HELP....NEW NOVICE USER SPEED ISSUES READYNAS DUO

[StephenB]

One netbook has a broadcom wireless adapter which is capable of N draft, the other laptop is more robust and decent spec has a n adapter (not sure what brand it is)

Then upgrading the router would speed things up - 2x perhaps (depending on what hardware you have).

Using ethernet would be faster still, so if you have a lot of transferring to do it is worth hooking up the cable.

[kunalraiker]

I don't have the comfort of ethernet ports as I have a multi level townhouse and the router is connected on the first floor, whereas the rest of the equipement (laptops and squeezebox touch) are on the top floor.

[StephenB]

I don't have the comfort of ethernet ports as I have a multi level townhouse and the router is connected on the first floor, whereas the rest of the equipement (laptops and squeezebox touch) are on the top floor.

Understood. Though if you have a lot of data to move, you can get 10x the speeds over ethernet. So it could be worth the inconvenience of going down to the first floor. Just a thought.

[kunalraiker]

I will be using a squuezebox touch that is capable of only 802.11G should should I use 1 channel (2.4 Ghz) at G +N and the other 5Ghz at N for the rest of my laptops and other devices.

[StephenB]

I will be using a squuezebox touch that is capable of only 802.11G should should I use 1 channel (2.4 Ghz) at G +N and the other 5Ghz at N for the rest of my laptops and other devices.

Your squeezebox can run 802.11g, while your laptops are running 802.11n - even if they are using the same radio channel.

So try both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz with the newer devices, and see which works best.

-some clients only run at 2.4 ghz, so you might want to check to see that your laptops actually use 802.11n at 5 Ghz.
-The 5 Ghz band usually has less interference and offers higher speeds, and but also has shorter range. Since your router is two floors below your laptops, you might get better speeds with 2.4 ghz.