802.11n only MBP connects new MP not

When I set the Airport Extreme Base Station to 802.11n only (5GHz) then my MacBookPro (2009) does connect wirelessly, as do the other Airports in the chain. But my brandnew MacPro (mid 2010) does not. Is it possible this one works on 2.4 GHz only and does not recognize the 5 GHz band?
I read something about some Airports being dual band. How can I find out if mine fall in that category?

Something strange seems to happen here. First time I changed to 5 GHz the other AX's in the chain reconnected. But the MacPro did not, even when trying to reconnect with network Name and Password. Then, changing the network from a closed network (Name has to be known) to one that can be seen, suddenly the MacPro did connect to the Airport network. Is there an issue with networks in closed status? (Wireless>>Wireless Network Options>>Create a closed network).

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I'm bit puzzled..I just configured my Airport Express with 802.11n only 2.4GHZ -setting and another Airport Express to extend the network, yet my old MacMini is still able to use the new setup WiFi connection even tough it only supports only 802.11a/b/g.
Could it be that the 2nd AE actually extends the network with 802.11a/b/g/n support? Other possibility is that 802.11n only 2.4GHZ -setting is not really taken as config by the main AE despite Airport Utility shows it as such.
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A few days ago I applied the APE update to my MBP and everything seemed okay.
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AEBS 802.11n only connects at 54Mbps?

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6168/airportwifi1dm6.png
im wondering if this the proper connection speed for the AEBS 802.11n im on wifi so im not connected to my router via ethernet, and im sue a MacPro with a preinstalled AirPort Extreme card.
any suggestion on how to get a faster transfer speed/rate?
thank you very much!

thank you very much for your time.
alright i applied that to the airport i did the 802.11n 5GHz option
and it states in my network utility im connected at Link Speed: 270mb so i'm assuming thats the proper speed?
its been a quite long time since ive messed around with wireless and all that, and im new to the apple wireless hardware.
i mean the connection is fast and great but im just wondering which option is better to use for a faster connection?
thanks again!

Can't join "802.11n only 5Ghz" but can connect to "802.11n only 2.4 GHz"

Using an airport extreme and two MacBook C2D's, I'd like to have the airport create an "802.11n only 5 GHz" network using WPA2 Personal security. For some reason, I can create an 802.11n only 2.4 GHz network and join it, but am unable to join the exact same network using 5 GHz.
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Me reporting back again - I may have narrowed down the problem, on my system at least. I bought a new Airport express with 802.11n capability and I set it up as a separate network to my stereo, broadcasting at 5GHz. It worked fine, and in fact it eliminated the interference problem I was having. Since my computer manages at 5 GHz, as well as the new Airport Express, it means that the problems I have been having broadcasting at 5GHz originate from the Airport Extreme base station. Could be that others are having that problem as well? I'm only sorry that the base station is beyond the warranty period, so I can't return it.

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What is the better Connection on Apple TV v2, Ethernet or Wifi 802.11n????
Does not support with ethernet gigabit?

If you have stable wifi with good connectivity it should work fine - in reality many people struggle with wifi.
I was plagued by interference issues with wifi whenever the microwave was used and would always use ethernet now as my first preference for stability.
As the house is not wired for ethernet several years ago I tried mains powerline network adapters that are made by many companies.
I use these from Devolo currently:
http://www.devolo.co.uk/consumer/81_dlan-500-avmini_starter-kit_product-pictures _8.html?l=en
They are excellent and you can create a wired network in minutes without running long lengths of cable.
As with wifi they never achieve the highest rated speeds and are dependent on the wiring quality but are more than adequate for HD streaming to multiple AppleTVs.
Many other manufacturers produce these eg Belkin, Netgear etc as well as lesser known brands.
AC

Radio Mode "802.11n only", "802.11n (b/g compatible)" not available anymore

Dear All,
Today I was checking my AE config (7.3.2) with Airport Utility 5.3.2 (532.8) and I realized that there are no 802.11n modes available anymore... Usually it had two options, "802.11n only" and "802.11n (b/g compatible)". I cannot find also the frequency option (2.4 or 5GHz), probably because this should be available only for n modes.
I would apreciate some help here
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Is your Extreme / Time Capsule up to date?
See these updates:
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Just a thought, and hope it helps.
Also what choices do you see in the Radio Mode menu when in AirPort Utility / Extreme (or Time Capsule) / AirPort / Wireless / Radio Mode?

