Airport Extreme modem speed

My Airport Extreme will connect at 28.8 only even though the Airport Utility modem is set for v90.. it never ever connects at any higher speed... the modem in the iBook will connect at higher speeds when directly pluged into phone line.. is there some restriction built into the Airport regarding connect speeds? Or some other settings I should try?
Stuck in dial-up country (ugh)
Bud Baker

A simple reset of powering off the AirPort Extreme for a minute, then powering it back up will force the device to conduct a scan of channels that are available for a wireless connection in your area, so hopefully that might improve things a bit.
If you are unlucky enough to live a crowded area like an apartment complex, condo, etc. there often are not enough wireless channels available to handle all of the wireless routers that are trying to use them. The result is overcrowding, with slow and/or dropped wireless connections.
You should not expect wireless to equal the speed of a direct connection, so if you have your computer about 10-15 feet away from the AirPort Extreme with line-of-sight between the devices, you might get 85%-90% of the direct connection speed. As the computer moves further away from the router, or there are any obstructions in the signal path between the computer and AirPort, the speed will drop as well.

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AirPort Extreme modem breaks with 10.4.6

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The errors I get are about there being no network traffic, etc. Even when I run a continuous ping, the thing just disconnects constantly. No change at all in phone line or service. The base station is on the latest firmware. It does not happen with older versions of OS. What's going on between the two that's changed? Anyone?

Have you checked that the Wireless security is the same on the Airport Extreme and the Mac?
Check in System Preferences -> Network -> Airport
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Airport Extreme Internet Speed Loss

Hello All,
Just bought a Airport Extreme base station and i have the following issue.
When i connect my iMac directly to the Cable Modem is receive a speed of:
UP: 9.97Mb/s
Down: 118.91Mb/s
Ping: 8ms
But when i connect my Base Station to my Modem and connect the iMac (wired) to the Basestation, i receive:
UP: 8.74Mb/s
Down: 78.90Mb/s
Ping: 9ms
This is nog occasional, this is each time i switch between Modem or Basestation.
Can this have to do something with the settings?
Please help...
Thanks,
Richard

Wow, I'm jealous. I pay $60 monthly for 30mbps. I've heard the US is way behind the rest of the developed world in internet access but I didn't know we were that far behind... Thanks for the reply.

Airport Extreme Upgrade Speed Increase???

1) We currently have an Airport Extreme version 7.6.4 in our home. What version of wireless is this running? How do we determine this?
2) How much speed will we gain if we upgrade to the newest version of the Airport Extreme which offers next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology (assuming that all of the portable devices in the house are upgraded as well to the newest technology)?
3) As part of this query, we have a Comcast modem that feeds straight into our current old Airport Extreme. To get any of the hoped for speed increases, would we have to do anything with this Comcast/Xfinity cable modem?
Sorry these are such basic questions that likely reflect my poor understanding of this technology. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Last question first.
3) As part of this query, we have a Comcast modem that feeds straight into our current old Airport Extreme. To get any of the hoped for speed increases, would we have to do anything with this Comcast/Xfinity cable modem?
The Internet connection speed on your network will not improve. That speed is limited by your modem and the plan that you have with your provider.
Right now, the current AirPort Extreme that you have is capable of far greater speeds than your service provider can ever hope to deliver, so a new AirPort Extreme will not provide any improvement in terms of Internet performance.
) How much speed will we gain if we upgrade to the newest version of the Airport Extreme which offers next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology (assuming that all of the portable devices in the house are upgraded as well to the newest technology)?
The wireless speed capability will double to triple over what you have now, but these higher speeds will only be realized when you have both an 802.11ac router and 802.11ac capable devices.
There are no 802.11ac capable iPhones or iPads, so you will pick up faster speeds on a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or iMac, etc.
The faster speeds will only help you if you are copying data from one computer to another or making backups of one device to another.
As mentioned previously, your Internet connection speeds will remain the same that they are now.
We currently have an Airport Extreme version 7.6.4 in our home. What version of wireless is this running? How do we determine this?
Please look on the bottom of the AirPort Extreme to locate the model number. It will start with an "A" followed by four numbers. Example.....A1143......A1301.....A1354.....A1408.
Post back with the model number, and we will tell you a bit more about the product.

