… The majority of home networks can still manage just fine with Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 6 routers, irrespective of what Wi-Fi 7 marketing would have you believe. Related We need to talk about Wi-Fi 7 This is not the speedy wireless future I envisioned. …
… It has an AX1800 dual-band connection and easy setup and management with the TP-Link Tether app. $80 at Amazon Related My ISP finally replaced my Wi-Fi 5 router, but Wi-Fi 6 doesn't feel any different Wi-Fi 6 extended the Wi-Fi range, but it wasn't the radical upgrade I had imagined Old routers tur… …
… TP-Link Deco X68 TP-Link's new AX3600 Deco X68 Tri-Band WiFi 6 mesh router lives up to its range promise, but I wasn't able to see the advertised speeds and want TP-Link to address the unexplained data transmissions and software issues with the Deco app $200 at Amazon Related I ran wired backhaul t… …
… Related Wi-Fi signal strength is a terrible indicator of real performance Those bars don't show the full picture Your Wi-Fi's speed doesn't matter if your wiring is outdated What's inside your walls matters just as much as the signal strength With the rise of multi-gig internet plans and client dev… …
… It's not the perfect solution for everyone, but rewiring your home with Cat6 cables and ensuring that you've invested in a multi-gig switch will ensure that you're actually able to feel the benefits of a Wi-Fi 7 router. Does your phone even make use of Wi-Fi 7? …
… Related I ran wired backhaul to every room in my house, and it was so worth it After years of being Wi-Fi first, now I've seen the light Don't neglect wired networking when designing your home network Switching to hard-wiring devices for Ethernet doesn't just feel more complete; it measurably makes… …
… Wi-Fi 8 will continue this trend With Wi-Fi 8 routers in the works, I have to wonder how many Wi-Fi 7 devices will receive MLO before then. Wi-Fi 8 leans even harder into stability and resiliency, which MLO was designed for. …
… It has an AX1800 dual-band connection and easy setup and management with the TP-Link Tether app. $80 at Amazon Related Your weirdest Ethernet issues may have nothing to do with your router, cable, or Windows Sometimes, it's the things that you least suspect Networking fixes don't have to cost a lot… …
… How an ESP32 can extend the wireless network Why not buy a proper Wi-Fi extender? Budget Wi-Fi extenders for $20-$40 seemed like an obvious fix, albeit not without flaws. Those Wi-Fi extenders create a separate SSID, need a strong signal to repeat, and deliver less than half the bandwidth. …
… Related Wi-Fi 7's MLO doesn't make your connection faster, but it makes it dramatically more reliable Okay, it might make it faster as well Wi-Fi channel width deserves more attention The width of the Wi-Fi channels might seem like a small detail, but it can significantly affect the speed and perfo… …