I just bought the WRT320N on a black friday deal, but I'm not sure whether it'll really work or not. I've been told two differing things from two different tech support guys, and so I turn to all of you.
My network has one wired computer, three laptops, and my 360. My 360 and one of my laptops only support wireless G, while my other two laptops have wireless N. If I use this router for my network, will my speeds be slowed down to wireless G speeds, so every computer can use it? Or will my N laptops get the proper, faster speeds than my G laptops?
In addition, as far as I know, none of my laptops have any special dual band cards. Will I still be able to use the 5Ghz band with those laptops, or is the dual band basically a waste for me?
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I bought this recently as well. To answer your question, no.
The router is dual band, yes. This means it supports either 802.11b or 802.11n, but whatever you choose will be the only thing running. For example, choose 802.11n on 2.4 ghz spectrum, and your wifi phones / Xbox 360 G adapter won't see anything. Same if you run it on the 5 ghz spectrum.
The keyword you're looking for is *simultaneous dual band* router, which means it can broadcast both G and N wavelengths at the same time and in different frequencies.
The router is dual band, yes. This means it supports either 802.11b or 802.11n, but whatever you choose will be the only thing running. For example, choose 802.11n on 2.4 ghz spectrum, and your wifi phones / Xbox 360 G adapter won't see anything. Same if you run it on the 5 ghz spectrum.
The keyword you're looking for is *simultaneous dual band* router, which means it can broadcast both G and N wavelengths at the same time and in different frequencies.
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You can run it in 5 GHz mode, but it will only support wireless-N and A devices. If you run it in 2.4 GHz mode, it will support B, G and N devices, but you probably won't get quite the speeds with an N device as if you were to use 5 GHz.
Simultaneous dual band routers, such as the WRT610N, would allow you to run both at the same time with your B and G devices connecting through the 2.4 GHz frequency while N devices connect under 5 GHz.
Simultaneous dual band routers, such as the WRT610N, would allow you to run both at the same time with your B and G devices connecting through the 2.4 GHz frequency while N devices connect under 5 GHz.
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