Airport Extreme Maximum speed

I was wondering if the Airport Extreme has a maximum speed? I have the n version dual band.
I just got a QWest DSL yesterday and they try a speedtest and was accessing the web at 35 to 38MB (I'm paying for 40MB/s, so on the technician laptop the speed was impressive.
I hook they modem to my AE and wirelessly on my new iMac I get max 25MB.
Is there anything I could do to improve the speed regarding setting in my AE.
I can provide info but not sure what needed.
Thanks for any input
Thierry
Actually an update: I tried from QWest site: http://seattle.speedtest.qwest.net/ and I get 38MB. I try from the speedtest site: http://www.speedtest.net/ and I get 25MB. Both test are run from the same company: Ookla. Very strange
Thierry
Message was edited by: ThierryR

Welcome to the discussions, ThierryR!
I just got a QWest DSL yesterday and they try a speedtest and was accessing the web at 35 to 38MB (I'm paying for 40MB/s,
Most service providers specify the rate in Mbps, not MB, so I think you meant to use Mbps here.
I was wondering if the Airport Extreme has a maximum speed?
That would be 1000 Mbps for an ethernet connection
300 Mbps for a wireless connection on the 5 GHz band
130 Mbps for a wireless connecton on the 2.4 GHz band
As you can tell, your Internet connection is the major "choke" point on your network.
I hook they modem to my AE and wirelessly on my new iMac I get max 25MB.
25 Mbps is very good, about 4-5 times the average that most users are getting. There is always going to be some loss in the routing process and performance of the firewall in the AirPort Extreme. You may be able to bet a bit higher speed if the computer is closer to the AirPort Extreme and/or you minimize any obstructions in the signal path.

Airport Extreme reducing speed by at least 10 Mbps

Hi - I have verified that my ISP is providing the speed they say they are (25 down / 2 up) by connecting my MBP directly to the modem.
But when the Airport is connected, and I check the speed of my internet connection, I am only getting about 12-14 Mbps download rates. How can I improve this? Or is the router going bad?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Mike

Which model of AirPort Extreme do you have? The model number is usually embedded in the foam base. It starts with an "A" followed by four numbers. Something like A1143 for example.
You mention that you have connected the MBP directly to the modem and get @25 Mbps. What speed to you measure when you temporarily turn off the wireless on the MBP and connect it to one of the LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Extreme?
If you turn the wireless back on and click the AirPort icon at the top of the MBP, how many other wireless networks can you see?
If you can, download and install a utility like WiFi Explorer or WiFi Scanner that will reveal more information about the quality of your wireless connection on some future checks that we may need to run.
Mac App Store - WiFi Explorer - iTunes - Apple
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What's the actual Airport Extreme-N speed?

Hey guys, I'm starting to think about getting one of those nice Airport Extreme (n) stations for all the nice features it has (printer and hdd usb port).
I'm also looking at other brands such as Netgear or Belkin. They seems to be very bold to state what are their max speeds whereas Apple (as far as I've seen) doesn't really say what's the max speed. Apple only says it runs as fast as 2.5x, but what is that? 135Mbps?
Does that make sense? One of the Netgear products I was looking at states it runs at up to 270 Mbps.
Anyway, I suppose I'll have to think about it, there's many things to consider yet such as the price (of course), the features others offer, and also the possibility of a new Aiport Express-N base station coming soon (just to benefit from the AirTunes feature). This last thing I don't know for sure since somehow I've got the feeling that the AppleTV seems to be the ultimate Airport Express.
Any input is welcomed and thanked for.

