<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Craig Huff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:huffcslists@gmail.com">huffcslists@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Recordings are all from PVR-500, so just SD data. As far as<br>
competition, yeah, it looks like about six other wifi networks, all<br>
too weak to access with my android phone, but the other half is using<br>
a laptop downstairs via wifi ATM.<br>
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It may be worth the attempt to get a "N" card to try in the FE, but<br>
IIRC, the router will downgrade to the least-common-denominator being<br>
served, so I would need to get any/every other device upgraded to "N"<br>
to get the best performance, correct?</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Even if you can't connect to them, 6 networks in range will cause significant RF interference. And someone else using the wifi will certainly cause issues. With wireless, only one device can transmit at a time, or they collide and the signal can't be received at the other end. It's like an old hub-based ethernet. The comment about the router downgrading isn't really correct, it will just take more time for the slower stations to send/receive and cause performance issues that way. Older routers did that, but that hasn't been the case for years, certainly not with N capable gear. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If you must use wireless, get an N router and card for the FE that you can run a dedicated network on 5Ghz for. And then hope nobody near you ever sets up a network on the same channel. IMO, 2.4Ghz is useless for streaming applications unless you really live in the sticks without any other 2.4Ghz sources nearby.</div>
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