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Apple Quietly Releases 802.11n Enabler

Max Payne said:
UK here.

I downloaded a free update using automatic update. Is this the same? It was free too.
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Let Us know.

Before purchasing the 802.11n Enabler software, please check to make sure that your Mac does not already have the 802.11n enabler already installed.

* Open Network Utility (found in the Applications > Utilities folder)
* Under the Info Tab, choose Network Interface (en1)
* In the section "Model: Wireless Network Adapter," if it says (802.11a/b/g/n), you already have the 802.11n enabler installed. If it says (802.11a/b/g), you do not have the 802.11n enabler installed.
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KindredMAC said:
There is no reason for people to buy the enabler unless they already have access to an N network. Am I correct people?????

This won't help your new MacBook or MBPro to transfer and recieve data over a current G network any faster.

I don't even believe there are any N routers out for sale yet at Best Buy or CompUSA is there????

If I am wrong about the fact that the N Enabler will not give you any kind of boost to your G Network, please someone, point me to a link that shows me otherwise so I don't sound like a fool.

But otherwise like I said, A Fool and their Money.....

$1.99 isn't a bad cost for anything like this anyways so stop whining if you can't wait for Leopard or to buy an APEXT.
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Actually, there are plenty of pre-N routers available right now. I downloaded it because I've got a MacBook and travel frequently and am often grabbing free WiFi signals in downtown San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York.

I suppose if you had an iMac and were on a G network, there's really no reason to spend the $2. Then again, if you're concerned with $2, then you probably can't afford a new iMac in the first place.
 
question?

is there anypoint me upgrading on my laptop macbook pro to 802.11n if my airport extreme base station is the old one and not the new one. if i upgrade on my laptop to the 802.11n will it make a difference even though i have the previous airport extreme base station?

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Well after installing the Atheros Drivers 6.0.2.75 in Windows, I now connect at 300mbps and get an actual throughput of approx 90mbps while using the Linksys WRT350N router.



ilkevinli said:
Well I purchased the enabler and ran the update. After booting into Windows however, its still only connecting at 54mbps. Im starting to wonder what exactly this update does. It doesn't seem to do any type of firmware upgrade on the wireless card because if it did, the wireless card would have been redetected in windows and it wasn't
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Paix247 said:
how 'bout an 802.11n card for my core duo macbook pro?? hmm??
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wow, look at the post above yours!


THE CORE DUO MACBOOKS DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY ANTENNAS FOR THE 802.11n CARD! YOU CANNOT UPGRADE THEM!
 
You can please some of the people some of the time, but forget about pleasing all of the people all of the time, you'll never even please all of the people some of the time. We're never happy for what we can now do, only upset over what we can't and how we got screwed.
 
macmanca said:
Aiport Extreme Card, so the rest of us can get the "n" speed??? I also don't understand the what hardware difference there is between the Core Duo's and the Core 2 Duo's, is it the airport card??? What else could be the difference. The $1.99 is a bargain.... to get "n" speed and range!

:)
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I doubt it. No current Apple has a DIY airport card. It's either built-in or BTO/requires an Apple Tech (at least officially). I can't recall when Apple has made a product specifically for a discontinued model. Usually Apple products are engineered for current machines which happen to work on some older ones. I think if you want 'n' on your older Mac you are going to have to look 3rd party.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
I doubt it. No current Apple has a DIY airport card. It's either built-in or BTO/requires an Apple Tech (at least officially). I can't recall when Apple has made a product specifically for a discontinued model. Usually Apple products are engineered for current machines which happen to work on some older ones. I think if you want 'n' on your older Mac you are going to have to look 3rd party.
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I think this is an unfortunate bridge that cannot be avoided. Core Duo and older Macs are just left back. There may be no way of avoiding it even with a third party solution due to the antenna issue. Most often Apple is able to avoid this with various solutions, this just may be one of those times when it can't be.

That said, to my understanding :apple:tv is able to work with a g enable system and router, it is just not as optimal, nor will it utilize the highest possible performance built into the unit.
 
sycho said:
wow, look at the post above yours!


THE CORE DUO MACBOOKS DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY ANTENNAS FOR THE 802.11n CARD! YOU CANNOT UPGRADE THEM!
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The Macbooks don't have ExpressCard slots; so while he'd have to use an external USB network adapter, that certainly is doable (although inconvenient).

The older Macbook Pros, though, could use an ExpressCard NIC - assuming the drivers for OS X are available. Not as nice as a built-in solution, but not too big a deal.

macmanca said:
Aiport Extreme Card, so the rest of us can get the "n" speed??? I also don't understand the what hardware difference there is between the Core Duo's and the Core 2 Duo's, is it the airport card???
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It's probably the antennas.
 
I bought , but could not install...

I bought the enabler and tried to install it on my core 2 duo imc 24 inches.
It says cannot install on the drive. :-((. Incedentally my HD is an upgraded
750 GB Seagate drive.
 
Westside guy said:
The Macbooks don't have ExpressCard slots; so while he'd have to use an external USB network adapter, that certainly is doable (although inconvenient).

The older Macbook Pros, though, could use an ExpressCard NIC - assuming the drivers for OS X are available. Not as nice as a built-in solution, but not too big a deal.
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:rolleyes:

Neither the MacBook, or the MacBook Pro can have it's internal card upgraded for 802.11n.:rolleyes:
 
Apple TV without Airport base station

Nutter said:
Well, Apple could put software in the AppleTV to let it join a computer-to-computer network. But I don't think they have, because on the Apple Store one of the listed system requirements is a "wired or wireless network". That suggests you already need to have a standard wireless network, which a computer-to-computer AirPort connection is not.
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Keep in mind that there is another type of network besides "computer-to-computer" that can be set up without any base station. If you enable internet sharing to share your wired (or even nonexistent) connection with computers using Airport, the computer acts as a base station. Once upon a time this used to be called a "software base station." It's more limited in security options than a base station (WEP only), but it still works.

With that set up, any wireless computer sees yours as a base station. The same should go for the Apple TV. So anyone buying an Apple TV should not need to buy an airport base station.
 
I was wrong.This is not a firmware update.Simply a new driver.On top of that it's only for not just Core 2 Duo's but Tiger only.

I tried to install the same software on my Leopard partition and 3 times in a row it installed on my Macintosh HD and gave me NO choice to install on the Leopard partition.And in Leopard it still reports 802.11 a/b/g..No n.


If this is worth anything.
Hope it helps.It's ticked me off.
 
sycho said:
:rolleyes:

Neither the MacBook, or the MacBook Pro can have it's internal card upgraded for 802.11n.:rolleyes:
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Granted. But that's a far cry from your previous post which essentially said that it would be impossible to ever have access to any form of 802.11n on a CD Mac Book or Mac Book Pro notebook.

Obviously, since pre-n USB dongles and ExpressCards are on the market today, it's perfectly technically feasible to upgrade either of those notebooks to 802.11n wireless. Presuming the manufacturer and/or Apple release the drivers for it.
 
according to apple the new Airport Extreme Base Stations are shipping today. Can't wait to get my hands on one. I like how you can attach a USB hub to it in order to share up to four printers/hdds.
 
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