All of the above use multiple streams of data to get speeds of 300Mbps or higher. The approved 802.11n draft, in fact, spells out data rates as high as 600Mbps in some cases. 802.11n will also have backward compatibility with current Wi-Fi products. Metalink's Rude says, "That interoperability is a market requirement that's not questioned — it's a given." Chances are good (though not guaranteed) that such "Pre-N" products using the above chips will be software upgradeable to the final 802.11n standard when it's finalized.
These fiqures apply to all N Draft Wireless Routers. (ALL)
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Airport Extreme N speed test????

I just installed my airport extreme. did a few speed test. The fastest speeds I'm getting are 1436 kbps download and 190 kbps upload.
The N channel is enabled on the iMac (I checked).
Now I just ran a speed test on the same wireless newtwork with my 3 year old PC laptopwith a 802.11b card and I got faster speed..***???? (1453 kbps download and 192kbps upload respectively)
So is this N channel just a bunch of BS???
did I wast $179 on my airport extreme??? I was running a cheap $10 wireless B+G router with okay results
Or am I doing something wrong??
Thanks for any advice.

So is this N channel just a bunch of BS???
No. I presume you did a speed test off the Internet. The Internet connection you have tops out at, perhaps, 1500Kbps down and 256Kbps up. An 11b connection is capable of real-world speeds of about approx 6000Kbps, an 11g capable of 25000Kbps and 11n much faster than that.
The limiting factor here is your Internet connection. Having a faster link between your iMac/laptop and the router is not going to get you any faster speed than what your Internet connection can give you.
did I wast(e) $179 on my airport extreme???
In a sense, yes. Especially if all you do with the wireless link is access the Internet. If you do frequent computer-to-computer file transfer within your home network, then you will be able to benefit from the faster link. Otherwise, even the 11b would have been fast enough for you.

My satellite modem failed and I tried to use my airport extreme Modem

I had a modem failure on my satellite modem and tried to fall back to dial up with my older airport extreme with a built in mode.
I was able to set up the telephone umber and user name and password on the extreme but if it connected (the only way was in automatic mode) it corrupted the display on the menu bar and failed after about one minute.
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Questions is the modem on airport extreme still supported?

Connect the Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <--> Ethernet ports on the Xfinity modem/router to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express.
Power on the Express for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button on the back of the device for 10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
Open AirPort Utility
Click on Other Wi-Fi Devices
Click on AirPort Express
The utility will suggest a setup similar to the illustration below, except that you will see a more up to date picture of the AirPort Express
Network Name......Type in the exact same wireless network as the Xfinity modem/router
Base Station.........Type in a short, simple name that you want to call the AirPort Express
Password..............Type in the same password that your Xfinity networks uses
Verify....................Verify the password
Click Next
The utility will set up everything for you. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done
The setup above assumes that the Xfinity modem/router is using WPA2 Personal wireless security, which is the industry standard.

Airport Extreme n Speed - What Apple Advertises

I successfully set up my airport extreme n router, updated the firmware, and have an all "n" network - the router is set to "n" only and my network adapters are all "n". Apple advertises on its Apple Store website and so do many of its competitors up to a fivefold increase in speed for an "n" network over a "g" network - up to a 300 mbps speed for the extreme "n" router. I am getting, according to my windows computers, a 130mbps speed, a far cry from the advertisement. Apple says there is nothing wrong with the router so they cannot help. Does anyone have any ideas or are you experiencing anything similar? Point of Note: when I click "connect to a network" in Windows and hover my mouse over my network name - a popup appears saying "Radio Type - 802.11g". I have disabled my g adapters that are installed inside my notebooks so that should not be an issue. I have external adapter cards which are "n" and are the only enabled adapters. I will definitely appreciate anyone's help or experience with this speed issue. Thank you.
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I also have an Apple TV. I don't believe that there has been a significant problem with streaming from iTunes to the Apple TV (this is not an Apple TV forum so I want to make this quick). Where things really slow down is when you are syncing your computer (iTunes Library) and downloading songs to the Apple TV via a wireless system - it is really really slow. I downloaded 4000 tracks from my G5 tower to the disk in my Apple TV and it took in the neighborhood of 12 hours. If I would have done it via ethernet it would have been much faster but the Apple TV and my main household computer are four floors apart.
Also note that my system, although I have an 802.11n AEBS, is all b/g - two desk tops and two laptops.
I also have three Expresses at various levels of my house as part of a WDS that have powered speakers attached and to extend range and they all work flawlessly with superb sound from my JBL Thing speakers. Couldn't be happier.

