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Fire_of_Youth
Dec 04, 2011Aspirant
NV+ or Ultra
I am almost a complete noob and could really use some advice interpreting the jargon. First off, what I want to do is set up a centralised storage that can wirelessly stream my media (videos/music)...
StephenB
Dec 07, 2011Guru - Experienced User
"Faster router" meaning 802.11n. That can get you around > 70 megabits at closer ranges (maybe more if you can use channel bonding). That would be around 9 MB/s. You are still limited by the wireless link of course.
mdgm wrote: A faster wireless router will help (see "Performance Expectations" article) if your clients (e.g. PC, laptop etc.) have wireless cards that can handle the faster speed. It's still not going to be as good as a wired connection.
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