802.11n router with concurrent b/g/n support?

Any recommendations for wireless 802.11n routers which can concurrently support 802.11n clients at 802.11n speeds, and 802.11g clients at 802.11g speeds?

Is this the norm, or is the router's wireless frequency/bandwidth limited by the slowest client connected to the router?

Also, something that supports 100Mbps uplink natively...

Thanks!

psychotik

Posted 2009-10-13T18:22:43.650

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Answers

The newest Apple Airport Express can do this, in part because it can run on 5G (for n) and 2.4GHz (g). It can do N&G on 2.4, but I've been reading mixed reports of this affecting performance.

If you go this route, make sure your wireless n card can do 5GHz - not all of them can.

JeffP

Posted 2009-10-13T18:22:43.650

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That looks like what I need, but it's pretty pricey! Any other similar products which might be cheaper? – psychotik – 2009-10-13T18:35:12.517

Here's another option: http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/linksys-wrt400n-simultaneous-dual/4505-3319_7-33568803.html

Google for "dual band wireless"

– JeffP – 2009-10-13T19:31:49.190

The Linksys 610N is an awesome router. I have it running DD-WRT and it is pretty stable at this point. Still a work in progress, but very solid.

Bob

Posted 2009-10-13T18:22:43.650

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I got a new Netgear WNDR3700 and it has dual bands and dual antennas. This way you can have b/g/n on one antenna, and a/n on the other. This router has a very fast 680MHz processor so even dual bands with WPA2-AES aren't an issue. Very good little machine.

Marcin

Posted 2009-10-13T18:22:43.650

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