…Sign in to your XDA account Even the best Wi-Fi routers for home use are intentionally hobbled. Not at the core, but on the periphery, where you'd expect advanced features…
…This allows Thread devices — which don't have Wi-Fi radios — to still be reachable from the internet and your smart home apps. Not quite. A Thread Border Router's job is…
…When both routers operate on the same Wi-Fi channel, those smart devices retransmit, leading to packet loss. The router’s default “auto” setting is how every house around you uses channel…
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…Wi-Fi 7 routers from foreign manufacturers can't get new FCC authorization now, which means anyone who would have upgraded is more likely to stick with their aging Wi-Fi 6…
…Now users have to check if a device is Matter over Wi-Fi or Matter over Thread. If it's Thread, do they have the right border router? If it's Wi…
…Don’t treat Wi-Fi DNS as “good enough” without testing it first. A Raspberry Pi Zero can run Pi-hole just fine, but if it’s handling DNS over Wi-Fi…
…The TP-Link Archer AX11000 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6 router that's built to deliver impressive speed and performance. TP-Link shares that it can reach over 10Gbps with…
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