1st mac; How do I tell the wifi speed?

[cmos2000]

I am a new user and I just got my first mac tonight (air) and I have a question. How do you figure out what the wireless connection speed is for the wireless network you are on? For example if i join a wireless network how can i figure out if it a g or n or b connection and the speed of the link?

windows xp it would tell me the wireless connection speed i.e. 11mbs for a b network.

thanks,
Peter

 

[mediaguru]

I am a new user and I just got my first mac tonight (air) and I have a question. How do you figure out what the wireless connection speed is for the wireless network you are on? For example if i join a wireless network how can i figure out if it a g or n or b connection and the speed of the link?

windows xp it would tell me the wireless connection speed i.e. 11mbs for a b network.

thanks,
Peter

Go to Applications folder -> Utilities folder -> Network Utility. Select your Airport adapter (usually Network Interface en1)

 

[cmos2000]

Thanks for the help. that was exactly what I was looking for. I am currently working my way through a "tour" of leopard for new users.
Peter

 

[mediaguru]

Glad the info helped. I also like this free dashboard widget as it shows information about bandwidth usage and IP addresses.

BTW, welcome to the Mac.

 

[dvd]

Slick trick: Hold the option key and mouseclick the Wifi "fan" in the menu bar, it will tell you your MAC address, channel, RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) and transmit rate. always just a click away!

 

[Pinelli]

Slick trick: Hold the option key and mouseclick the Wifi "fan" in the menu bar, it will tell you your MAC address, channel, RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) and transmit rate. always just a click away!

Couldn't get this working, but got 54MBps in the Network Utility.

Interestingly, when running my Intel Mac Mini in Windows, I can get 108Mbps!

So, my connection speed is faster when in windows than OSX.

I am assuming this is a driver thing. Can I get updated drivers for OSX?

 

[xyzeugene]

Belkin N+ vs Airport Extreme

I get 130Mbps@5Mhz in OSX...then again I got Belkin N+ router which says on the box it can go 300Mbps...I am curious if the airport is faster...

Couldn't get this working, but got 54MBps in the Network Utility.

Interestingly, when running my Intel Mac Mini in Windows, I can get 108Mbps!

So, my connection speed is faster when in windows than OSX.

I am assuming this is a driver thing. Can I get updated drivers for OSX?