How do you tell. I have a Cisco E4200 that I just go I have the iPad 2 connected, but I don't see any way to tell what speed it is using, b, g or n. I got the router for the iPad to use n and would like to make sure that it is.
Robert
Home built, Windows 7
My wireless router is a dual band. One band is an "n" wireless network only. A computer or device that is not "n" compatible cannot connect to my "n" wireless network.
Your wireless router should have a setting to be "n" only. How do you have your wireless network set up?
Mine is dual band 2.4 and 5Ghz. However, that does not tell me if the iPad which with my old b/g router was using b/g is now using the n. I can't find anything on the iPad that tells me what the wireless speed is. The iPad is the only wireless device I have. I hate wireless, it is slow and not very secure so everything else is connected by wire... lots and lots of wire.
Robert
A wireless network is plenty secure when using WPA or WPA2 for the encryption.
If your wireless network is an "n" only network, your iPad or any other device connected to the network can only be connected via "n".
If a network is a combination n/b/g for example, a computer or device that is "n" compatible will be connected via "n". A computer or device that is not "n" compatible will be connected to the network via b/g. A computer or device that is not "n" compatible will lower the overall network throughput which only affects the speed of data transfer between computers or devices connected to the same network. Most internet connections don't provide anywhere near the speed of data transfer that a wireless network is capable of between connected computers or devices.
There may be a 3rd party app that provides this and if so, you plan on doing what with it especially since the iPad is your only wireless device?
I have a Linksys E1000.
***THIS IS FROM LINKSYS E1000***
Actually with dual band routers at least the new ones you can have 2.4 and 5 Ghz items go at the same time, they are seperate from each other and B/G doesn't lower the N. Older routers from what I understand including some older n did what you discribed.
What I am trying to find out is if the $150 I just spend upgrading my b/g router to this new n is paying off. I did it so that my iPad would have the best speed possible. So I want to make sure that it is using n and not b/g.
Robert
Like I said before, I have an E1000 and I don't see a difference at all. But I do see a larger range than my old G that I had. But yours might be different because you don't have the E1000.
Surfer
If the band/network your iPad is connected to is an "n" network only, your iPad can only be connected via "n". With my dual band wireless network, one band is "n" only which my MacBook Pro and iPad are connected to, and the other band is a combination n/b/g which my iPhone 4 and my iPhone 3G are connected to. My 3G can't connect to my "n" only network.
And the theoretical data transfer speed with a wireless network applies to data transfer between computers or devices connected to the same wireless network. What sort of data are you transferring between your iPad and a connected computer or another device since your iPad is your only wireless device?
I myself had none. I was just sucker-punched into it by Linksys. But now that you do say that, the file transphere is much faster.
Allan, I don't mean to be dense. But how do you know that that is what the iPad is doing? How do you know that you have everything setup right in the router and iPad? How do you know there isn't a bug? How do you know that the router is fully compatible? From what I can tell of the information the iPad offers up you have no way of knowing for sure that the iPad is indeed using n and not something else because of any number of possible problems.
I have had lots of problems getting routers working in the past, this is why for the last 5 years I have used a modem/router combo supplied and configured by my ISP. It cut out a lot of problems. So I would like a way to make sure that I don't have something set wrong in the router or iPad or that I don't have a bug someplace. I want to verify that my new expensive n router is really connecting with my iPad at n speed. I don't understand why Apple has to dumb stuff down to the point it doesn't give you information like this.
It is supposed to "just work" but I have had problems with that "just work"ing in the past. Is there an App for this?
Thanks,
Robert
Mice On Rollerskates wrote:
I hate wireless, it is slow and not very secure so everything else is connected by wire... lots and lots of wire.
Even the slowest wireless connection is far faster than your internet connection. You would only be able to tell the difference between wired and wireless if you were doing something like local video streaming.
Once again, you want to know this for WHAT?
Copied from my previous post, which has been provided twice now.
And the theoretical data transfer speed with a wireless network applies to data transfer between computers or devices connected to the same wireless network. What sort of data are you transferring between your iPad and a connected computer or another device since your iPad is your only wireless device?
Allan I don't agree with you. Using Wireless n to connect to the net should increase the performance over connecting to the net using wireless b or g. If you can't answer my question then it is time to say so. I don't mean to be rude.
Robert
I disagree
Using Wirless N to connect to the router from any capable device will only improve the connectivty from that device to the router potentially both speed and distance will improve but there are physical issues that may result in lower performance.
If your router has a 10mb ADSL or cable connection to the net then regardless of whatever protocol you use on your LAN you will only get 10Mb to the net and that is it.
Allan is 100% right in what he is saying.
I realize that net speed is limited by my DSL speed. However, I have a 40Mpbs connection to the net and get 35 to 38 of that. In this case the n router should make a difference over the b/g and I still want to know and make sure that I have the iPad connecting at n.
I don't know why all of you seem to want to get side tracked from a very simple question. A question that doesn't have anything to do with anything else other than my question. HOW DO I MAKE SURE THAT MY iPAD IS CONNECTING TO MY ROUTER USING n and not b/g. If the iPad iOS doesn't indicate this then just say so instead of getting off on to things I didn't ask about.
Robert
Wrong, and sure you mean to be rude because you don't like learning that you spent money on a new router that didn't gain you squat in regards to having a faster internet connection with an "n" connection over b/g with your one and only wireless device.
A little research on your part will set you free from disagreeing with me and two others in this thread over something you obviously know nothing about.
How do you tell wireless speed iPad is using (b/g/n)
