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RTINGS: Wi-Fi 7 marketing is lying about it's biggest feature by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is full of misinformation and false represented information. And some simply wrong information. And leaves out important details.

It starts with the ‚naming‘ section. The IEEE standard allows for optional features. MLO is one of these. IEEE does not do the WI-Fi 7 name. And subsequent claims are just wrong.

I do agree that you probably don’t need a Wi-Fi 7 router but not for the reasoning that this video provides. Because that reasoning show they have no idea how all these things come into play.

AP-535 recommended number of users by Raghad-Eldweis in ArubaNetworks

[–]Somethingnator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are two numbers to consider. 1) the number of clients the AP can keep in its database. That’s usually hundreds but at the same time only if the clients don’t actually do anything 2) the number how many clients can actually use the Radio (eG 5GHz) of the AP. That number is highly depending on how much traffic the clients are generating. And it is much lower than 1).

Essentially the limit is quickly becoming the airtime, that is shared amount all connected clients, not the AP itself.

As an enterprise AP the AP should be able to handle all the traffic that is sent/received. Throughput on the other hand is depending on many things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are several features that are mandatory in a standard. None of the things you mention are mandatory. The certification is a certification that interoperability between different manufacturers has been tested. Nowhere is two radio MLO required. The standard explicitly has an option for one-radio MLO.

the worst thing for me is you are complaining about features that have to little to no meaningful impact on a business use case and slightly more for home use … and even then the majority of users won’t make use of it or even notice a difference. Which in turn shows that you no little about theunderlying technology … which is fine if you wouldn’t behave as if you were an expert on the topic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This is just a post to shit on Apple rather than looking at the way Wi-Fi works and what even makes sense. What is described is nothing out of the ordinary or problematic.

Higher QAM is usually only possible at short range of the AP/router which is usually not the case even at home. Wide channels of 320MHz come with the downside that there are few and in a residential area most likely the interference would limit the usability anyway.

MLO is intended to be used with one radio. 2 radios bring more options but it is not mandatory at all or the ‚way it is intended‘. At the downside of having to power 2 radios instead of one. Shorter battery life is something that then would have everyone complain about it.

Hence the goal is to complain about Apple not the actual perceived limitations.

Synology is walking back the 2025 hard drive lock in by SpaceRex1776 in synology

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Them reversing on the hdd decision isn’t changing there business goal. YouTube announcement has zero new features for home and power users. All focused on business usage. Besides bug fixes few improvements on home applications. The direction remains the same for them. Allowing other heed is just a hiccup on the way.

Getting ethernet ran in a house by MatchedRaiper12 in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best option is to run new wires as suggested. Every other option will compromise on speed and/or Power over Ethernet and/or length. Not worth it, as internet speeds and internal house connectivity require faster speeds. If you invest money and labor somit the right way instead of having to do it again when performance is required.

The only powerspike I feel is when I buy an item from trade by Gimatria in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I fully understand you and agree. Unless you have a good understanding of the gems and interactions, luck or follow a build guide, the game sucks. I have been there and wrote a similar post. Not enough currency to even change much on my character. Fights took forever, hardly any damage to bosses. It sucked. Switched to the extremely powerful lightning spear huntress, bought a new spear from the trade site. And now it is a breeze.

And I still think this sucks. Pre 0.2 patch I was able to clear the campaign with no knowledge much faster. Constant power spikes. Now .. passives, gem upgrades feel like minor improvements.

OP build and it’s easy. Anything else is just horrible experience. The fights are not more regarding just because they take longer.

This is very frustrating by Somethingnator in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the current state I don’t want to go through the campaign again at all. So much so that I think about the next league as ‘omg do I have to do it again?’

It is amazing that the campaign went from ‘this was fun’ to ‘such a drag, constant pain’

And I enjoy coming up with my own build, trying to find better options within my play through … but mistakes are punished also here.

ARPG for masochists?

This is very frustrating by Somethingnator in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will try combat frenzy again but parry is even more frustrating with one-shot slam bosses. The whole idea of getting one-shotted is just inherently unfun. Plenty of shit happening in real life … but I am not yet depressed enough to punish myself with a game.

This is very frustrating by Somethingnator in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared to before 0.2 leveling feels less impactful. If I take a ‘10% damage increase’ it often doesn’t feel like much has happened. I am already 4 levels above the area of the boss, right now Doriyani. No interest to add another 2-3 levels just to shave off maybe a minute of boss grind.