Airport Extreme Sudden Speed Problems

Router: Latest Airport Extreme model with the most up to date firmware
Main Device: 2012 Retina 15" running 10.9.4
Problem
I am having a rather unusual problem with my router. Until about 3 days ago, my computer iPad and other devices had consistent internet connection quality and speed. Now I am experiencing a slow internet connection, constant dropped calls in Skype, failure to access that App store, and a host of other internet problems on my Retina display 2012 15" macbook as well as slow connection on my iPad and iPhone. Websites will "hang" as they begin to load, nothing will happen, and then they will load a bit later. Streaming of videos is very slow and large file streaming and downloading is significantly inhibited (if it works at all). I have a fast broadband connection that is working very well with Xbox live (direct connection to the router) so I am quite sure that the router is the issue, not the internet connection. Interestingly, when I clock my speed my connection I get 10 and 1 mbps (using speedtest.net). I have all full wifi signal strength according to the indicator in the upper right.
Strange Airport Utility Readings
In airport utility, the internet symbol appears to be going orange (disconnected) and back to green. In the past, I have noticed a flashing orange light on my airport extreme but I would just restart it and it would go green. The light is currently green.
Troubleshooting
I have tried a factory reset and it has not done anything to help. I have tried changing the channel and it also does not seem to help.
Any help or direction would be much appreciated. I am hoping this is a problem that can be resolved here at home but I am beginning to suspect I may have a faulty router.

Yes, pack it up and take back to apple for checking / replacement. I think they are often unreliable.
See the long thread about this issue.
New Airport Extreme (6th Gen) Dropping Connection from Time to Time.
This has been ongoing since the AE gen6 came out..
And there are many many threads started like yours that don't get much attention.. but it is the same today..
Wireless issues with airport extreme for external sites only
And it is better to just let Apple deal with it..

Airport Extreme upload speed never goes past 18 KB/s

That's always been the case, and it's very frustrating when I want to upload, say, an MP3 from GarageBand or attach it to an email. Is there any way to speed it up? I'm comfortable with UNIX, if the solution requires Terminal.

I looked with a packet sniffer at the actual packets from the router to the LAN Mac.
The MacBook finder connection is usually IP6 but is sometimes IP4. Packets are no larger than 1500 and in IP4 the don't-fragment bit is set.
When it is moving a file to the LAN Mac I see this pattern on the TCP connection that is repeated:
The MacBook sends a full packet of bytes three times (sometimes with one segment missing) and they are acked. The LAN Mac acks a couple more times and then things stop for a second and a half. The MacBook resends a segment and this is repeated.
Earlier I saw a problem with large packets that become fragmented, but here things seem to fail on the 3rd or 4th of four Ethernet sized packets.
Transmitter failing after a burst of data?
Bug in OS X /n driver?
Router dropping wireless packets?
I would think that if there is interference that the communication between the wireless router and the MacBook would cause an immediate resend.
If I knew this was a problem with the SMS Baracuda then I could get an Airport and be done with it, but I suspect my MacBook is broken.

Airport Extreme needs to be set-up in "Bridge mode" ??

