Ok I'm hoping you guys can help me. Netgear support was WORTHLESS. Also, no websites that I can find speak to this SPECIFIC question. My question is about 450mbps router total throughput capacity/overhead/ or maybe you could even call it wireless protocol.
If any of the below is unclear, please let me know. It's kind of difficult to explain via writing.
I just bought a netgear r4500 router and I have a very specific question about the 450mbps capability. Now - as everyone and their mom points out, you need a 450mbps network adapter to achieve a 450mbps connection speed. That I understand - and that I don't care about.
Here's what I do care about. To make this easy, lets put together a scenario:
* I have no 450mbps clients - I have a bunch of 150 and 300 clients.
* Lets assume they're all on 2.4ghz band for the sake of conversation
* Lets also say we have another router, a 300mbps router.
* Both the 450 and 300 routers each have many wireless clients - all using 300 and 150 cards
* Now lets say, that all of a sudden, EVERY wireless client tried to download something (like, from a gbps wired device on the router.) Basically - EVERY wireless client is trying to max out it's data rate.
* Ok, so this puts us in a situation where the ROUTER is the bottleneck (that's what I'm trying to simulate anyway.)
So the BIG question - Comparing the 300mbps and 450mbps router, even though no SINGLE device is connected at 450mbps, will the 450mbps offer more TOTAL throughput (act as less of a bottleneck) than the 300mbps router? Or does it not work that way?
Everyone says there's no point in a 450 router if you don't have a 450 device.. but I want to know if a 450 gives you better overhead in of multiple, high traffic wireless situations (like my example.)
Hope this makes sense!!!!
If any of the below is unclear, please let me know. It's kind of difficult to explain via writing.
I just bought a netgear r4500 router and I have a very specific question about the 450mbps capability. Now - as everyone and their mom points out, you need a 450mbps network adapter to achieve a 450mbps connection speed. That I understand - and that I don't care about.
Here's what I do care about. To make this easy, lets put together a scenario:
* I have no 450mbps clients - I have a bunch of 150 and 300 clients.
* Lets assume they're all on 2.4ghz band for the sake of conversation
* Lets also say we have another router, a 300mbps router.
* Both the 450 and 300 routers each have many wireless clients - all using 300 and 150 cards
* Now lets say, that all of a sudden, EVERY wireless client tried to download something (like, from a gbps wired device on the router.) Basically - EVERY wireless client is trying to max out it's data rate.
* Ok, so this puts us in a situation where the ROUTER is the bottleneck (that's what I'm trying to simulate anyway.)
So the BIG question - Comparing the 300mbps and 450mbps router, even though no SINGLE device is connected at 450mbps, will the 450mbps offer more TOTAL throughput (act as less of a bottleneck) than the 300mbps router? Or does it not work that way?
Everyone says there's no point in a 450 router if you don't have a 450 device.. but I want to know if a 450 gives you better overhead in of multiple, high traffic wireless situations (like my example.)
Hope this makes sense!!!!