Airport Extreme - Only the 802.11n only (5 ghz) works

Airport Extreme - Only the 802.11n only (5 ghz) works
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 2:50 AM Reply Email
I just bought an new Airport extreme Base station, and i am not very good with network settings. I am experience an weird problem.
I follow the instruction to set up the Airport extreme. I get the green light on the extreme, everything went well up to that point. but then when i try to connect to the internet wirlessly, it won't let me.
The weird thing is... the computers that were connecting wirely to the Airport extreme using ethernet works fine. but my macbook pro and along with other labtops are not being able to connect to the internet. On my macbook pro, it first says connection failed after i put in my password. but after couple try on entering the password( i thought i typed it in wrong), it finally connected to the network but still no internet. then I went to the network preference panel to check, it says i am connected but with a self-assigned IP and may not be able to connect to the internet.
The even worse thing is... if i change my airport extreme to only broadcast the 802.11n only (5 GHZ) mode, everything works fine. But of course I have some device in the house are not N compatible, which makes this "solution" pretty useless. I understand n is faster and all, but I still want my G compatible device to work with my network.
It will be really nice if anyone can give me a solution and help me get the 802.11n (a/b/g compatible) works.
Thank you.

I am having the exact same issue with my Macbooks. I have 2 Macbooks and they've all stopped connecting to the Airport Extreme router via wireless N. Yeah, I can switch to 5ghz mode, but then my PC laptop, iPod Touch, wireless printer, Xbox 360 wifi adapter and Nintendo Wii all can't connect as they all use wireless a/b/g.
BRUTAL. When are we going to get a fix for this? How do I roll back to a previous rev of OSX, if that's the issue (it must be, as this recently stopped working - i.e. when I installed the latest OS update - when it has worked fine for months).
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802.11n only 5GHz or 802.11b/g compatible?

Using a wireless connection to an AE, I don't notice any difference in speed and/or performance with my MB while in the "802.11n only" (5GHz) mode compared to the "802.11b/g compatible" (2.4GHz) mode. No matter which mode, I don't seem to get more than 130 MBit/s. Could someone please provide me the correct AE settings and/or tweaks necessary for me to obtain the optimum speed. FYI, my AE is connected via Ethernet to a cable modem with Charter Communications 5.2 Mb/s High Speed Internet service. (I already installed the 10.5.8 combo update with no problems)

I see you have marked this solved... but would just like to confirm. Are you using download speeds as your measurement?... or moving files within your local network? For the most part, even FiOS... which is generally the fastest internet available for the average consumer... will not saturate the bandwidth of 802.11g. You will not see any faster internet speeds using 802.11n vs. 802.11g.

Airport Express - Extreme: only 6 MBit in 5 GHz 802.11n-only mode??

Hi!
I got an Airport Express (early 2008 model) a few weeks ago that I used in client-mode (aka "join a wireless network") in my 54 MBit WLAN.
Eventually, everything worked as I wanted and I basically always got connection speeds of 48 MBit or 54 MBit.
So yesterday, I got an Airport Extreme Base Station (802.11n model with GBit-LAN) and used it to create a new wireless network.
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But when I make the Airport Express join the new Draft-N WLAN, I only get connection speeds of 6 MBit, and that's even when I place the Express 10cm away from the Extreme.
The wireless monitor (Airport Utility->Advanced) for the Extreme shows a signal strength of -30 dBm and -95 dBm noise - still only 6 MBit connection speed.
Using my MacBook, I get much worse values but much higher connection speeds.
Both Airport devices have the latest firmware and wide channels are enabled on both, too.
I'm suspecting there might be something wrong with my Express (5GHz antenna maybe?).
Does anyone have an idea? Should I call Apple?

