802.11n For 24" iMac.

I have read that my Intel Core 2 Duo 24" iMac has 802.11n wi-fi support built in but that it will cost me $1.99 (£1.01) to download the software which will enable me to step up from 802.11g.
Where can I find this software in order to download it?

It is avable to download for £1.25 from here http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/61114042/wo/Xl7rAaWLyyhW2MQh 7OxuC6m56TZ/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.3
hope this helps
kevin

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Very slow 802.11n. 20" iMac, Vista, Broadcom, Belkin N1

I've been trying to get some drivers working with Windows Vista. I'll post the results I've been having and maybe someone can assist.
I have a 20" brand new iMac with Leopard running bootcamp windows vista ultimate. When I connect to a Belkin Pre-N wireless router I get 802.11g wireless speeds(expected) of about 36mb/s (it's a good distance away, 2 bars).
I have another wireless router Belkin N1 wireless and I get differing wireless speeds/connectivity depending on what drivers I use. I have 5 full bars and an "excellent" connection rating for it.
I understand that the specifications for 802.11n that both belkin and apple use are based on draft specifications and may not be compatible.
The drivers on the leopard disk are marked as 4.80.75.0. I can connect using those and use the internet. But at very, very slow speeds (27.0 mb/s Broadband tests show .5% of normal speeds for my provider, a wired connection will get 105.8% of normal speeds for my provider.)
I got some other drivers that were posted by other users at the following location
(http://www.versiontracker.com/php/dlpage.php?id=115683&db=win&pid=149836&kind=&l nk=ftp%3A%2F%2Fftp.support.acer-euro.com%2Fnotebook%2Ftravelmate_2480%2Fvista%2F Drivers%2F802.11b%2BgBroadcom+Wireless+Lan+Driver4.102.15.61.zip)
Those drivers are marked as 4.102.15.61. It will connect 1 out of 7 tries at 270mb/s but will disconnect after a few seconds.
There are some other drivers posted by another user at the following location:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1309942&tstart=0
These are marked as 4.150.31.0. Same issue as the ones on the leopard disk. I get connectivity, but at very slow speeds.
I believe I have the most up to date firmware for my router but will check that and post on the message board some results. Another option that I have is to completely disable the 802.11n protocol on the router and just use 802.11g.
Does anyone know any other drivers out there that I could try? I will post findings. Again this is only a problem while trying to connect to a Belkin N1 wireless router. I get much better speeds/connection using a Belkin Pre-N router.

I have a 24" Core 2 Duo iMac (2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM) running Leopard and an Apple Airport Extreme base station, and am having the same problem with slow wireless speed under Vista Ultimate edition with Boot Camp. All Vista software updates as of March 11, 2008 have been applied.
I've reinstalled the driver from the Leopard disk (no effect) and updated the driver directly in Windows, using the one that Windows detects automatically (no effect). Under OS X, I get close to optimal bandwidth over the 802.11n connection to my cable modem. The Airport Extreme is set to use 5 GHz only and does not use the 802.11g-compatibility mode.
When I use a wired connection to my gigabit Ethernet switch, everything is fine.
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AirPort Extreme (802.11n) For non Core Duo Computer

I have two older macs:
IMac G5 20 1.8GHz[1.5GB -160 GB]
IBook G4 12 1.07GHz [1GB - 30GB]
and currently using an AEBS
ANY CHANCE FOR ME TO USE THIS NEW
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) ???
THANKS
RG
IMac G5 20 1.8GHz[1.5GB -160 GB] AX - AEBS ::IBook G4 12 1.07GHz [1GB - 30GB] AX :: Ipod 60 GB Mac OS X (10.4.1)

802.11n refers to a speedy wireless connection. When
you connect with a wire, you're not using 802.11 at
all. You're using Ethernet, and your Core Duo mac
will connect to the Airport Extreme at 100Mbs (a
little faster than the top speed of 802.11n). Then
The top speed of 802.11n is considerably faster than 100Mbps. In narrow band mode, the Airport Extreme cards are connecting to AE Base Stations (AEBS) at 130Mbs. In wide band mode, 270Mbs. In theory, that makes connecting to the new AEBS device wirelessly faster than via the wired ethernet. It's a design decision that just doesn't make sense in my opinion.

