Bugzilla – Bug 11
802.11g support
Last modified: 2005-05-11 14:20:07 UTC
802.11g networks drop back to 802.11b as soon as a .11b client joins them. I've managed to keep my wireless network entirely .11g; is there any chance of a hardware upgrade, purchase option or "how-to" on upgrading the card to 802.11g? Thanks.
You could always use the Ethernet port on the device in conjunction with a 802.11g rated wireless-to-Ethernet bridge device. It's an extra cost, but would give you what you want. Ex: D-Link's DWL-G810 <http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=241>
I would like to add that I would like to see 11g support for identical reasons to the original poster. R.
I'm in complete agreement with the other posters. I'm ripping all of my CDs to FLAC and would like to stream the data to the multiple stereo components in my house in the highest possible quality. That would be a PCM stream I believe (no built-in flac support) which will suck up bandwidth and suggests an 11g network. I can buy the wired version with a bridge but I would prefer an all- in-one unit for obvious reasons. A cost of <$350 would be a quite reasonable option.
Ron Thigpen said: > You could always use the Ethernet port on the device in conjunction with a > 802.11g rated wireless-to-Ethernet bridge device. It's an extra cost, but > would give you what you want. Actually, the Ethernet port is only 10MB/s isn't it? So you wouldn't get the speed of the 11g bridge by doing this. You would however keep your wireless lan entirely 11g.
Proper 11g support on-board could be a great feature, and not that more expensive these days, would it ?
I just set up squeezebox and I have the same problem. I would gladly pay for an upgrade to 11g. It is sad to see that the first request for this is over a year old now. Everything on my network is 11g, it is not a big deal these days. Plus like Jotham, I have ripped all my CDs to a lossless format, in my case Apple Lossless, and I am getting intermittent drops from the network being unable to maintain throughput. At this point I'm ready to snake ethernet cable around the house and give up on the wireless option. Not to be unkind, as otherwise the product works flawlessly, but the ability to play FLAC, Apple Lossless, and AAC is plastered all over the site - it is not mentioned that you may need to dump them all into MP3 to really be able to use the wireless feature.
I agree. combined b/g hardware is probably *cheaper* than b only.
Info from the list: The squeezebox is not capable of 802.11G. Not now, nor through an upgrade. The requirements of an 801.11G interface are not met by the CPU, nor pcmcia bus designed into the squeezebox. As Slim Devices has a policy of not commenting on future hardware, whether this feature become available on a new product will only be known when such a product is available for sale.
available in Squeezebox2