enabling wireless n on MBP?

[rising j]

This might be a complete newbie question.

I currently run a D-Link Wireless N Router, do I need to somehow enable wireless n on my MBP, or does the MBP automatically select the fastest method of connection, i.e. wireless n over a/b/g?

Thanks.

 

[rychencop]

no..it's all set up. your router is the limiting factor as far as n goes. if you have any devices that use g it will use g over n. i had many issues when wanting to run n on my mbp and g,n on my router. confused yet?

 

[bigpants]

I too have a Dlink N router.

If my missus has a G router, are you saying that the router will only run G because of her machine?

Would an Apple based router fix this?

 

[rising j]

no..it's all set up. your router is the limiting factor as far as n goes. if you have any devices that use g it will use g over n. i had many issues when wanting to run n on my mbp and g,n on my router. confused yet?

Ha! So what I can gather is, the router does not support utilization of a/b/g/n concurrently and that as soon as one g device is on the network, it automatically drops down to g for all other devices on the network?

 

[fuzzyuu]

I too have a Dlink N router.

If my missus has a G router, are you saying that the router will only run G because of her machine?

Would an Apple based router fix this?

Yes, it would only run at "G" speeds. No, the Apple router won't fix this. But one of the Linksys Dual Radio routers will... like this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124296

 

[rising j]

I too have a Dlink N router.

If my missus has a G router, are you saying that the router will only run G because of her machine?

Would an Apple based router fix this?

Do you mean if your missus computer only supports g? and not router?

 

[bigpants]

Do you mean if your missus computer only supports g? and not router?

The router supports N downwards but not her laptop.

 

[rising j]

ahh...i never realized that these wireless n routers cannot run different bands simultaneously. This is something I would have just expected to be a feature. So I am assuming the only work around would be to manually turn off all the other bands, eh?

 

[r88my]

Automatic

 

[rising j]

Automatic

on the MBP or router? I wasn't too clear on my earlier post, but I was referring to manually turn off all other bands on the router....

 

[alphaod]

I too have a Dlink N router.

If my missus has a G router, are you saying that the router will only run G because of her machine?

Would an Apple based router fix this?

All routers do this.

The only remedy is to a get a second router and do N-only.