Air Mouse Questions (mac mini + iPhone)

[SureShot]

Hello all! I wasn't sure where to post this as it relates to about 4 different categories here

I have been using Plex for the last week and have noticed my movies stopping and booting me to the menu pretty often. I wondered if it was because I was using a G network connection instead of an N. Sure enough, when I switched it up to the N I haven't had a movie boot me yet. (Knock on wood). The problem is, the iPhone is G network only.

My question is: if I buy a dual band router so both G and N can be working at the same time; will I be able to use my iPhone and Air Mouse Pro on the G network to control my Mac Mini that will be on the N network?

I have never used a true Dual Band router but I'm guessing both devices will still be hooked up to the same network just at different speeds.

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[QCassidy352]

that's an interesting question, but I don't think it's going to work. I think a dual band router really does create two separate networks. Isn't part of the point to prevent the devices on the two networks from interacting with each other?

 

[Undecided]

Yes.

I currently have a Time Capsule (orig.) and Airport Express (orig.). My Wii and iPhone are on g, my ATV and Macbook are on n.

So, the Airport Express (which only does g - new one does n) is plugged into the Time Capsule, extending the TC's network. All the DHCP is done on the TC. Everything is on the same network, and my g devices don't slow down my n devices (I have the TC set to 5ghz n only).

I'm confident that a dual band router works the same way.

It's really just like how wired and wireless devices are all on the same network.

BTW, I plan to use my iPhone (orig.) with Air Mouse as a remote, if I ever get around to getting a mini as a HTPC.

Have you tried running a mixed g/n environment? You won't get full n speed when g devices are communicating, but it might be fast enough.

 

[designgeek]

^exactly. My Airport Express is hardwired to my Airport Extreme so it can handle the b/g traffic and the AEBS can handle the n traffic. Since they're wired together with ethernet it works.