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Wireless G Access Point?
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Posted by: W Auggie H

I currently have 2 TiVo's connected to my wireless 802.11b network. I am looking to upgrade my network to a wireless 802.11g+a+b network. Will my TiVo's still be able to connect to the network using the existing adapters? Presuming my new router and/or access point supports them.

Does anyone currently run in a similar configuration?

Posted by: jdl

'g' is backwards compatible with 'b', though some early routers will limit your speeds to 'b' if you have both types of devices active. I'm using the Linksys WRTG54 g/b and it works fine with my Tivo using a 'b' USB adapter.

Posted by: W Auggie H

That is what I figured. I guess I do need to make sure I am getting a newer access point that will not throtle back to a slower speed.

Does anyone else have any positive feedback on Wireless G access points or routers?

Posted by: morac

I'll just mention that g client's speeds running on a g/b network will always be slower than on a pure g network. That's just the way the g specification was designed.

The speed order should be like this (from fastest to slowest):
1. G client on pure g network
2. G client on g/b network with no b clients associated
3. G client on g/b network with 1 or more b clients associated, but no b clients sending/receiving.
4. G client on g/b network with b clients sending/receiving
5. B clients.

So the TiVo will slow down your G network, but not considerably.

I've used the Linksys WRT54G without any major problems, but you may want to look at DLink's new 108 SuperG routers.

Posted by: W Auggie H

Thanks morac. That seems to be what I am learning. At this point I am really not as concerned about the speed that much. I want to set myself up better for the future. I am looking into the D-Link model at the moment. Seems to be good piece of hardware. Thanks again for the input.