I have a Core Duo Intel Macbook laptop and thus I do not have 802.11n capabilities but, as previously reported, I had the ability to scan and "see" 802.11n networks that were responding to SSID queries. Or so I thought.
Turns out my laptop has 802.11 a/b/g, not just b/g and certainly not "n". I had my Time Capsule at home configured as 802.11n backwards compatible to 802.11a and, thus, I could see and join that network (as an 802.11a client).
Even though I am not 'n' compatible I am still happy with 802.11a capabilities. My wireless spectrum is getting a bit crowded at home, even more so at the Outer Banks. So my laptops now enjoy interference-free communications at home courtesy of my Time Capsule and as of today we enjoy the same at the coast thanks to my new Airport Extreme, both of which are operating as 802.11n network devices backwards compatible to 802.11a (I went to Best Buy today in search of a 'n' capable Airport Express but they had none.)
Having now replaced an 802.11b/g Airport Express with the Extreme I very well may use one of the extra Ethernet ports in the back for a network camera so I can keep an eye on the place while I'm away. It's not that I expect to see anything; I just like to feel like I'm here while I'm working to pay for this place.
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Wait! Our Core Duo's have 802.11a too?
Okay... This post is for techies, right? 'Cuz y'all are just talkin' gibberish to me!
Still, sounds like good news.... So kudos!
~A
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