How will the new Airport Gigabit improve on the old one?

I need to know if I will get a speed benefit and specifically what and when. Is it worth it for me to get the new one? I've only have the old one for several months. Thanks people !!
Mark

noch 'ne Frage? Ewiger Student bin ich auch.
There is no getting around the bottleneck, the fastest possible link between any two devices on a network is the speed of the slowest link. Now, with compression and stuff you can achieve higher effective speeds, but it's pretty much a 'weakest link' affair.
As for Network Utility, mine reports right now: "Link Speed 130 Mb", which is just short for Mbs. Does yours report differently? An aside: when I consider this means that up to 130,000,000 bits of information are transferring between my computer and the base station EVERY SECOND, I never cease to be amazed.
270 Mbs is the theoretical maximum, maybe even possible under ideal conditions, but like many things in the world of computers, a bit misleading. For example: my laptop has a 120 GB hard drive. A 'get info' on the drive reveals a formatted capacity of 111.47 GB, some of which is overhead for the drive to manage its file directory, but the rest of which is often blamed on the fact that a kilobyte is actually 1024 bytes, thus a megabyte is 1024^2 bytes, and so on. Kind of marketing baloney, but it's an industry practice. And in wireless, the total bandwidth is divided among all the clients connected, whereas wired clients running Fast Ethernet through a switch can each get the full speed (of course, there are other things to slow it down).
Hope I am not making it more confusing.
Mit freundlichem Gruss,
T

Similar Messages

  • Recently i got my Macbookpro repair through apple service centre. As per them motherboard is required to be replace.I ask them after repair to return my old board-the service centre told me that apple will provided new board only on return of old one?

        Recently i got my Macbookpro repair through apple service centre. As per them motherboard is required to be replace.I ask them after repair to return my old board-the service centre told me that apple will provided new board only on return of old one? Is this the Apple policy, cn anyone pls help me out

    Hi p,
    Apple keeps all replaced parts. That's their policy.

  • I have the airport express as router can I buy the new airport express and use my old airport to extend my net?

    I have the airport express as router can I buy the new airport express and extend my net?

    Things can get confusing pretty quickly since there are 3 different versions of the AirPort Express.
    If by "old", you mean you have Model No A1084 or A1088 AirPort Express (look at the label on the side of the device for the Model No), it cannot be used with the "Extend a wireless network" feature of other newer Apple routers.
    If your AirPort Extreme is "square" shaped with rounded corners, then the "old" AirPort Express will not work with your AirPort Extreme using the "Extend a wireless network" settings.
    You could use a "previous version" AirPort Express, Model No A1264 to "Extend", or the "new" AirPort Express, Model No A1392, for that purpose.
    If your AirPort Extreme is a simultaneous dual band product, then the "new" Express would be able to "extend" both bands.  The "previous" AirPort Express (Model A1264) would be able to extend only one band, since it is not a dual band device.

  • I just updated my phone and by mistake made a new apple id. how can i delete the new apple id and use my old one so i can access my apps? thanks

    I just updated my iPhone. it prompted me to create an apple id. not being sure i did create a new one. after my phone updated i realized what i did. how can i delete my new apple id and use my old one so i can get my apps? thanks

    Go to 'Settings' and 'Store' and then click on the 'Apple ID' and sign out and back in with your correct one.

  • How to install new version of safari and delete old one

    I am not sure what pieces of info are needed to help me so please be patient. Basically my hotmail is no longer working, telling me I need to download a new version of safari so I downloaded safari 3.12 however it is still not working on hotmail. I am not sure how to apply/install the new version of safari and get rid of the old version. If anyone knows how to help me...it is much appreciated...be specific as I seem to be mac-******** at times
    Thanks.

    Hello ec:
    Welcome to Apple discussions.
    As far as I know, you cannot download Safari and reinstall it successfully. Install Safari from your software install DVD and then run software update.
    I do not use Hotmail, so I have no information about that platform.
    Barry

  • Just got a new Airport Express to replace an old ond that dropped off a lot. Works great with various Apple and Androids but Win 8 computer sees the network but can't connect.

    Just got a new Airport Express to replace an old one that dropped off all the time. The new one works with various Apple and Android devices but will not connect to Wen 8 computer. The computer sees the network but can't connect.

