Wireless printer slows down network

I just set up an SMC 300mbps wireless router and I have a 300mbps wireless N adapter on my notebook. Network and Sharing Center on the notebook show wireless speed 270-300 but when I add my Canon wireless printer to the network speed drops to 130. If I take the printer off the network speed goes back up. The printers adapter is wireless G. Is there a work around for this? Should I have gotten a dual band router? I have another wireless N router. Would bridging them help?Thanks

Don't mix G and N on the same APN's You now understand why this is.

802.11n @ 40MHz @ 300mbps (all N devices) APN's for N only

802.11g @ 20MHz @ 54mbps (all G devices) APN's for G only

This is the best way to go about this. So pickup another wireless router or ap if you can. Those with 2T/2R would be more ideal than 1T/1R ANTs for 802.11g @ 20MHz.

very good you can first move to a wired connection for the printer, but I've seen
some of these not support the full feature set when wired - - crazy.

so the alternative would be

Code:

modem===Router-N-Mode---your wifi systems
             |
             + ---- Router-G-Mode - - - wifi-printer.connection

Thanks. I lucked out. The usb port on my router thats supposed to be for storage is actually a print server.