Hi guys,
I recently purchased a Transformer Prime TF201 tablet which is my first 802.11n device which lead me to reviewing whether I should replace my old DI-524 router.
I currently have the following devices attached to my DI-524
WAN - Motorola SB101 cable modem (connected to Telstra 30 mbps)
LAN - PC
LAN - Internet enabled blueray
802.11g - Kindle 3
802.11g - Blackberry 9780
802.11n - Transformer TF201 (currently connected with 802.11g)
After a bit of research I decided that I needed a IPV6, dual band 802.11g+n router and that open source firmware would give me more options in the future.
However, since reading some stuff on this forum and the articles on the website, it appears that:
However, some of the articles in the stickys are up to 4 years old, so I am struggling to understand what information is current and what the current state of play is.
The wireless on the TF201 isn't particularly strong and the speeds drops off quite quickly in proportion to distance from router. Also, the lack of 5GHz capability in the TF201 would suggest to me that a dual band router is not going to let me split the 802.11n and 802.11g devices into seperate bands so they will both be slowed down as they will all be on the 2.4GHz band. On the other hand, the wireless on my 802.11g devices are only actively used infrequently and I wouldn't be surfing the net on two devices at once.
So my question is simply, should I bother upgrading to a 802.11n capable router such as the RT-N56U now or should I wait until I have replaced my 802.11g legacy devices?
Also, would I see any appreciable gain in upgrading my old Motorola SB101 as well as my router?
Any input appreciated... seriously confused right now.
Thanks,
Steve
I recently purchased a Transformer Prime TF201 tablet which is my first 802.11n device which lead me to reviewing whether I should replace my old DI-524 router.
I currently have the following devices attached to my DI-524
WAN - Motorola SB101 cable modem (connected to Telstra 30 mbps)
LAN - PC
LAN - Internet enabled blueray
802.11g - Kindle 3
802.11g - Blackberry 9780
802.11n - Transformer TF201 (currently connected with 802.11g)
After a bit of research I decided that I needed a IPV6, dual band 802.11g+n router and that open source firmware would give me more options in the future.
However, since reading some stuff on this forum and the articles on the website, it appears that:
- running 802.11n and g devices on the same router slows data transfer rates to both devices down
- some of the most popular routers, including the RT-N56U don't have IPV6 which doesn't appear to concern anybody
- the Transformer TF201 802.11n doesn't operate on the 5GHz band only the 2.4Ghz band.
However, some of the articles in the stickys are up to 4 years old, so I am struggling to understand what information is current and what the current state of play is.
The wireless on the TF201 isn't particularly strong and the speeds drops off quite quickly in proportion to distance from router. Also, the lack of 5GHz capability in the TF201 would suggest to me that a dual band router is not going to let me split the 802.11n and 802.11g devices into seperate bands so they will both be slowed down as they will all be on the 2.4GHz band. On the other hand, the wireless on my 802.11g devices are only actively used infrequently and I wouldn't be surfing the net on two devices at once.
So my question is simply, should I bother upgrading to a 802.11n capable router such as the RT-N56U now or should I wait until I have replaced my 802.11g legacy devices?
Also, would I see any appreciable gain in upgrading my old Motorola SB101 as well as my router?
Any input appreciated... seriously confused right now.
Thanks,
Steve