    Hello lucky3480;
    I don't know what else to do. I'm thinking of possibly returning the unit and purchasing a wireless internet card to install in the tower. Any help you can provide would be great. Even suggesting a good wireless card at this point
    Well it looks like you're not having any luck at all with this AX set up but please don't give on it just yet, it's a good choice for extending your Network. Your on the right path, just going backwards and in the wrong direction. You'll learn a lot about stuff this way but may lead to other issues.
    Before I continue, let me know if you have returned the AX or still need help. Here's a link to Apple's PDF about [Designing AirPort Networks|http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Designing_AirPort_Networks10.5-Windows.pdf] Click on it to open in Safari but then save it to your desktop. Now open it from your desktop and start reading Chapter 3, page 42.
    Later...
    Buzz

  • New Webservice Datasource:Not Overwriting with old one in Production

    Hi,
    I have a Webservice Data Source which is loading XML based Data to DSO & Then to Infocube.
    In development I it is working fine even Loading Delta perfectly. Then moved it production.
    Again due to some client request I have made changes in Web Service Data Source & DSO & Infocube.It is also worked fine in Development. Again moved to production.
    But after moving to production all objercts of DSO/Infocube changes are fine. Even Transformation/DTP is as it is with Development for upload from DSO To Infocube.
    Issue : The New Webservice datasource is not overwriting Old one in Production even I capture in Transport request all changes correctly, same also applies Transforamtion/DTP too from Webservice Datasource to DSO..
    I need How to Overwrite  Datasource/Transforamation/DTP in Production with new objects of same in Development.
    Please suggest.Need the steps in detail. It could be bug or some other issue which need to look into.
    Regards,
    Subhadarshi

    That is exactly correct: Time Machine backs-up entire systems, not just data. That's how many folks back-up two (or more) Macs to the same TM drive without conflicts.
    You cannot combine them.
    From one Mac, you see only it's backups when you +Enter Time Machine.+
    But you can see those from another Mac by holding down the Option key as you select the TM icon in the menubar, changing +Enter Time Machine+ to +Browse Other Time Machine Disks.+ Then you can browse, restore, or delete those backups normally.
    You also need to know that TM backup processes on the new Mac will not delete the backups from the old Mac in the usual fashion. You'll have to do that manually (via TM, not the Finder), or bite that bullet and erase the drive.
    To delete backups from the old Mac, +Browse Other Time Machine Disks,+ select the backup you want to delete from the "cascade" of Finder windows and click the "gear" icon in the Finder window's toolbar, then select +Delete Backup.+ You'll get a confirmation prompt, then one for your Administrator's password, then TM will delete it.
    Usually the deletion will be very quick; but some backups will take a very long time to delete (if you exit TM, you may see a progress bar). Unfortunately, there's no way to tell which will be quick and which won't.

  • Will I be able to extend a dual band network from a Time Capsule 2nd generation with the new Airport Express on both bands?

    My Time Capsule 2nd generation is the main accesspoint in my house. It resides on the second floor in our living room. On the first floor in our kitchen I have an fairly new Airport Express that extends my network on the 5 GHz band and allows me to stream music via Airplay. I had to choose 5 GHz since the 2,4 GHz band is interfered when using the microwave oven. However, we have a rather old house with loads of metal in the concrete walls and therefore the 2,4 GHz signal from the second floor proivded by the Time Capsule is hardly available on the first floor. Since all our iDevices (iPhones and iPods) operate at the 2,4 GHz band we sometimes don't have a proper wi-fi connection. I had tried before with another (older) Airport Express that only operated at the 2,4 Ghz band, but I could get a proper connection between the Time Capsule and the Airport Express. Therefore I think it would be the best solution if the new Airport Express would provide both bands simultaneously.
    If I replace my existing Airport Express with the new one, will I be able to extend my network on both bands?

    It sounds like you may have configured your Time Capsule to use a separate name for the 5 GHz network and then setup the Express to extend that specific band.
    In order to extend both bands, the Time Capsule setup will need to be changed so that both bands are using the same name. In other words, you would uncheck the option for the 5 Ghz name.
    Then, setup the new Express to extend the Time Capsule network.
    This is the only way that they Express can extend both bands. It cannot extend both bands if you have assigned a separate name to the 5 GHz network since you will be forced to choose either the 5 GHz band or the 2.4 GHz band for the Express to extend.
    How the microwave oven will affect this is not known. This will one of those things that you have to try in your home to know if it will work well, so it might be a good idea to understand the store's return policy before you buy....in case things do not work out as hoped.

  • For the new airport extreme what type of cable do I need to connect to my cable modem. Is Cat5 OK or will that bottle neck things?

    For the new airport extreme what type of cable do I need to connect to my cable modem. Is Cat5 OK or will that bottle neck things?

    Assuming that your cable modem has Gigabit Ethernet ports (possible, but it probably does not) Cat 5e or Cct 6 would do the job that you need.
    If the cable modem is using a 10/100 Mbps port, then Cat5 will be OK.

