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Wireless N

teknikal90

teknikal90

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Jan 28, 2008
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Hey guys, ive got a macbook pro penryn...which has wireless draft n...
now my current router is broken and i need a new one...so naturaly i want to get an N router..
BUT ive been hearing that the macbook pro has some issue with some routers so i dont really know which to choose...my budget is around $150 Australian...
this is a really cheap shop in my area:
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&bid=4&id2=122

which out of those should i get?

ps: i (my family) will have 4 PCs connected to it. 1 through wired connection, 1 through wireless g, occasionally 1 wifi g laptop, my macbook pro, and a playstation 3

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

edit=reliability is my number 1 priority, then speed.
 
You know when I first bought my MBP I had a Linksys wr 350N gigabit, its grey and black in color and worked superbly with my Dell XPS 1210. But I kept getting kicked off with my MBP. I mean alot I started getting really PO'd so I bought Apple's Wireless Extreme. I have not had a problem since the switch and I even got $100 for the old router. do research see what works for people then compare it to your needed criteria.

Cheers.
 
teknikal90 said:
yuh, so im just wondering if there are any MBP users here with 10.5.2 who has a router that they DONT have any problem with.....and if its listed in the store, cause ill get that...thanks

store: http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products...&bid=4&id2=122
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I've had tons of problems since upgrading to 10.5.2 and I'm using an Airport Extreme Base Station. I know it's the Mac side because streaming video works fine on my AppleTV. But I try to play it on this through iTunes and it goes about 4 seconds before giving me the ol' spinning beach ball. This doesn't occur when I plug an Ethernet cable directly in, but it sure does when I try to use wireless (even sitting 2 feet from the AEBS).

Having said that, I'd still get an AEBS. With N still being in the draft stage, you're more likely to have fewer problems with all Apple products than with someone else's.
 
ozziegn said:
why's that? I'm currently on my third MBP and I've used all of them on my Linksys router w/o any issues at all.
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Same here, i have a Linksys WRT54G, and have not had a single problem connecting or staying connected.
 
another thing,

the problem that im having with my router is as follows...
i have a windows pc also wifi connected to the router...but when i connect with the macbook pro, the router drops connection to both pcs.
when i try to connect just the macbook pro, sometimes i get REALLY annoying popups saying 'Wireless Network appears to have been compromised and will be disabled for a bout a minute'.....sometimes the connection would drop, and to regain connection, id have to turn of airport on the macbook and turn it back on...or else id get a timeout error.
im running leopard 10.5.2
i look around the net and it appears im not the only one...can anyone suggest why this i happening?and would a new router fix it?
 
I've been using a Lynksys WRT-150N router since I got my 2.2 GHz MPB last June. The performance is great and I have had no problems. I've been running 10.5.2 for a while.
 
teknikal90 said:
what security are you using? WPA?or WEP?or none?
with 'none' i get no problems at all
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I'm using WPA. However, my network is very simple. It's mostly just my MBP connecting through the router to the internet. Occasionally, I also connect a Windows XP laptop (802.11-G). It's been a while since I moved data between the MBP and the Windows machine, but it did work well when I was setting up the MBP. (I was running Tiger at that time.)
 
i hear somewhere that if you run two computers, one in G mode and the other in draft n, the router will default to G speeds on both?true?
cause then id feel no need to use N
 
I second the vote on Linksys WRT150N. Got it for a good price, and after updating firmware (it was one of the first draft versions) I have had no problem running the MBP wireless with N, plus a wireless printer and PC. Download speeds on the MBP are as high as they are on my desktop with an ethernet cable.
 
doc smitty & KevinC867
what security are you using? WPA?

and hows the range on that linksys?


im seriously considering it
 
teknikal90 said:
ps: i (my family) will have 4 PCs connected to it. 1 through wired connection, 1 through wireless g, occasionally 1 wifi g laptop, my macbook pro, and a playstation 3

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

edit=reliability is my number 1 priority, then speed.
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How about a G router? An typical one is 1/3 the price of a N router and you don't need to mix g and n devices. I think some N routers don't do well with mixed networks. The typical home internet connection may be a bottleneck, and you can always get a decent N (not draft) when it is ready some time later without being pressured to get one in a hurry.
 
teknikal90 said:
i hear somewhere that if you run two computers, one in G mode and the other in draft n, the router will default to G speeds on both?true?
cause then id feel no need to use N
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This is true, at least with an AEBS (so I would also assume that is the case with most/all other routers as well). While it is great to have N running, if one or more other laptops using the router are actively running g, you will be downgraded to g download speed on your MBP. That said, the AEBS is likely to give you the best fit with the MBP and the others. I cannot speak to any of the other routers named.
 
Go with a N capable router. I'm running a Linksys 350n with no issues right now. When I first got the new MBP installed it's network would come and go, but I've since corrected it via the router's network broadcasting settings. I have three laptops connected, Dell Inspiron, G4 Ibook and the new Mac Book Pro.
 
i have a netgear rangemax N MIMO router.
works great with my MBP.

when i opened the box last week (MBP)
it connected to the router with ease..
i just typed the passkey once and up to now, i don't have any problems..
zero!
 
markrivers said:
i have a netgear rangemax N MIMO router.
works great with my MBP.

when i opened the box last week (MBP)
it connected to the router with ease..
i just typed the passkey once and up to now, i don't have any problems..
zero!
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whats the model number of your router?
 
I have been using the Netgear WNDR 3300 for about two weeks now and have no problems with my MBP. It is a newer router so I am not sure of availability oversees yet. The good thing about this router is that it is dual band so the N and G networks don't mix. I have my MBP on the 5ghz N network and the rest of the devices on the 2.4ghz G network.
 
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