Problem solved:
As soon as I attach an Ethernet device to the AP Express, it's MAC address shows up in the Extreme's wireless monitor with reasonable speed while the MAC address of the Express is still listed with 6 MBit.
Looks like a "feature" of the bridge mode - when I deselect "allow ethernet clients" the "real" connection speed shows up.

Does Airport Extreme still function at 802.11ac if an 802.11n device is connected to network?

I have an Airport Extreme and iPhone 6 which both operate on 802.11ac. I have noticed when an 802.11n device (DVD player) is also connected to my network my connection rate on my iPhone 6 drops to 802.11n rather than the faster 802.11ac. All of the literature I have read states that Airport Extreme is capable of transmitting at both 2.4ghz and 5ghz simultaneously (I have no questions about that), however is Airport Extreme incapable of transmitting to both 802.11ac and 802.11n devices simultaneously? If so, why did I spend all that money on a router that boasts 802.11ac technology but slows to 802.11n if an 802.11n device is connected?

It should do both at once.. AC is only on 5ghz and I highly doubt the DVD player is using 5ghz.. however you might need to force the phone to connect to 5ghz.. as it will always join the strongest signal not the best or fastest wireless..
So simply set two wireless names.. eg AE24ghz for the 2.4ghz and AE5ghz for the 5ghz band.. whatever you name it include the freq as it makes it easier to know what is going on.
Then force the phone to join the 5ghz and it should work just fine at AC speed. Even as the DVD is running on 2.4ghz. Of course if bandwidth is consumed by both and your internet is limited it may reduce your speed to well below N wireless even.

Having both 802.11g and 802.11n devices on a new dual-band AEBS

Although I don't own a dual-band AEBS yet, I'm thinking I might be in the market for one. I just moved into a new apartment complex where the 2.4GHz frequency is saturated with over 30 wireless networks in range of my unit. I'm thinking that the 5GHz frequency would be much less crowded, and am thus considering getting a dual-band AEBS.
I have the following equipment on my home network:
1 Power Mac G5 (uses wired ethernet)
2 MacBooks (use 802.11n)
1 iPhone (uses 802.11g)
1 PlayStation 3 (uses 802.11g)
My question is (and I keep finding conflicting information on this topic) will the iPhone and the PS3 slow down the MacBooks from 802.11n speed to 802.11g speed when they are connected to the dual-band AEBS? If so, can this be avoided by running 2 routers with two separate SSIDs (one in 802.11n only mode, and the other in 802.11g only mode)?
Sorry if this is a repeat question, but the fine print on Apple's product page says that the dual-band AEBS will be slowed down when a 802.11g device joins, but I have heard people say otherwise elsewhere.
Thanks.

So with the new dual-band AEBS, it is possible to create two different SSIDs (one 5GHz 802.11n and one 2.4GHz 802.11g) and have those two networks seamlessly joined for file/printer sharing as well as both run at their maximum speeds.
To the best of my knowledge, being that I just got one a few days ago and haven't "experimented" fully yet, I believe the answer is yes to all counts. I'm sure if others have had the opportunity to check out all of the features that this new model has to offer, they will certainly chime in.

How do I achieve 802.11n (5 GHz) with new TC?