  • My computer is macbook white with iOS 10. 6.8, will i able to use the new Airport Time Capsule 2TB and what does it mean administrate the Airport Time Capsule 2TB ?

    my computer is macbook white with Mac OS X (10. 6.8), will i able to use the new Airport Time Capsule 2TB and work properly with Time Capsule on my computer to back up wirelessly?
    And what does it mean "to administrate" because it was written in requirement of the Airport Time Capsule 2TB ?

    You must use a Mac running Lion (10.7.5), Mountain Lion or Mavericks to be able to set up the Time Capsule and make any changes to the settings.
    A recent version iPhone or iPad could also be used for this task.
    From the Specifications on the Time Capsule:
    Setup and Administration
    iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 6 or later and AirPort Utility 1.3
    Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and AirPort Utility 6.3

  • How can I do a complete Time Capsule backup on an external USB hard disc with the new AirPort utility V6?

    How can I do a complete Time Capsule backup on an external USB hard disc with the new AirPort utility V6?
    It was possible in the AirPort utility V5, but in the new V6 I can't find this option.

    Download and use 5.6.. the other non-toy version of Apple's Airport Utilities.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482

  • New Airport gigabit n constantly crashing!

    Hello,
    My brand new Airport Gigabit Ethernet 11n router is CONSTANTLY (sometimes within 10min, sometimes it takes a few hours) crashing. It doesn't seem to have any real pattern to it either, sometimes when I get home and nothing was using the internet/network the network will just be down. Other times when we are doing more intense things, such as streaming movies from the upstairs computer to the TV it will go down. Xbox live will even kill it by itself... Also, the airdisk has been almost useless since i got it. It hasn't worked reliably on my 15in MBP (wireless g), however, on our PC (Gigabit hardwired) it works fine. The crashing has picked up as of late, but I don't think it was related to the 7.2.1 firmware update.
    I have tried resetting it back to factory defaults, but it was a no go... And when it is in its "crashed" state, it does not show up in Airport utility and it does not respond to the reset button. Only unplugging and plugging it back in will get it to "work" for a while.
    Thanks for any help,
    Jim
    Message was edited by: benzmacx

    iBriggie wrote:
    Hey yoink,
    I'm on videotron too... north shore Montreal. Mine has crashed about 3 times today? did this start recently for you? my AEBS had been perfect till now. could it be a problem with videotron?
    Brige
    Hi there!
    My Gigabit AEBS was purchased late Monday afternoon (Oct. 1st). It worked fine for a couple of hours (possible not fine but nothing happened in those hours) until I upgraded to 7.2.1 (from 7.2 which it ships with.)
    Yesterday, after posting here, I called Apple and they told me to take it back for an exchange immediately. Which I did.
    The new one does occasionally "disappear" (happened twice so far - once under heavy file transfer activity) but unlike the one that was returned this one comes back online within 30 seconds or so - the other one had to be unplugged to regain connectivity on both wired and wireless clients.
    It's still possible that it's videotron though. I'm just not sure how to explore the possibility a little more.

  • New Airport Extreme - improved range?

    I've seen some preliminary writeups of the recently introduced (June 2011) Airport Extreme revision that suggests it may have improved range over the previous generation. Anyone have first-hand comparisons to share?

    I helped a neighbor today who just received the new AirPort Extreme. He still had his 3rd generation AirPort Extreme on hand (soon to go to one of his kids).
    When we hooked up the new model, the useable signals at both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz seemed to go a bit further...maybe 10% improvement.....with few obstructions in the signal path. 
    With 3-4 walls for the signal to pass through, my friend felt that the "new" model was not as effective as his older version, with the signal going maybe 90% of the distance the older version did.
    Nothing scientific here, basically first impressions. I will pass along anything else that I pick up.
    I do wonder though.....with broadcast power limited by law and every router manufacturer already running at 100%.....how much more distance one might really hope to expect.
    So far, I can't remember a more quiet new product introduction, so have to wonder a bit about that as well. Maybe there is more to come.