802.11n for MacBook Pro Core Duo's no problem!

From a post on xlr8yourmac.com:
" So I was really ****** about only having G because of being an early adopter. So I started looking what could I do about it. Browsing the net, I found out that the new core2duo machines actually use a broadcom chip (Actually as mentioned here previously, the Core2Duo MacBook/MacBook Pros use the Atheros AR5008 Chip, although the Mac Pro uses a Broadcom chip (not sure on chip version no.) - the Apple 802.11n enabler supports both. See notes on Mac 802.11n page here.-Mike) and this chip is the same one in Dell Wireless 1500 adapters. (Dell notebook mini card)
I bought one of those Dell 1500 cards on ebay, (I searched google and found the Dell 1500 card for as low as $52.xx, although an ebay auction had over 100 of them at $90 "Buy it Now" price.-Mike) and using the great guides on ifixit, change the card on my machine.
(He didn't mention which CoreDuo Mac he had (Macbook? Macbook Pro? iMac? Mini?) but I'm assuming a Macbook or Macbook Pro since iFixit's guides don' t cover the intel-based Mini or iMac.-Mike)
On boot, the card is recognized (and even more stable than the older one). The enabler didn't want to work (wouldn't install I assume he means) on my system though. So I opened it in pacifist, (available here-Mike) and moved the file to the System folder, and magic! I have draft-N in my macbook coreduo
Hope you can publish this and it helps someone.
-Julian"
William

Just out of interest, where's the third attenna?
802.11n might work on the chip, but you won't get 11n
performance without the third attenna.
Regards
Paul
Ok, here is the scoop, I installed the AirPort Card from a Mac Pro and it works fine. I do have an issue with my Verizon DSL router Westell 327W. It does not like the new card. So I can not connect to it. On the other hand the AirPort Express and the new Mac Pro card in the MacBook Pro love each other. The range is unbeliveable! I am reluctant to update to the 802.11n enabler right now since reading all the problems with it in the other discussions.
I am going to disable the wireless feature in the Verizon router and hard wire a connection to the AirPort Express and see how that works...
So MacBook Pro (Core Duo) first generation can be updated to take advantage of 802.11n.
William

AirPort Extreme 802.11n for older Macs?

Are there any plans for Apple to release some sort of upgrade for older Macs so that we can use 802.11n wireless networking?
I have a Power Mac G5 (2.5GHz DP) and a MacBook Pro 17" Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo), so the hardware in my Macs doesn't handle the 802.11n specification. (Please note that I'm not talking about the software enabler. That's not going to work on older hardware.)
Are there plans for new AE cards that can be swapped into the G5s or an ExpressCard 34 card for the laptop?
(And why oh why does the UK government not allow wide channel? UK consumers are stuck with only a 2.5x speed increase, whereas US consumers get the full 5x speed increase.)
Thanks!

802.11n refers to a speedy wireless connection. When
you connect with a wire, you're not using 802.11 at
all. You're using Ethernet, and your Core Duo mac
will connect to the Airport Extreme at 100Mbs (a
little faster than the top speed of 802.11n). Then
The top speed of 802.11n is considerably faster than 100Mbps. In narrow band mode, the Airport Extreme cards are connecting to AE Base Stations (AEBS) at 130Mbs. In wide band mode, 270Mbs. In theory, that makes connecting to the new AEBS device wirelessly faster than via the wired ethernet. It's a design decision that just doesn't make sense in my opinion.

Can you use airport extreme 802.11n for files backup

Can you use airport extreme 802.11 for files back up and sharing

You can if you connect a hard drive that has been formatted correctly to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme.
Apple does not officially support Time Machine backups for this type of setup, but you could store regular files this way.

Airport Express 802.11n for iTunes music?

