wow on a shared network external hd?

[tkjazzer]

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/01/05/iomegas-home-media-network-hard-drive-backs-up-files-streams-c/

can you put a game like WoW on it and then connect it to your router and then play everything wirelessly on a macbook pro?

That would crazy!

 

[BlueRevolution]

Yes. Loading times will be longer, but the game should work fine.

 

[tkjazzer]

also, i'm looking for help on this issue:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/628776/

 

[DoFoT9]

dangit Blue stop beating me!

networking over wireless for programs would be ok i guess, fairly slow even on 802.11n. over ethernet would be ideal

 

[tkjazzer]

dangit Blue stop beating me!

networking over wireless for programs would be ok i guess, fairly slow even on 802.11n. over ethernet would be ideal

is it slower than usb 2.0?

i can play fine over usb 2.0 on EHD

 

[DoFoT9]

is it slower than usb 2.0?

i can play fine over usb 2.0 on EHD

802.11g = ~3mB/ps
802.11n(2.4ghz) = ~20mB/ps
802.11n(5ghz) = ~35mB/ps
USB2.0 = 40mB/ps.

clear enough lol?

you musnt forget about latency either, that plays a BIG role in the speed of the wireless network.

 

[tkjazzer]

i have seen in game latency and all I know is that when the latency is high, the game is real slow.

I don't really know what latency means other than that though.

Is it a term to describe wireless Lag time?

 

[BlueRevolution]

Latency, or "ping", refers to the speed of your internet connection rather than your computer.

 

[tkjazzer]

Latency, or "ping", refers to the speed of your internet connection rather than your computer.

right, so if I was on DSL, the internet would be the limit, not the wireless transfer of 802.11 b

 

[BlueRevolution]

Yes, a residential internet connection is slower than 802.11b. However, you wouldn't want to play over 802.11b, and no new Mac has shipped with 802.11b in years. The MacBook Pro comes with either 802.11g or 802.11n, depending which revision we're talking about here. They would be able to handle playing over wireless.

 

[tkjazzer]

802.11g = ~3mB/ps
802.11n(2.4ghz) = ~20mB/ps
802.11n(5ghz) = ~35mB/ps
USB2.0 = 40mB/ps.

clear enough lol?

you musnt forget about latency either, that plays a BIG role in the speed of the wireless network.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wireless_Networking_Standards
are your numbers off?

 

[tkjazzer]

Yes, a residential internet connection is slower than 802.11b. However, you wouldn't want to play over 802.11b, and no new Mac has shipped with 802.11b in years. The MacBook Pro comes with either 802.11g or 802.11n, depending which revision we're talking about here. They would be able to handle playing over wireless.

i think i have to pay 1.99 to unlock the "n" on my macbook pro.

the limit is the router - need to get a newer router. my GF's is B, i'm sure - so ancient.

mine is G

 

[richard.mac]

his numbers are in bytes (B) rather than bits (b), also DoFoT9 shouldve used an uppercase "M". and we mustnt forgot real world speeds should we?

 

[BlueRevolution]

i think i have to pay 1.99 to unlock the "n" on my macbook pro.

the limit is the router - need to get a newer router. my GF's is B, i'm sure - so ancient.

mine is G

Yes, you will need a router that supports 802.11g or preferably n.

 

[DoFoT9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wireless_Networking_Standards
are your numbers off?

no my numbers are actual world output in megaBytes, not megaBits as the rest of the whole world likes to say. its the same way as how hard drive companies say you have a 200Gb HD, even though it will only really be around 186.3GB...

his numbers are in bytes (B) rather than bits (b), also DoFoT9 shouldve used an uppercase "M". and we mustnt forgot real world speeds should we?

i didnt put the uppercase M in to show emphasis on the big "B", just trying to be as helpful as possible