I have a base base station with N-enabled and I want to know how I can test it so I know for sure how many mbp/s I'm getting through N.
Any help?
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How do I test the speed of my base station
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The way I originally tested mine was to use Finder to copy a 1GB file from my MacBook Pro (wireless) to a Mac mini (wired).
While it was copying, I used Net Monitor 4.3.9 (the stopwatch function) to monitor how fast it was going.
Check this thread to see what that program looks like:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/3351868/
The other program I used was AJA KONA SYSTEMS TEST. I mounted a drive from my mini, set the prefs in Kona to allow network drives, then have it generate a 1GB file. Below is a test I just did. 10.4MB/s = 83.2Mb/s, which isn't bad. Almost as fast as wired 100Mbps connection. (But not faster than the 100Mbps ports on the back of the router).
Have you seen the status screen in the AirPort Utility that shows you how fast each of the wireless clients are connected? That's pretty cool.
While it was copying, I used Net Monitor 4.3.9 (the stopwatch function) to monitor how fast it was going.
Check this thread to see what that program looks like:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/3351868/
The other program I used was AJA KONA SYSTEMS TEST. I mounted a drive from my mini, set the prefs in Kona to allow network drives, then have it generate a 1GB file. Below is a test I just did. 10.4MB/s = 83.2Mb/s, which isn't bad. Almost as fast as wired 100Mbps connection. (But not faster than the 100Mbps ports on the back of the router).
Have you seen the status screen in the AirPort Utility that shows you how fast each of the wireless clients are connected? That's pretty cool.
