Network Route

[Shuttleworth]

I've got my network set up as follows:
A Time Capsule as my main Base station for a Wireless N network.
A NAS drive with all my music and video connected to the TC using the Gigabit ethernet.
iTunes on my iMac which connects to the TC wirelessly.
:apple:TV connecting wirelessly.

(I've also got an Airport Express connected to the TC to give G wireless on the network too, I bought the TC about a month too early :()

I've not noticed any problems with it yet, but I was wondering about the route the data takes in case I get problems later:

Does it go from the NAS to the TC then the :apple:TV or,
does it go NAS to TC to iMac back to TC then to :apple:TV or,
none of the above ;)

[IgnatiusTheKing]

I think if you have a G device on your network you'll only see G speeds.

[Shuttleworth]

I think if you have a G device on your network you'll only see G speeds.
From what I understand it should be full speed N, as the N is 5GHz and the G is 2.4 GHz, AirPort picks them up as 2 separate wireless networks.

[Alrescha]

does it go NAS to TC to iMac back to TC then to ATV


This.

Using a NAS instead of a directly connected hard drive for your iTunes library doubles the load on your network.

A.

[Shuttleworth]

This.

Using a NAS instead of a directly connected hard drive for your iTunes library doubles the load on your network.

A.

Thanks, if I get network problems I'll connect it directly to the iMac.

[sandman42]

The answer to your real question is that the data route is the second one:

NAS --> TC --> iMac --> TC --> :apple:TV

This uses a lot of bandwidth as the TC has to transmit the data twice and receive it once. Also, I believe that if you have a pre-Dual Band TC (which is what your post suggests), your network will be operating at 802.11g speeds, due the Airport Express. I think you can look at your 'network interfaces' in Network Utility to find out what speed your computer is connecting at.

[Shuttleworth]

The answer to your real question is that the data route is the second one:

NAS --> TC --> iMac --> TC --> :apple:TV

This uses a lot of bandwidth as the TC has to transmit the data twice and receive it once. Also, I believe that if you have a pre-Dual Band TC (which is what your post suggests), your network will be operating at 802.11g speeds, due the Airport Express. I think you can look at your 'network interfaces' in Network Utility to find out what speed your computer is connecting at.

Cheers:), I'll probably put :apple:TV content on an external HD on the iMac if I start to get problems.

I have the network set up like THIS (http://tntluoma.com/apple/notes-on-a-dual-mode-airport-extreme-network/), it is a dual band network, N is on 5Ghz only (TC, iMac, :apple:TV), and G is on 2.4Ghz (Laptop, iPods, Wii). There is no G compatability on the N side of the network, so AFAIK this will not be slowed when there is a G client, G clients can see the N 'network' but not connect to it.

[phairphan]

If you followed those instructions, you won't see a drop in speed with g devices connected.