I'm not sure if I'm looking at this correctly and would love some insight. I'm going to buy a Cisco EA3500 to replace my WRT54g (which I'll use for a guest network). The main reason is we're moving to a new house and will be using my Xbox 360 as a media center extender in the basement. It will be using the Microsoft wireless adapter, which is supposedly 5Ghz compliant. I anticipate we will be using the XBox as an extender quite a bit, streaming Netflix and recorded TV shows from Media Center computer upstairs.
My main question is if it's possible, or if it makes sense, to use the 5Ghz band only for the XBox to ensure better streaming and all other devices (mixed G/N) on the 2.4Ghz band. The other devices include a Wii, 3 Android phones, 1 Kindle and 2 laptops, none of which are heavily used or require high bandwidth. I've gone through the guides posted here and it sounds like there are issues combining G and N devices, so I'm thinking keeping the XBox separate would help. Will it?
Thanks for any help!
My main question is if it's possible, or if it makes sense, to use the 5Ghz band only for the XBox to ensure better streaming and all other devices (mixed G/N) on the 2.4Ghz band. The other devices include a Wii, 3 Android phones, 1 Kindle and 2 laptops, none of which are heavily used or require high bandwidth. I've gone through the guides posted here and it sounds like there are issues combining G and N devices, so I'm thinking keeping the XBox separate would help. Will it?
Thanks for any help!