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[Mac Address] "Apple cancelled this, now what?" The history of early apple wifi and airport (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Aren't the express models pretty slow if you're using a faster modern internet connection? They only have 100mbps ethernet. Or is the idea that you use them only in mesh and they rely purely on the wireless n?

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Youre right about this. My Expresses are used only for airplay, so the WiFi mode is either off, or set to “join a wifi network,” depending on their proximity to an ethernet switch. They are basically acting like any other device on a wifi network, and not as a router.

    I have three of the latest/last Airport Extreme towers, and two of those are the only ones with the wifi turned on to “Extend a network.” Since they are all on ac, theoretically there should be no slowdown to n speeds.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Ah interesting. I still have an express and an extreme I'm not using. I switched to google home routers but I'd love to still connect my express to the network and use it as an airplay device.

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