Old & New Extremes & Expresses - 03/09/15 11:15 PM
Back to FTM after a long absence. I need to replace an Airport Express. I am currently using a 2007 Extreme (802.11n, European) to generate the network. If I buy a new Extreme (a/c) for its extended range and, I suppose, speed, and use the old Extreme in place of the defunct Express (to share printer, distant from base station and also, I suppose, extend the network into the garden) am I slowing down the new network or in any way making it less efficient?
Right now the current Extreme is set to Austria (no idea why) and "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)" and channel "Automatic". I am not sure whether in this mode it selects both 2.4 and 5GHz bands or only one. I do not believe we have any more b or g devices on the network (see below). Is there anything I should consider to increase speeds, with or without the new Extreme?
Secondly, I have been keeping the old G4 (which has been reduced to serving up music) off the wireless, since I believe its Extreme card is 801.11b and this supposedly slows down the network. Is this so?
Thanks for any advice. And, BTW, is there a relationship between FTM and the new MacIssues?
Right now the current Extreme is set to Austria (no idea why) and "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)" and channel "Automatic". I am not sure whether in this mode it selects both 2.4 and 5GHz bands or only one. I do not believe we have any more b or g devices on the network (see below). Is there anything I should consider to increase speeds, with or without the new Extreme?
Secondly, I have been keeping the old G4 (which has been reduced to serving up music) off the wireless, since I believe its Extreme card is 801.11b and this supposedly slows down the network. Is this so?
Thanks for any advice. And, BTW, is there a relationship between FTM and the new MacIssues?