I am trying to set-up a new intel iMac to a dsl service for my elderly uncle. The dsl people said that their system was compatable with OS 10.4.7 (which is installed) but that the Airport Extreme modem will need to be set-up in "bridge-mode." Can I do that? Where can I find instructions or help with that? When I queried "bridge mode" on this site I get lots of stuff with acronyms I don't understand and stuff about routers and wireless bridges and other stuff I don't understand... I really need help!
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Hi Buzz0432,
I think, "yes" - and i think i saw it in the booklet which you get with the AE. However, i'm slightly unsure about this at this instant since i'm not at home where my mac-stuff is.
i'll check on it and will report back lateron...
thomas

How do I Network Multiple Peripherals on a Airport Extreme?

I have a G4 PowerBook with AE card and an Airport Extreme/modem.
I presently have a laser printer connected to the AEBS's USB port and I want to connect at least two USB1 printers (the laser & an inkjet), and an USB1 scanner to the AEBS.
What do I need to do/get to make this all work?

Some things I have found out or verified:
1) The AEBS only supports one USB device at a time, you have to plug and unplug each device each time.
A) There are devices called print servers (Hard wired and WiFi) around $100 - $200. These are a so-called Back Box type of device that can connect to the AEBS' Ethernet or USB port(?), (I think some do both, some don't. Actually I haven't yet found any that connect to the AEBS' USB port, they're all Ethernet to AESB) and several USB printers. I was first told that regular scanners were not usable and one needs a network-scanner. This may or may not be true, I'm still researching this. * See Below:
If one has network printers, scanners, etc. then these devices are a reasonable choice. If one doesn't have at least a network scanner, then adding the price of a network scanner to replace a non-network scanner might make this path cost prohibitive.
* A couple of interesting products from Keyspan are the 4-Port USB Print Server: <http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/ps4a/homepage.spml> And associated Fact Sheet PDF: <http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/ps4a/downloads/pdf/PS-4A_v1b.pdf> and the Keyspan USB Server: <http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/server/homepage.spml>. And associated Q&A PDF: <http://www.keyspan.com/downloads-files/us4a/docs/US4A_Q&A2bv2j.pdf> If anyone can find anything other than the Keyspan products that runs on OS X please post.
B) The other path is to use a desktop acting as the server to "Share" the peripherals and then WiFi connecting a laptop to this network. If the peripherals and the AEBS are plugged into the desktop the you wouldn't necessarily need to buy a "Black Box".
This path requires you have the desktop on as well as the laptop, also a knowledge of securing a network that has as WiFi device on.
Costs and what you already own would dictate which path to take.
Having an AEBS and an Airport Express may offer even a third choice. I haven't researched that path
Again thanks to all, the info has if not been all positive has cleared up some misinformation I've had.

Need helps on weak airport extreme signal

Please bear with me - as I posted here twice
I really need a help, get very tired with this airport extreme card with my brand new Mac Pro.
I bought the machine with bluetooth installed (confirmed that the BT wire connecting with the bluetooth card) and working just fine. I bought the airport extreme card and installed by the shop (there is no apple shop in HK). The IT guy connected only the wire 1 to the card, I questioned whether he needed to connect cables of 1 and 2 together, and he confirmed that only 1 was needed.
Brought the machine home and set up with WiFi with my apple extreme and time capsule (both N), the signal showed a level 4 signal (strongest) but after a minute it dropped to 1 even disappeared despite I placed the time capsule just next to my Mac Pro.
Open the case and connect the cable 2, but it did not show any improvement. Tried the 2 & 3 together - even worst.
Is that a common problem and can't be solved, if so, if I connected the time capsule with Mac Pro via ethernet, would it works? I had tried it but did not work, do I need to do some special setting on time capsule for this connection (Airport extreme (modem) -> time capsule -> Mac Pro (via ethernet)

Have a check of the wiring with the following link
http://web.mac.com/ryemac3/RyeMAC3/Welcome/Entries/2008/4/17Airport_ExpressUpgrade.html
but make sure wire no.3 on top and wire no.1 at the bottom ... cover the wire no.2 with the plastic tube that it came with

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