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numbersyx
Aug 17, 2007, 08:42 PM
Just recently bought AEBS. I have found that setting it to run at pure N. i.e. 5 Ghz allows a great connection speed (300 mbps) but lowers the distance at which it can operate. When I take it down one floor in my house, it loses the connection entirely. Moving it back to a/b/g/n keeps the signal up but lowers the connection speed to 130 mbps.

Anyone got any solutions...


iBookG4user
Aug 17, 2007, 08:46 PM
Why do you need connection speeds faster than 130mbps? I would just leave it at the a/b/g/n setting since it has better range and range is important to you.
macleod199
Aug 17, 2007, 09:00 PM
Just recently bought AEBS. I have found that setting it to run at pure N. i.e. 5 Ghz allows a great connection speed (300 mbps) but lowers the distance at which it can operate. When I take it down one floor in my house, it loses the connection entirely. Moving it back to a/b/g/n keeps the signal up but lowers the connection speed to 130 mbps.

Anyone got any solutions...

Such is the physics of signals. Higher frequency signals tend to penetrate objects less well/not travel as far. This is why everyone's so excited/eager to buy up the UHF frequencies that were freed up by killing all those TV stations.

So basically, there is no solution in this universe. :)
Objectivist-C
Aug 17, 2007, 09:04 PM
So basically, there is no solution in this universe. :)
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numbersyx
Aug 17, 2007, 10:19 PM
Why do you need connection speeds faster than 130mbps? I would just leave it at the a/b/g/n setting since it has better range and range is important to you.

I have a NAS and transfer files between computers so the speed is important. However, as one of the posters has pointed out, that is the weakness of the higher frequencies. I intend to keep it at a/b/g/n for now unless I can find a solution.
iBookG4user
Aug 17, 2007, 10:37 PM
I have a NAS and transfer files between computers so the speed is important. However, as one of the posters has pointed out, that is the weakness of the higher frequencies. I intend to keep it at a/b/g/n for now unless I can find a solution.

You could buy a range extender, that would boost the signal. Although I don't know if there are any ones for Wireless N.