Wireless G or N?

[Mikel A]

My question is if I have a N router, and a N repeater, but I've got an ip camera that is connected to G, will the N router and N repeater communicate with each other with N? OR will all communication be in G?

 

[fudoka711]

I'm not sure, but I imagine the n router and n repeater will communicate in n while the camera will communicate with the n repeater in g. I'm assuming the repeater has at least b and g as well (might have a, but it doesn't really matter).

 

[Beachnative]

N is backwards compatable with B and G but don't use B at all!!! You should disable all B connections if you can in your router.

If you don't a B device can slow down your network while a connection is made. The max B theoretical speed is 11M but the real speed is 4-5M. One B device can make your whole wireless network crawl to B speeds........

G does not do the same thing. G connections will still allow N to work at N speed.

 

[Mikel A]

I'm not sure, but I imagine the n router and n repeater will communicate in n while the camera will communicate with the n repeater in g. I'm assuming the repeater has at least b and g as well (might have a, but it doesn't really matter).

Yes the repeater is wireless b/g/n, so is my router. However, the network camera is only wireless b/g

My next question is: What if my camera is wirelessly connected to the repeater, and the repeater links up with the main router. if the b signals transfer from the camera to the repeater, will the repeater change it to n signals and communicate with the router, which is what you said about in your reply.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Mikel A]

N is backwards compatable with B and G but don't use B at all!!! You should disable all B connections if you can in your router.

If you don't a B device can slow down your network while a connection is made. The max B theoretical speed is 11M but the real speed is 4-5M. One B device can make your whole wireless network crawl to B speeds........

G does not do the same thing. G connections will still allow N to work at N speed.

Well I do not have a N camera so if I disable B connections in my router, will my camera still functions wirelessly.

BTW, the B camera is now connected to the N repeater and work wirelessly and work without issue. But it's slow!

 

[Beachnative]

I would get rid of any B devices due to the consequences of it's use on the rest of the wireless network.

B's theoretical speed is 11 M realistically it is 4 -5M and will slow EVERYTHING wireless down to the best B speed it can attain. So if you have a N router that can theoretically run 300M but realistically runs at 130M, by using one B device you will be throwing away potentially 125M of throughput, not smart in my book...Just my $.02

Wireless 802.11B cameras are cheap for this very reason, no one is using them and the suppliers need to get rid of them. Some people get huge discounts, some buy it at higher pricers without knowing the repercussions......

This is free advice so take it for what it's worth =)