Does my macbook 5,1 support 802.11n? bought airport express a1392

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Does my macbook 5,1 support 802.11n? bought airport express a1392

How do I know if it supports that standard? do I need to do some sort of upgrade?

Running el capitan, has already made it?

system software says : PHY supported: 802.11 a/b/g/n, but apple site specifications of macbook 5,1 says only a/b/g…

bought airport express a1392, but audio signals is intermittent very often, even with router WMM enabled. Have to say my router is only g and b.

So if I buy a 802.11n router will my mac support that? and more important does n solve airplay problem? Isn't g/b enough to stream music?

Thanks.

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), 8GB - 2Ghz duo

Posted on Oct 22, 2015 11:20 AM

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cecered78 Author

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Oct 22, 2015 11:31 AM in response to cecered78

Does having a router 5 ghz band improve performance, but again does my mac support it? I am not really used to this stuff.

Thank you

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cecered78 Author

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Oct 23, 2015 1:13 AM in response to cecered78

If it can be of any help to anyone else, I have modified the channel settings of the router from automatic to just one channel and it seems the interferences are gone, i.e. no more drop out in the music. I have changed that right now and it seems it works, I just hope it will last.

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cecered78 Author

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Oct 23, 2015 2:39 AM in response to cecered78

Actually some drop out now and then but very acceptable. And more important , lag time between built in speakers and airplay speakers is gone.

Will change channel again to see if drop outs disappear but I am already very satisfied with this solution. Let's say around 1 quick drop out once every half an hour

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