I am a happy user of an older Express 802.11g for playing iTunes music. Would there by any advantage to getting an N solely for this purpose? I don't use the Express for anything else on my network, and I don't think that the speed increase with N would show any increase in audio quality etc., or am I missing something?
Mike

Mike,
Here is some food for thought.
If your printer is OFF, then the rest of the network would be running "n" speed if you replaced the Express with an "n" version.
When you turned your printer back on, the network would basically be running "g" at that time.
I have a "b" wireless printer... Yikes.... Here is what I did.
I plugged my printer into the back of the TC (basically same as the Extreme) with an ethernet cable and turned OFF the wireless printing card.
Now my entire wireless system is "n" including sending information to the printer.
Printing and reading camera cards is much, much quicker...
Just some more ideas for you and a way to spend your money.........
Joseph Kriz

802.11n for my Macbook Mac OS X 10.4.9

Hi
I have a Macbook with 10.4.9 in it. I am not sure if I will be able to use the 802.11n network. Is there any software upgrade available to get my Macbook to work with 802.11n?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mothilal

The other 2 posters responded to your question as if you were wanting to join the "N" network as an "N" capable computer. Reading your post, you don't really state that you want to join as an "N" capable computer, just that you want to use the "N" network. You don't say whether the router is an Airport Extreme or not, but the fact remains that most "N" routers are backward compatible with the "B" and "G" and even "A" standards. You don't have to have the update software to join as any of those standards, but MacBooks come with the capability of either A,B and G or A,B,G and N depending on whether you have a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo. The other posters are correct if you are wanting to join the "N" as "N" capable.

802.11n for PowerMac G5?

Is there a way to get 802.11n capability in a PowerMac G5 tower with external antenna port? I know how to get "g" but would prefer "n."

Not with the external antenna port, but you could use a 802.11n wireless USB adapter instead. One example of this kind of adapter would be the Newer Technology MAX Power 802.11n/g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter & Extension Cradle.

Will my airport express 802.11d interface with the new 802.11n for music streaming?

I am about tho purchase the new airport express and have the old one running in the house already. The reason for the purchase is to stream music to speakers in the house. The older one is dedicated to the modem and provides wifi, the new ones will be plugged in elsewhere. Should I replace the old one or keep it?

Welcome back!
If by "older" AirPort Express, you mean it is a "b/g" version, you'll have to use the WDS setup options on both the new AirPort Extreme"n" and the AirPort Express.
Unfortunately, two negative things will occur when you setup WDS:
1) Because WDS is a "g" technology thing, the entire wireless network will drop down to "g" wireless levels. So, you lose any advantages of "n" speeds with your new router.
2) The bandwidth on the entire wireless network will be cut 50%.
Bottom line, you will have a "g" wireless network operating at half of it's capability. That's a tremendous loss of performance for a bit more wireless coverage, but you may disagree.
WDS is difficult for most users to set up because it is very easy to make a mistake. Look over this post to get an idea of what is involved with this. There is also a link to Apple's instructions in this post, but the step by step by expert user Tesserax is easier to follow.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2287950&tstart=0
I do not recommend WDS, but it's your call.

Airport Extreme 802.11n Speed

Hello Everyone,
I am planing to buy an Airport Extreme 802.11n for my iMac Core Duo at home, I am trying to find out if this upgrade will benefit the speed of wireless connection, as I am using actiontech DSL modem which was provided by the ISP. I have to reset the current DSL Modem every other day to keep the consistant speed. Please enlighten me with your wisdoms.
ps/ How do I ask (contact) apple support with email?. Plz help
Thank you
intel iMac 20" Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1GB RAM, 250VRAM

