thuban114 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I have a netgear WGT624(atheros inside) and it is one of those crazy 802.11 b/g that will do double rate (108Mbps). After booting into XP, it pops up saying I have connected at 108Mbps! Crazy stuff, I doubt it is supported in MacOS, but seems to be a hidden feature. Anybody else notice this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvertrigger Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I have the same router at home. When I get off work I'll take a closer look and see if I notice the same thing. Funny how the MBP is revealing all of it's little surprises via Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-123620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBits Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 If this is true, it sad that apple cant or dont make use of all features provided in MBP... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-123631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TiLT- Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I noticed this as well. But I could not measure the throughput. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-123713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 i find it odd that apple would not equip their flagship laptop with a 108mbps card in os x.. it doesnt make much sense.. are you sure aiport extreme is only 54mbps? edit: yup.. just checked the airport extreme card on apple.. only 54 mbps.. i suppose its not a big issue though if you're just doing same basic surfing, only really comes into play if you are doing heavy dl'ing, or online gaming. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-123762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severnya Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Im sure we will see the new Airport base station supporting it. We will get a "firmware update" and 108mbps will be there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-123886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvertrigger Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Confirmed. WinXP shows my connection to the netgear WGT624 wireless router to be at 108 Mbps. I didn't do any testing, but did seem to notice that pages load faster when surfing. Anyone else seen this as well? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18866-macbook-pro-has-108-mbps-support-in-xp/#findComment-124442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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