MacBook super fast wifi, XP running about 1/4 as fast?
Hi- I have a Time Capsule (811/n) which my MacBook (811/g) picks up no problem. I have a new (homebuilt) PC to which I've hooked up a new Airport Express (811/n) as a wifi receiver, connecting via a cat5 cable. While my MacBook, sitting right next to my PC, can download at 2+ MBps, the PC gets only 200-300 kbps.
The Airport Express is my 5th attempt to get hi-speed wifi (I've installed 2 different PCI cards and 2 USB adapters, and all had similar (or slower) speeds.
As an experiment, I disconnected AirPort on my MacBook and hooked up the ethernet cable from the AirPort Express- same result. Instead of 20mbps (2 megabytes) I normally get using the built in AirPort, I get the same speeds as my XP.
So the question I have is- should I be getting a faster connection between the TimeCapsule and the Express?
TIME CAPSULE SETTINGS-
Version: 7.4.2
Wireless Mode: "Create a wireless network"
Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
Channel: 149 (Automatic), 11 (automatic)
Wireless Clients: 7
Connect Using: Ethernet
AIRPORT EXPRESS SETTINGS-
Version: 7.4.2
Wireless Mode: "Join a wireless network"
Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
Channel: 11 (Automatic)
Am I missing something?
Thanks!
Welcome to the discussions, GringoKen!
If you have an older "g" Express, I seem to recall that there is a huge bandwidth loss when the device is configured for ethernet clients, so that may explain your issue.
If you have an AirPort Express(n) try setting it up to "Extend a wireless network" The ethernet port is "live" in this configuration.
If you try this, you must place a check mark next to "Allow this network to be extended on the Wireless setup page for the Time Capsule. ( AirPort Utility, Manual Setup, Wireless tab).
On the Express, use AirPort Utility, Manual Setup, Wireless tab to configure the device.
Wireless Mode would be "Extend a wireless network"
Wireless Network Name...select the wireless network that the Time Capsule is creating.
Wireless Security...same as the network created by the TC
Passwords...same as the network created by the TC
On a speed check, I get a little over 5MB on the wireless network. Connecting an ethernet cable from the Express to my Mac, turning off wireless and using the ethernet connection, I get almost the same speed, about 4.7-4.8MB.
You might also want to take a look at ethernet powerline adapters. Within reason, almost as good as having a straight ethernet connection.
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Portlets don't refresh sometimes...
Hi, When I first deployed a new WSRP portlet, it worked. However, when I redeployed it and went to view it on the portal page, it wouldn't refresh. I put that aside to work on something else (it's been almost a week since then), and today, magically,
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Load Balancing -- preserve client IP?
Does the Flash Media Streaming Server need to know the client's IP address in a load-balanced environment? We will be doing straight-forward hardware load balancing -- we are not architecting the cluster for communication between Flash Media Servers
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After downloading Firefox, my e-mail spell check doesn't work
for years I had used IE. I recently installed Firefox and now my e-mail spell check doesn't work. The dictionary is loaded but cannot figure out how to resolve this. It still works when using IE, so am assuming it's a Firefox glitch.