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When I open AirPort Utility and go to "Advanced" and then click on "Logs and Statistics" and then select "Wireless Clients". In the "Type" section it just says 802.11n only (2.4 GHz). Now I presume something is auto selecting this as the speed?
My Time Capsule is the dual band one and it only lets me select ranges. The fastest I can select is "802.11n (5 GHz) - 802.11n only (2.4 GHz)". I know I have to "Alt" click to bring up the extra options. I cannot just choose 802.11n (5 GHz). Is this because my IMac is to old – 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo? Does this IMac only operate at 802.11n (2.4 GHz).
I'd like to be able to look (in Advanced > Logs and Statistics > Wireless Clients > Type and see the speed is 802.11n (5 GHz). I'd like to try and stream something with a higher bit rate and feel that it will work better at 5 GHz? Is this possible with my current set up?

My Time Capsule is the dual band one and it only lets me select ranges. The fastest I can select is "802.11n (5 GHz) - 802.11n only (2.4 GHz)". I know I have to "Alt" click to bring up the extra options. I cannot just choose 802.11n (5 GHz).
That is correct as you will only have options to choose modes for BOTH radios. To the left of the hyphen is the 5 GHz radio; to the right is the 2.4 GHz radio.
Is this because my IMac is to old – 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo? Does this IMac only operate at 802.11n (2.4 GHz).
No, the earliest iMac with the 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor was equipped with a built-in AirPort Extreme card capable of 802.11n on both radios.
Did you enable "Use wide channels" for the 5 GHz radio? (ref: AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless > Wireless Options > Use wide channels)

Is there a way to force my new MacBook to use 802.11n only?

I am trying to force my new aluminum MacBook to only use 802.11n as I am experiencing slow connectivity. Does anyone know if this is possible?

niceshoes6 wrote:
Join the club. everyone is experiencing slow connectivity
Not "everyone" because I am not. All is just as it was with my original MacBook, and plenty fast. I am using Wireless-G (MacBook 2.4 is only machine here which has Wireless-n in it).
Phil

How to Set Up AirPort Extreme 802.11n only Network

I purchased a used AirPort Extreme base station and a used AirPort Express off eBay to upgrade my home network. Both are the latest model AE (dual band II, firmware 7.5.1) and AX (802.11n, firmware 7.4.2). I want to use my AE as main router (Internet connection, DHCP) and use my AX to wirelessly extend network to my family room, where I have my Xbox accepting only wired network. And I want AE and AX to communicate through 802.11n to maximize bandwidth. Sounds easy right?
Well, I've got this set up mostly working except the 802.11n part. Not matter what I do, It seems only operating in g mode. I made my AE creating a 5Ghz network but I couldn't find this network anywhere. Not on my iPad, not on my iMac.
I'm wondering if I have a defective AE. The seller on eBay told me he used the 11n network just fine. The router is still under warranty, I'm wondering if I should ask Apple for a repair? But since I'm pretty new to Mac in general, I figure there might be something I just missed and hence this post. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Some screenshots of my configuration: http://picasaweb.google.com/xianxu/IPad

I do have an AX that extends the AE network. There is nowhere on AX that I can specify radio mode, once I specified it to extend a network. I assume AX talks to AE over the n network and then extends the network to be g compatible? Sounds really strange.
Maybe not too strange. Since the AX is a single-band device, it can only extend the AEBSn's 2.4 or 5 GH radio, at a time, not both simultaneously. Since your iPhone was able to connect, most likely, it was extending the 2.4 GHz radio ... which was also configured to support "g" devices. What I haven't figured out is how, if you set the AEBSn's Radio Mode to "n only" why non-"n" are still able to connect when the network is extended.
... I chose to create a different network name for 5Ghz radio as something like: MID-EARTH (5 GHz). However I can't seem to find this network anywhere. I'm wondering why this is the case? Is my AE somewhat defective?
This may be a completely different issue than the extended network one. If you remove the AX from the network equation, wireless clients should see two different Network Names or SSIDs ... one being "MID-EARTH (5 GHz)" and whatever you called the 2.4 GHz network. That is, assuming that the client is capable of accessing both bands. If this is not the case, we would need to revisit your AEBSn's configuration settings.

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