wifi setup with two Airport Expresses

[chuchichan2524]

Hello,

I have a wifi network setup with two Airport Expresses. One is "n" and one is "b/g".

After a day or so I notice that the wifi speed degrades significantly. I'm not sure what settings to play around with. Could it be the channel? In general, is there a better channel to select?

Thanks in advace...

 

[ravenvii]

That's the problem with mixing "g" and "n" devices. The network is basically dragged down to "g" speeds.

That's why the new AirPort Extreme has dual-band - to allow people to have two networks, one "g" and one "n" and get the full speed for "n" while keeping older "g" devices in the loop.

 

[QuarterSwede]

That's the problem with mixing "g" and "n" devices. The network is basically dragged down to "g" speeds.

That's why the new AirPort Extreme has dual-band - to allow people to have two networks, one "g" and one "n" and get the full speed for "n" while keeping older "g" devices in the loop.

Right on. Unfortunately dual-band routers are the most expensive.

 

[chuchichan2524]

I see, I can see that having a "b/g" AE on the network will degrade the speed, but would it also cause the speed to go down gradually?

 

[cderalow]

I see, I can see that having a "b/g" AE on the network will degrade the speed, but would it also cause the speed to go down gradually?

it would probably be related to how much use the g one actually gets

 

[newdeal]

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set the g router to 2.4ghz and the n router to 5ghz you may get interferance between the two routers if they are both operating on the same band