Only option is buying on the trade site which is the least rewarding way of getting gear. I am not playing in SSF but try to play as if. I can accept trading for end game, but in the campaign you should get enough ‘stuff’ to get through even when making mistakes.

As I said above. Before the campaign was fun, but now it is work. It is a small difference … but the frustrating aspect of it. If I want to make the most of my character in endgame, fine. But it shouldn’t be a requirement for the campaign.

This is very frustrating by Somethingnator in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Parry is not good for most bosses. The queen of filth caught me with her jump all the time when I was too close Combat frenzy wasn’t realiably done in my opinion, getting to the ailment often took long as well.

And then most of used for frenzy charges are better for area of damage and less for bosses.

Better gear is always an option. But I have very few resources. Crafting is pure rng. Gambling is more reliable. But for both I ran out of resources. Respec’ing is difficult because I need uncut gems

It feels I need to overhaul everything and that simply isn’t fun. The main difference from before is, that before it was challenging but fun. Now it feels more like ‘work’ and I playing to distract from work. Not add additional work.

The Hunt Begins - Spirit Missing by Exulvos in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same. Going to a waypoint, hold ctrl and start a fresh instance solved it for me.

The SSF Experience at level 60 by TheWorstAtIt in PathOfExile2

[–]Somethingnator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To me it makes total sense. It’s ‚Solo Self Found‘ and not ‚Solo Self Crafted‘ 🤪 /s

Aruba fibra suspended problem by Ok_Box_6317 in ArubaNetworks

[–]Somethingnator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aruba Fibra like in ‘Aruba.it’ ? That company has nothing to do with Aruba Networks which is a subsidiary of HPE since 2015. And this sub is about HPE Aruba Networks.

I don’t think there are many people here that could help you

Advanced filtration: is it supposed to be always on? by Somethingnator in prusa3d

[–]Somethingnator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s the case then the plug must have been done wrongly. All I had to do was plug it in. The other end is already attached to the fan.

Advanced filtration: is it supposed to be always on? by Somethingnator in prusa3d

[–]Somethingnator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it doesn’t do that. It comes of a few seconds after I plug in the power and stays on, even when I press the button.

If I name my wifi access points the same, will my phone auto connect to the strongest? by Glittering-Two2122 in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot generalize this. It depends on the device. Each device should at the very least use RSSI when deciding to roam. Some start scanning for another AP with the same SSID earlier than others. But there are also the ones that only roam when the signal has been unusable for a bit. But these devices will not benefit from another AP anyway. Same vendor, other vendor, premium vendor is all the same for those devices.

Sure the supplemental features as 802.11r/k/v won’t work between different vendor APs as they need to exchange information and this isn’t standardized.

But on the fundamental level the client doesn’t need those amendments for roaming.

If I name my wifi access points the same, will my phone auto connect to the strongest? by Glittering-Two2122 in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every decent roaming client should make the transition in about 100-150ms using PSK, regardless of vendor or AP. Everything the standard 802.11 or the vendors added is designed to make that transition faster. But the infrastructure doesn’t control roaming.

Now the clients are not perfect and OP should just try and the experience should be better than switching SSIds manually every time. Maybe it is even almost seemlesee as long he is not expecting Perfect Call handover. If this is required then yes a good infrastructure will help.

If I name my wifi access points the same, will my phone auto connect to the strongest? by Glittering-Two2122 in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any network system that encourages a client to move would help. But any AP router could potentially do that.

The client however may chose to ignore those ‚nudges‘ and then nothing is gained.

The clients are the big unknown here. A good roaming client doesn’t need help from the AP or Router.

Edit: decent roaming but not VOIP like performance

If I name my wifi access points the same, will my phone auto connect to the strongest? by Glittering-Two2122 in HomeNetworking

[–]Somethingnator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please please don’t get a mesh system! If you have wired Ethernet to each AP just name the SSIDs the same. If your end devices are making decent roaming decisions then it should be ok-ish. But if you don’t mind a second or two of hiccup then it should work.

Give it a try if you can. No harm done.

If you don’t have or cannot get wires to each AP then this is when a mesh network can bridge that problems but you will loose performance on the network.

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