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New Airport Extreme? Worth It? ...turns out Oh Yes!
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My speedtests with the new Extreme are basically similar to the results I would obtain with the 5th generation model. I'm not certain that this is any sort of accurate measure of the new model anyway,since the speedtest results only measure the speed from my internet carrier and not the AE itself.
In fairness to the new model, I would say, from an anecdotal standpoint, that my internet performance/connection feels maximized and more distinct, or more trustworthy than it did with the older model. The connection just feels more certain (like the torque in a car engine). I'm enjoying it.
In fairness to the new model, I would say, from an anecdotal standpoint, that my internet performance/connection feels maximized and more distinct, or more trustworthy than it did with the older model. The connection just feels more certain (like the torque in a car engine). I'm enjoying it.
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Speed test mini. You need an http server with php or asp/.net and a few others, oh and flash.
As sacrilege as it sounds, I don't run iOS devices. Mine are all android.
No one here knows that and any answer is nothing more than a guess. It could be tomorrow, it could be never, it could be anywhere in between.
Interesting find, but that's too many requirements.
I have a TB-based SSD on my new Mini that I'll use to FTP files back and forth to check upload and download speeds.
But I suspect people will demand some sort of screenshot for "proof" if I claim some interesting speeds - LOL!
Yeah, tough test to really gauge, but I tested my 5th gen, en did the exact same test with my 6th gen and saw a boost. Looks like you were getting great speeds already!
*sigh
The new AE once again doesn't do dynamic and policy-based routing, doesn't have any firewall customization, traffic policing, VLANs, multihomed connectivity, IPSec, When will Apple stop making toys for housewives and start building real hardware for power users like they used to?
The new AE once again doesn't do dynamic and policy-based routing, doesn't have any firewall customization, traffic policing, VLANs, multihomed connectivity, IPSec, When will Apple stop making toys for housewives and start building real hardware for power users like they used to?
only got 1/2 that then turned off wifi to check LTE and then wifi back on and got this.
I believe you can turn it on, but I don't believe it will work when the AE is in guest mode. The AE has no way to get to the outside internet, so it doesn't really have anywhere to send "guests" that are walled off from the rest of your network.
If all you need is extend range, buy several access points and wire them together. You could cover an entire university campus that way.
I'd say the only reason to buy the new router is for the "ac" feature on the new Macs and on future Apple products.
If all you want is a better antenna, buy a DLink router and an external antenna. Some of the external antenna are realy good. To bad Apple removed the antenna jack some models ago.
Yep you're correct. Something just happened before I tried this. The AE just crashed while doing a backup from my NAS to the attached USB drive. Hope this doesn't continue....Yikes!
So, now to decide if the 6th gen is worth the extra $50. I picked up a 5th gen open box from Best Buy a few weeks ago. Still deciding on if I'm going to trade up pr not. No ac devices yet, but I expect to do so at some point.
Decisions, decisions...
Decisions, decisions...
Here are my results. I had the AEBS 4 and upgraded to the new Time Capsule. Huge improvement in range with the TC.
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17508177/
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17508177/
My house isn't that big, so not sure range will justify the upgrade.
BTW, my in-laws are from Wisconsin and love the Packers (father-in-law drives the Packers old team car with the helmet on top).
Issue with WiFi speed with new Airport Time Capsule
Have you noticed that when you boot or wake from sleep with the new 2013 Macbook Air and connect to your Airport Time Capsule, network speed is actually class N and not AC? You need to turn off WiFi and then back on in order to reconnect with AC speeds. I confirmed this with Apple Support. I guess there will be a fix coming to MBA in near future.
Have you noticed that when you boot or wake from sleep with the new 2013 Macbook Air and connect to your Airport Time Capsule, network speed is actually class N and not AC? You need to turn off WiFi and then back on in order to reconnect with AC speeds. I confirmed this with Apple Support. I guess there will be a fix coming to MBA in near future.
I decided to go for the 6th generation 2GB Time Capsule. I notice no difference in speed (didn't expect it) , but I did need the Time Capsule as I have never backed up my MacBook Pro.
What time duration do you have DHCP lease set at? Go into Airport utility, go to network, and then network option. Is is set to 1 day (24 hours)? Set it to 9,999 days. That way you dont have your devices which are connected to your router renewing it's DHCP lease every 24 hours. In theory, it shouldn't cause conflicts by renewing every 24 hours, but I have found that theory and reality are 2 different things and in the past I have had problems with routers. So unless you have over 200 devices connected to your TC, setting DHCP lease time to 9,999 days will not cause any problems with the handful of devices you have connected.
I have about 40-50 devices on my home network (yeah, a LOT). I noticed the short DHCP lease timer when setting the AE up but didn't initially change it. I will go ahead and do that but I'm somewhat skeptical of that being the culprit.
It seems like Apple might have been in too great a hurry to release this thing before the issues were worked out.