Segmenting G and Super G - Possible?

[jazzman161]

Hey guys. I have two routers (WBR-2310 and DI-524). One is SuperG capable and the other is G capable. I also have three clients (roommates) who I'll be sharing my Internet connection with. Two are SuperG capable and one is G capable. So my question is this. Is there a way to segment the network some how, to keep the G guys on their own network and the SuperG guys on their own network so everybody gets the fastest speed possible with their hardware? I was thinking:

Cable Mode --wired--> WBR-2310 --wired w/o DHCP and assigned IP--> DI-524

Then have SuperG's connect to the 2310 and G's connect to the 524. Would that work? I don't know really know how to do that. Any ideas?

P.S. - buying hardware for the roomies is out of the question (or asking them to upgrade). I can upgrade my own equipment if need be though to help accomplish this (I own all the 108 capable hardware). Thanks!

 

[ScottMac]

Well, it might be a problem. "Super G" uses the entire 2.4G spectrum, 802.11g(or b) doesn't. It uses a single channel 25Mhz wide, provisioned in 5MHz steps (channels) ... that's why channels 1, 6, and 11 are described as "non-overlapping".

What that means is, with both operating, they will interfere with each other and there's no way to avoid it. More than likely, the "Super G" will suffer the most.

"Super G," unless it's totally isolated from the traditional 802.11b/g environment, is pretty worthless (well, no better than, likely to be worse than, Super G and similar products from other vendors).

Good Luck

Scott