Wireless N - 300Mbps or 414Mbps?

[ss957916]

At the Apple Store yesterday, the 'genius' opened Network Utility on my Mac and commented "414Mbps - that's on N"

I've got home, done the same, and it's saying 300Mbps.

I'm using a brand new MBP and Airport Extreme - is there a problem?

 

[BlueRevolution]

No. I don't know why the discrepancy, but 300 Mbps is about 150 times faster than most residential internet connections. It won't affect internet speeds.

 

[Bear Hunter]

Unless there is a new standard out there "N" link speed is 300 Mbit/s, and that is on "N" only and @ 5GHz.

 

[MrBrekke]

Unless there is a new standard out there "N" link speed is 300 Mbit/s, and that is on "N" only and @ 5GHz.

N can run up to 600 Mbit/s with MIMO.

N is not only at 5GHz. N can run at 300Mbit/s speed at 2.4GHz also. it is possible to have N network running on 5 and 2.4

"EEE 802.11n-2009 is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over previous standards, such as 802.11b and 802.11g, with a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbit/s to a maximum of 600 Mbit/s with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz"

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[Bear Hunter]

N can run up to 600 Mbit/s with MIMO.

N is not only at 5GHz. N can run at 300Mbit/s speed at 2.4GHz also. it is possible to have N network running on 5 and 2.4

"EEE 802.11n-2009 is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless networking standard to improve network throughput over previous standards, such as 802.11b and 802.11g, with a significant increase in the maximum raw data rate from 54 Mbit/s to a maximum of 600 Mbit/s with the use of four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz"

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I was trying to say that 300 Mbit/s is the max you can get even with it set for "N" only at 5GHz on a AEBS.

I don't have a new base station though...do the new ones allow for faster link speed?

 

[MrBrekke]

I was trying to say that 300 Mbit/s is the max you can get even with it set at 5GHz

for a Mac that is correct.

but for a p.c. or Mac pro with a network card that supports MIMO you can get 600 Mbit/s


but back to topic.

anything more than 300 Mbit/s must have been an error.

if it had said 144 Mbit/s it would have been understandable. that is normal for some N routers not to give you more for some funny reason. :/

 

[ss957916]

for a Mac that is correct.

but for a p.c. or Mac pro with a network card that supports MIMO you can get 600 Mbit/s


but back to topic.

anything more than 300 Mbit/s must have been an error.

if it had said 144 Mbit/s it would have been understandable. that is normal for some N routers not to give you more for some funny reason. :/

Perhaps it was 144 - maybe I'm confused.

 

[Bear Hunter]

That makes more sense

 

[ss957916]

ok - now I'm really confused. Yesterday morning I was getting 300Mbps and now it's 144.

Why has it changed?

 

[ss957916]

Back up to 300Mbps now. Why the difference?

Anyone know?

Surely someone does...

 

[N10248]

Changes in speed are normal, ignore it.

144 is better than i get....

 

[ss957916]

Oooh - how do you get all that extra info in your wifi list?

I'm a little worried about the changes in data rate - I use AirPort disk a lot and, surely, it affects the speed at which data can be transferred?

 

[Gav2k]

Alot of things effect your link speed tbh. Other computers, microwaves, mobile phones, wireless phones etc etc. Anything that uses radio tbh. It dosnt have to be on the same freq to cause issues. If it makes enough noise that will cause a problem.

Gav

ps. A poor household power supply can cause problems too.

 

[N10248]

To get the extra info hold Option when you click the icon.

 

[ogdogg]

To get the extra info hold Option when you click the icon.

Best tip ever. I've been searching for a way to see this info for a long time.

 

[yoshiki321]

Changes in speed are normal, ignore it.

144 is better than i get....

if you set your router to 5GHz only, another device will cannot connect to your router as the iPhone or iPad just supporting 2.4GHz only.