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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture |
| Date | 2026-08-18 17:18 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <11620kt$1v4qd$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 18/08/2026 14:36, Rich wrote: > c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote: >> On 8/17/26 20:47, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>> On 2026-08-17, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 2.4Ghz will happily do a miles as many RC modelers have found. Just not >>>>> with trees in the way. >>>> >>>> Living trees are quite full of lots of water, which is a very good >>>> 2.4G signal absorbing medium. >>> >>> Good point. There's a reason microwave ovens operate at 2.45 GHz. >> >> Alas 5ghz interacts poorly with STRUCTURES. > > 5Ghz is much more easily absorbed by structures. Brick and concrete > are very good absorbers of 5Ghz signals. Brick and concrete also > absorb 2.4Ghz signals as well, just not to the attenuation level that > 5Ghz is absorbed. > >> I doubt there's a 'perfect frequency' that will >> get thru structures, veggies AND offer a good >> data rate. > > There is no "perfect frequency". Ignoring FCC rules that mean you > can't use every frequency anyway, if you want more penetration (less > attenuation) from structures you want lower frequency. But lower > frequency comes along with lower bandwidth for data, so lower data > speeds. > Its ironic that I could probably build a reliable data transfer for 50 baud running on 27MHz > Reality is you have tradeoffs, and have to decide which tradeoff is > acceptable to you. > >> Best, shitty, fix is to have multiple repeaters in house and then >> pick the BEST one to connect to in any given part of the structure. > > Yes, that is the best way, but also the more complicated way, so most > non-techie folks won't end up going that route. > The best way is to wire the house with CAT 5 -- “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” ― Groucho Marx
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The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-14 23:33 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-14 21:35 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-15 07:13 -0700
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-16 02:14 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-17 19:26 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-17 20:58 +0100
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-17 20:47 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-18 00:47 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-17 22:31 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-18 13:36 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-18 17:18 +0100
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-18 22:00 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:33 +0100
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-18 22:45 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-19 03:17 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 01:57 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 06:20 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 02:51 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 03:58 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 02:20 -0400
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 14:19 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-19 14:36 +0100
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-19 03:47 +0000
Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-18 02:48 +0000
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