Hi all,
I have an HTPC connected to my router via a LAN cable, and several wifi-connected devices including another PC on a different floor of the house with a PCIe 2.4 GHz 802.11n wifi card.
The Netgear WNDR3700 router only broadcasts with the 2.4 b/g/n signal, as most of my devices are older and have g cards, though maybe the new phones have n wifi devices? I turn off the 5 ghz radio because I don't use it.
Recently, however, I upgraded my internet service and i get 100 MBits download now, which I can reach and exceed on my LAN-attached HPTC. Of course my wifi devices don't get anywhere close, but I can't change some of these older devices except replace them with new ones.
The other PC with the 802.11n card, however, is the only other devices that I care to have faster speeds. It tops out at about 30 MBits downloading, which is the same as what I got before the ISP upgrade (TP-Link N150 with 8dB antenna).
I'm thinking about turning on the 5ghz radio on my router, and getting a wifi card for the PC that can connect to the 5ghz network.
Here's my question (and concern): I can access files on my HTPC through the other PC just by logging in through Windows 7, keeping same workgroup, I haven't bothered with homegroups (should I?).
If I connect tot he 5 ghz network, will I still be able to similarly access files on my HTPC? Also, will it allow me to see other 2.4ghz devices on network, or it is impossible for devices on two frequencies from seeing one another? I don't want to lose access to my HTPC as that's part of the reason why I have one, store files.
Thanks!
I have an HTPC connected to my router via a LAN cable, and several wifi-connected devices including another PC on a different floor of the house with a PCIe 2.4 GHz 802.11n wifi card.
The Netgear WNDR3700 router only broadcasts with the 2.4 b/g/n signal, as most of my devices are older and have g cards, though maybe the new phones have n wifi devices? I turn off the 5 ghz radio because I don't use it.
Recently, however, I upgraded my internet service and i get 100 MBits download now, which I can reach and exceed on my LAN-attached HPTC. Of course my wifi devices don't get anywhere close, but I can't change some of these older devices except replace them with new ones.
The other PC with the 802.11n card, however, is the only other devices that I care to have faster speeds. It tops out at about 30 MBits downloading, which is the same as what I got before the ISP upgrade (TP-Link N150 with 8dB antenna).
I'm thinking about turning on the 5ghz radio on my router, and getting a wifi card for the PC that can connect to the 5ghz network.
Here's my question (and concern): I can access files on my HTPC through the other PC just by logging in through Windows 7, keeping same workgroup, I haven't bothered with homegroups (should I?).
If I connect tot he 5 ghz network, will I still be able to similarly access files on my HTPC? Also, will it allow me to see other 2.4ghz devices on network, or it is impossible for devices on two frequencies from seeing one another? I don't want to lose access to my HTPC as that's part of the reason why I have one, store files.
Thanks!