Root My DROID is connecting to my Wireless N router!

[johnlgalt]

I made a post about this in the Froyo 2.2 features I was not aware of thread, but am making a new post here - just in case it is because of something else, like, say, the baseband update....

According to DROID by Motorola - Android phone - Motorola USA I have wireless B,G connectivity.

However, my DROID is currently connected to my wireless N router, which it can now see since I switched said router from the 5.8 GHz band to hte 2.4 GHz band.

No, the router it not provisioned to supply N and G - it is supplying N only.

Anyone else seeing this?

 

[johnlgalt]

However, there is definitely a speed discrepancy here.

On Wireless N:

And on Wireless G:

So, the DROID can somehow now connect to N, but it gets better speeds from G?

Unreal.

 

[dmodert66]

That is pretty strange man!

 

[sphinx387]

I may be wrong here, but im pretty sure the premise behind wireless N was longer range and better speeds. But it is also backwards compatible. So even if your device( computer, phone, etc.) doesnt have a N reciever, it will still pick up the signal from an N router but it wont get the speed boost from the technology. The only real benefit you would see without an N reciever would be greater connectivity range between your wireless router and your device.

Like I said, I may be wrong, but this kinda goes along with the research I did when I was selling Electronics for 5 years.

Hope this helps.

 

[bp328i]

I may be wrong here, but im pretty sure the premise behind wireless N was longer range and better speeds. But it is also backwards compatible. So even if your device( computer, phone, etc.) doesnt have a N reciever, it will still pick up the signal from an N router but it wont get the speed boost from the technology. The only real benefit you would see without an N reciever would be greater connectivity range between your wireless router and your device.

Like I said, I may be wrong, but this kinda goes along with the research I did when I was selling Electronics for 5 years.

Hope this helps.

This is what I was thinking, because I have an N router and my son connects his PS3 to it, my Droid connects to it and my laptop which is not N connects fine. I was pretty sure the N routers are backwards compatible but did not want to post it, just in case I was wrong

 

[johnlgalt]

Umm, by default, yes, it offers backward compatibility if you set it to do so.

For example, I have certain choices when setting up my wireless signal:

• 802.11b only
• 802.11g only
• 802.11n only
• 802.11b & 802.11g
• 802.11n & 802.11g
• 802.11n & 802.11g & 802.11b

However, I currently have mine set to only n - no b and no g.

All of my other G devices are not able to connect to it - only the DROID.

I have done the research as well, and here is what I took away from it - the backward compatibility compatibility is not for G versus N, it's for the various drafts of N that were proposed. True backward compatibility requires having the router operate in multiple modes simultaneously.

Again, no other device that runs G only can connect to this router - only the DROID can.

 

[johnlgalt]

Again, though, the point is moot - I am getting much better speeds from the G router, so I'll have to test signal strength and distance to see if the N is really a viable option for me.

 

[Shadowtech]

On most N routers, if any G devices connect to it, the speeds drop to G standards, even if N is still active. Some newer routers are dual band, so have a separate G and N signal coming from them. Though if none of your other devices can see it, something in the Droid must be looking for N, I read that it does have a N radio, it just wasn't enabled or something. I don't have N in my home yet to test and verify if 2.2 enabled it though.

 

[Thrawn]

Wish I could test this, but the radio on my router with N broke yesterday. I'm running on an old DD-WRT'd Linksys now.

 

[JoeProcopio]

the other question would be....how are you getting 14mb/s on g?

 

[eclipsed4utoo]

the other question would be....how are you getting 14mb/s on g?

The theoretical maximum throughput for 802.11g is 54Mbps. He is at 14Mbps. He simply has a pretty good connection.