As far as resetting your modem, that is an issue with the DSL modem and your ISP. The router may help only if you have your computer directly connected to the modem, as it will prevent you from losing your connection to your isp when your Mac goes to sleep. As the router is an "always on " device it should keep the connection unless your ISP has its network set up to time out your IP address regardless of your connection status.
Your Base Station will have no effect on your internet speed because the minimum connect speed for most routers is much faster than even the fastest internet speed ( this axiom may soon be untrue with fiber getting so fast, but for now you router will not be the weak link in the chain.)
What a faster router will do is increase the speed within your network (moving files accross your local network), adding a layer of secuirty between you and the outside world (which is better than most software firewalls if you are connecting your Mac directly to your modem).
The new airport extreme (80211n) also has the added bouns of letting you network USB drives (great for backup and keeping large files off of your hard drive) and sharing USB printers.
I just set up mine and it works great. The automatic setup is VERY easy to use and did a good job setting up my network. And there are plenty of manual settings for advanced users ( I am tweaking some of my security settings now.)
Hope this helps.

Imac 17" 1.83ghz - OK, it's incompatible, but how can you use 802.11n???!

The Imac Intel G5 17" 1.83ghz does not work with airport extreme's draft 802.11n, for whatever reason. What are the ways to make it compatible? Currently using it on 802.11g but I do want to use the 802.11n.....
Any ideas?
Many thanks.

The Imac Intel G5...
Intel and G5 are 2 completely different things. You do not have a G5 you have an Intel-based iMac. It either has the "Core Duo" processor or "Core 2 Duo" processor.
You should take a look at some of the USB solutions offered by QuickerTek.

My wifi network is 802.11n but there are times changing for 802.11g, and have to restart ... after the update for Mountain Lion

My wifi network is 802.11n but there are times changing for 802.11g, and have to restart ... after the update for Mountain Lion... Help!!!
Several problems with Mountain Lion, APP STORE (login/logout error), WIFI(802.11n for 802.11g), MAIL (horrible)... Apple, what is happening?

Do a factory reset .. nothing will be deleted from your backups and you will be able to get access to them again.
The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.

HP Color LaserJet 1500L - drops off the 802.11n network

My HP Color LaserJet 1500L drops off the network (it just stops printing). This happens when it is plugged into the usb bus of my new 802.11n base station or directly into the usb bus of a computer. The only way to fix it seems to be to plug it directly into a computer and unplug the usb plug and replug it, or to add the printer again. This problem has occurred in the past, but over time, and after various upgrades to the operating systems and hardware, etc, the situation tends to change. Before I installed the 802.11n base station the printer was staying in contact with my computers, but now it is misbehaving again. I doubt there is a real solution out there now, because it happened before and I never did discover a direct fix, but I thought the problem to be worth posting. This problem does not happen with my Canon PhotoPrinter iP6000S, which sticks to my network like glue whereever I plug it in (airport express, airport extreme, direct to computer, etc.) The HP loses contact with either of my computers in exactly the same way.
Mac Pro Intel Core 2 Duo, and iMac Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8) airport express, airport extreme 802.11n, cable modem
iMac Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

To use the OS X standard network protocols (Windows/IP printing), you must have either a postscript printer (the driver in that case is just a ppd for the OS X postscript output) OR, a driver designed to work with CUPS (CUPS driver). HP doesn't provide CUPS drivers for OS X (who knows why, since they do for linux).
You need to install foomatic and ESP ghostscript:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/foomatic/
then, install the foo2oak driver:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/showprinter.cgi?recnum=HP-Color_LaserJet1500

802.11n (5Ghz only) network and Remote App.

I have a Time Capsule set up 802.11n (5Ghz only). iMac, MacBook & New Airport Express all connected to its network. Transmit rate is 270.
My question is, if my iPod Touch is g rated only, then how can the Remote App control my Airtunes if it cannot connect to my N network. Because it is.

My Time Capsule
Wireless Mode=Create a wireless network
Radio Mode=802.11n only (5GHz)
My Time Capsule is connected to my Netgear (g only) router via ethernet.
I have the router broadcasting a g network for my iPod Touch. The Macs & AAE or all connected wirelessly to my Time Capsule N-only Network.
So the Touch should not be able to connect to my Airport Express as I understand it.

802.11n For 24" iMac.

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