Professionally, we have move client boxes off wireless unless required. In some large residential installations, we have stopped (or limited) deploying 2.4Ghz and focussing on 5Ghz wifi. The reliability factor went through the roof in a good way. Most devices available today are dual band. Essentially, get off 2.4Ghz wifi and making sure you are only using 5Ghz. And, without getting into details it has absolutely nothing to do with signal strength.
We have also deployed a lot of Powerline devices to extend coverage where there is no CAT5. I have had great success with the TP-Link devices (both for PowerLine and Wifi). My partner and I have done months of work improving home and commercial internet coverage as in just about every address we get into, they are about 20% efficient, mostly less. If you want to test your house performance, take a laptop and plug right into the modem with a cable (no wifi). Get an idea of the performance. If the rest of your house network doesn't perform as well, then you have a problem. Mike va3mw On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Edward R Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, > > OK that is reassuring. I will probably run it via cat5e cable and install > my own RJ45 connectors so it can be custom length (and probably cheaper). > My guess it will be better on crosstalk than commercially made ethernet > cables. > > Answer to those who question my adversion to wireless: My guess you do > not do ham radio on the same frequency band as wi-fi runs. I do and its > seems crazy to intentionally broadcast RFI on my ham band. I operate up > to 10-GHz. > > Regarding lightning strikes, we do not even hear thunder more often then > once every four to five years. Earthquakes and volcano eruptions are more > frequent. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > > From: James Pandzik <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Fixing Slow Internet > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > No problem with a 50 foot run. Theoretic limit is over 300 feet, but > signals get wobbly at about 275 feet. > Jim Pandzik - KE9PK > and CCNA, A+, Network+, etc. > > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > http://www.kl7uw.com > Dubus-NA Business mail: > [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
