MacNotables #709: Ted Landau on the 802.11n Airport Extreme and Steve Job’s Position on Digital Rights Management
Posted by Chuck on February 10th, 2007
Thinking of upgrading to the new Airport Extreme with 802.11n? You’ll want to hear Ted Landau talk about his first experiences with Apple’s latest wireless base station. Ted outlines the challenges that you’ll face and provides some suggestions on what you can do to ease the transition, and why you may want to continue to use your existing base station along with your new one. Ted and Chuck also discuss Steve Jobs’ position on Digital Rights Management (DRM) and who the real culprits are in the dispute over where and how you can play your music.
Links:
Thoughts on Music by Steve Jobs
iPO Reports - Apple & Beatles Reach Agreement on Apple Trademark Dispute
“Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station” (Apple Computer)
February 13th, 2007 at 5:01 am
Great podcast, lots of good information!
You talked about bridging a new 802.11n Base Station with an older 802.11bg BS to create two wireless networks so that the 11n wouldn’t be slowed down by the presence of 11g devices. I’m wondering how I could do something similar.
My small wireless network at present consists of a NetGear DG824G ADSL Modem/Wireless Router which provides 802.11g to a MacBookPro, a Mac Mini and an Apple Airport Express connected to an iPodHiFi. Can I simply plug in an 802.11n Base Station into one of the ethernet ports of the DG824G to create a second network for the MacBookPro, and if so how do I create the bridge? Or is the solution more complex?
Any advice or recommendations gratefully received!
Chris
February 15th, 2007 at 2:50 am
Hi, Great show, lots of interesting information.
You talked about bridging an 802.11g and 802.11n network so that the 11n network isn’t slowed down. I wonder if you can advise me on my setup?
I use a Netgear DG824G wireless ADSL modem/router to provide 802.11b & g to a MacBook Pro, a Mac Mini and an Airport Express which is connected to an Apple iPodHiFi. I’d like to create two networks as you described so that my MacBook Pro can receive data at 802.11n speeds. If I buy the new Airport Extreme Base Station, can I simply plug it into one of the ethernet ports on the back of the Netgear modem/router in order to create two networks? Or is there another method that would work?
Keep up the good work!
Chris