FLAC 24bit at 192KHz? Yes, even if. And of course, there is no real reason to use 192khz, since there is no information there. Ill agree that 88.2 or 94 x 24 can be better than

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread gharris999
Perfect answer, Pat. I feel like I can put my coffee cup down, secure in the knowledge that I've actually learned something today. Thanks for that. -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile:

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread dsdreamer
toby10;533258 Wrote: Correct, N still not needed. I can stream full WAV's to three wireless SB players using a G router without a hiccup. I think where N might be a benefit to G devices (like SB players) is if you have spotty G WiFi (interference, long distance to players, etc..). But if

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread Pat Farrell
dsdreamer wrote: The ability of .11n to work reliably over long distances and use spatial diversity to overcome interference is a very material point. or more properly, the potential of 11n to do things like use the 5gHz band in addition to 2.4gHz, and the ability to bond two channels for

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread pski
pfarrell;533535 Wrote: dsdreamer wrote: The ability of .11n to work reliably over long distances and use spatial diversity to overcome interference is a very material point. or more properly, the potential of 11n to do things like use the 5gHz band in addition to 2.4gHz, and the ability

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-11 Thread Wigster
On the other hand, there is a penalty associated with mixing g and n clients on an n router: whenever it is communicating with the g client it drops down to g for all the n clients too. If you are actually streaming audio, this will mean that most of the time your network as a whole is operating

[slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-10 Thread bertdoozer
Does anyone know when squeezebox will start to support the latest 802.11N wireless standard? I am holding off purchasing until they do. Stu -- bertdoozer bertdoozer's Profile:

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-10 Thread Pat Farrell
bertdoozer wrote: Does anyone know when squeezebox will start to support the latest 802.11N wireless standard? I am holding off purchasing until they do. SlimDevices and Logitech never talk about future products, dates, etc. If anyone claims they know, they don't. My bet is that if you are

Re: [slim] 802.11N Wireless Support

2010-04-10 Thread SuperQ
bertdoozer;533091 Wrote: Does anyone know when squeezebox will start to support the latest 802.11N wireless standard? I am holding off purchasing until they do. Stu 802.11n is a superset of 802.11g. They are the same except 11n works on 5.8ghz and can bond several channels at once.