![]() I had the same result as for the Gen 4 model when I tried to measure the performance of the USB drive sharing feature. You also still have to press the Control key before clicking the Wireless Security dropdown selector to expose the WEP option, which is still marked as a "Transitional Security Network" ![]() That’s because Apple sets the same SSID on both radios, just to make things interesting. When you first fire up the router, your client won’t even see separate 2.4 and 5 GHz SSIDs. Note also that you can hide the radio SSIDs ("Create a closed network") and adjust transmit power, the same settings apply to both radios. ![]() And while it has its own wireless security settings, WEP isn’t among them. Next, note that the Guest Network runs on the 2.4 GHz band only. the 450 Mbps you’ll be able to see in 5 GHz. Note that this means that if you have a three-stream N capable client, you’re only going to see a maximum link rate of 217 Mbps vs. But in cases where there are no nearby networks or channel use can be coordinated, their use can be beneficial. While paternalistic, you’re not really losing that much, however."Wide" channels take up almost the whole 2.4 GHz band and provide significant bandwidth improvement only under strong signal conditions. The quick take is that the AirPort Extreme isn’t the router you’re looking for if you need flexible firewall features or like both your bands to be equally controllable.įirst, Apple is the lone holdout in blocking acces to 40 MHz bandwidth mode in the 2.4 GHz band. Since the main reason many of you are considering the AirPort Extreme is for better wireless performance, you should know what you’re trading off. The Missing list is a bit long and some items bear some further explanation or repeating. Inbound / outbound service control w/ scheduling.RIP v1, v2, v2 multicast and static routing.Tranmit power control (100, 50, 25, 10%) – one setting for both radios.Wireless guest access: 2.4 GHz only, no WEP.Wireless Modes: Automatic, A/N and B/G, A and B/G.WEP and Personal / Enterprise WPA / WPA2 wireless security.Single port and port range forwarding w/ separate public / private ports.Log, wireless client and DHCP client viewing via AirPort Utility.MobileMe "Back To My Mac" remote access.USB printer and drive sharing (HFS, FAT32 formats only).IPv6 modes: Link-local only, Host, Tunnel, Router modes.Static and Dynamic IP, PPPoE WAN connections (no MTU adjust).I didn’t notice any new features, but I confess I didn’t look that hard. To insist you need gig in this case just shows what a moron you are.Figure 5: Gen 4 AirPort Utility Summary screen That would be a huge stinking waste of hardware putting a gig port on it. Nowhere near the wirespeed of 100 base T. Sigh.ĭo you honestly think 802.11n can outrun 100 BaseTX Full-duplex? At MAX, 802.11n runs at bursts of 70 mbit. As sexy as this looks (and I'm definitely snatching an ?TV when it comes out), and dare I say the relatively competitive pricing for an 802.11n unit, I will probably seek out a 3rd party alternative when I go on the market 2~3 months from now. I guess we in the US can find some consolation in the fact that 99% of us don't have to worry about an internet connection that will saturate the 100Base-TX WAN port, but users in developed countries (Japan, Korea, etc.) who have FTTH exceeding 100Mbit/sec will find this less appealing still. That's lame, especially when competing products from Linksys and I'm sure soon from Belkin et al. ![]() Instead of being able to tap into the full potential of 802.11n, the maximum throughput is going to be 100Mbit/sec. So let's say I want to use the previous version iMac that doesn't have 802.11n but does have Gigabit Ethernet as a base server for ?TV via AirPort. Makes no sense when (1) all shipping Macs now sport Gigabit Ethernet, and (2) the wireless protocol (802.11n) is FASTER than the wired ports. Why, oh why, are the LAN/WAN (at the very least, the LAN) ports not Gigabit? ![]()
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