Nothing is more important to the performance of your company’s Wi-Fi network than the channels used by your wireless access points (APs). You can blanket a building with the latest and greatest APs, ...
So this is a new one to me. I purchased a Asus USB-AC53 nano adapter to add 5GHz WiFi capability to a laptop that only had 2.4Ghz. Recently it stopped seeing my 5Ghz network. I narrowed it down to ...
The primary differences between the two frequencies are the range (coverage) and bandwidth (speed) that the bands provide. The 2.4 GHz band provides coverage at a longer range but transmits data at ...
Clearly, a bunch of Lifehacker readers have issues getting wireless networking to work—whether you’re trying to connect from a long distance away, you’re getting crappy speeds on your devices, or ...
Earlier versions of the WiFi specification all used the 2.4GHz radio spectrum. The new 802.11n standard, supported in Time Capsule, the square AirPort Extreme, and recently shipping AirPort Express ...
My Wi-Fi is inconsistent, and it's not just about speed. I use a fiber-optic connection that terminates at an ONU (Optical Network Unit) with a built-in Wi-Fi router provided by my ISP. This should be ...
We don't have a "miscellaneous" thread, but thought this might be helpful for people looking for new routers, as some Asus routers have been transmitting at higher levels. First, per Smallnetbuilder: ...
The evolution of communications is about taking one kind of thing and making it better, faster, and more reliable. USB 1 evolved into USB 2; FireWire 400 morphed into FireWire 800; 10 Mbps Ethernet ...
A frequent reader problem related to Wi-Fi—one I hear all the time as a result of having written books about Wi-Fi and Apple’s AirPort base stations for a decade—is getting good coverage, even when a ...