  • Problems getting an external hard drive to work on the new Airport Extreme

    I have spent hours trying to get my 320GB external hard drive to work with the new airport extreme 802.11N. I have spent hours pouring over all of the posts here discussing possible solutions, all of which have not worked. This morning, however, I gave it another try and FINALLY, I have it working. I tried something simple. Here it is:
    Using the Apple Disk Utility Program, I formated my drive using the MS-DOS mode, called my Hard drive "ItunesHD". It took about 20 minutes to complete (i'm assuming because of the size of the drive). I then unplugged the router and hard drive, turned on the hard drive, then the router. After my macbook pro reconnected, I clicked on the iDisk utility icon in my menu bar, provided my password and FINALLY saw the network drive icon on my desktop!!! It seems that formatting my drive using MS-DOS compatibility mode finally worked for me. I'm not saying this will work for anyone else who is having this problem, but you can at least try it. I tried all of the MAC formatting options and have had no luck.
    What I would like to know now is (..if anyone has these answers, please let me know):
    1. What is the maximum SINGLE drive capacity that this router will understand...500GB, 1TB, 2TB? I would like to get the biggest bang for my buck.
    2. Keeping #1 one in mind, I purchased an Apple TV (still waiting on it to arrive) and I would like to know if it will read multiple hard drives connected to the Airport Extreme router (...say (2) 500GB hard drives). I know you can have multiple libraries in iTunes (which to me is a cheesy solutions, there should be an option in the preferences that would allow you to save your music in one place and your movies in another). Anybody have any idea on this one?
    I basically want to rip all of my dvd movies on a big hard drive connected to my airport extreme to use with my AppleTV , so I just need to find out about the maximum size and hooking up more than one hard drive and getting the AppleTV to recognize them all.
    thnks
    MacBook Pro Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

    Sorry you had so much trouble hooking up a hard drive to the base station. I've done some experimenting with the feature and this is what I've found out.
    You can use either the native Mac format, Mac OS Extended, or the Microsoft format known as FAT. Apple calls FAT, MS-DOS File System in Disk Utility.
    If you use Mac OS Extended, the Macs on the network will be able to connect to the drive using the native AFP (Apple File Protocol) or the Microsoft native SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. PCs will only use the SMB protocol of course.
    If you use MS-DOS File System both the Macs and the PCs will only use SMB to connect to the drive over the network.
    Basically I've found everything works as expected with regard to volumes connected to a network.
    One thing I don't have installed is the iDisk Utility. I'm wondering if it may be the cause of the problems you were having. But reading through your post it may also be the difference between expected behaviour and the proper procedure for discovering and mounting network volumes. Let me explain.
    You only mention having trouble getting the drive to show up on your Desktop, you didn't describe how you went about discovering the network drive. It isn't just suppose to show up on your desktop when you plug it in to the Extreme base station. It doesn't work like the iDisk or disks connected directly to your computer using USB/Firewire.
    Normally with network drives you're suppose to either browse for them using the Network icon in the Finder or using the Connect to Server command in the Finder's Go menu, you would type the address in directly for the network volume you want to mount. Try it and see what happens.
    Now to answer your other questions.
    I don't have a volume large enough to hit any limits the base station may have but I did read a post about someone who said they had a 1.5 TB volume connected and could only see 1 TB of it. They were forced to partition the drive to see all available space and of course the volumes showed up as two separate drives. One thing wasn't made clear though. They didn't say what volume format they were using to format the drive, Mac OS Extended or MS-DOS.
    Everything having to do with the AppleTV is just speculation at this point since no one has one yet but from what has been demonstrated so far, AppleTV relies on iTunes. In other words, it won't pull data from network volumes on its own, a computer running iTunes needs to feed it.

  • I am a fitst time user of the new airport extreme time capsule 2TB. I have a mac book pro and an imac. I installed the router today and got my computers online wirelessly. BUT I cannot get my previous wireless printers to connect with the router.

    I am a first time user of the new airport extreme time capsule 2TB. I use a macbook pro and imac. I installed the router today and got on wirelessly. BUT I cannot get my 2 printers that were previously wireless to find the router signal. The worked fine on my current set up OS Mounitain Lion 10.8.4.  Apple tells me it is the printer mfr issue and printer companies tell me it is apple issue. Any help appreciated.

    birdmanjay wrote:
    ... Apple tells me it is the printer mfr issue and printer companies tell me it is apple issue.
    Arguably, they're both right.
    Changing your router changes everything, so your best course of action is to research the respective printer's documentation and determine how to reset them to factory default condition. Then, add them again using System Preferences > Print & Scan.
    For that, I recommend you first "reset the printing system" according to these instructions: Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system. Its instructions for Lion are identical to those for Mountain Lion.
    As the article states, it will remove all your existing printers, leaving the Mac's printing system in a similar "factory default" condition ready for you to create a new print queue for each printer, which you should probably do.
    Apple's printing support documents contain a great deal of redundancy, but this one may be a good place to start: OS X Mountain Lion: Set up a printer to print wirelessly

Maybe you are looking for