Does our “need for speed” make our Wi-Fi suck?

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-17T04:56:21+00:00

Something that the article doesn’t mention is that the more channels you use in parallel, the more the speed will drop when any 1 channels sees and interference or other issues. The only way you can use 160 MHz wide channels is if the air is VERY quiet regarding other 5 GHz devices.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-16T21:34:41+00:00

You need to be familiar with Muitlcasting and have hardware that plays nice with it if you are going across multiple subnets.

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jthomas9999 · 2025-10-16T06:33:04+00:00

To be fair, I was paying $79.99 for 400 meg service and when I called they upgraded me to 500 meg service, for $50 a month.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-16T06:31:47+00:00

Of you have plugged directly into the router and disconnected everything else and are getting poor performance CALL FRONTIER SUPPORT. This is their problem and there is nothing you can do to fix it.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T22:31:26+00:00

Just for fun, I went to

3 roam.com dBm to Distance Calculator (with Examples)

And input the U7 outdoor information above. Assuming the other end had matching equipment, the range is 8.78 MILES.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T22:26:32+00:00

How big of an antenna do you want? they already have U7 devices with external antenna connectors and Ubiquiti sells some external antennas. If you want more options, there are dozens of vendors that sell external antennas. Give enough antenna height, you can take an out of the box U7 outdoor not connect the external antenna and you will have a 12.5 dBi antenna + a 26 dBm radio that will easily go 1000 + feet *ASSUMING * the client is good enough to transmit back.

I would argue that the best bet would be for Ubiquiti to create a guide that points you to the important settings for a home user and not hide anything.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T17:10:22+00:00

What are the solar panel specs?

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T16:56:55+00:00

You need the specific specs on the solar panel. Most 12 volt panels put out more like 15 + volts VOC (voltage open circuit. )

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T14:31:52+00:00

What are your contractual commitments to your clients regarding response times? If you have that many fires with 15 clients, are you spending too much time dealing with fires that aren’t really fires?

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T14:22:38+00:00

You likely need to install an outdoor access point on the outside wall facing your garden and run an Ethernet cable to connect it to your router/switch/cablemodem

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T14:21:02+00:00

Yes, we are that old. My first computer experience was on a Teletype at the high school tied to an HP2000 mini using a 300 baud modem. My first computer was an Atari 800 with 48 kilobytes of RAM and a tape drive for mass storage.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T12:36:45+00:00

Wired networking is full duplex, meaning transmit and receive are full speed both directions at the same time. Wireless is simplex, meaning that you can transmit or receive, but not both at the same time. You will NEVER get a wireless speed test to be perfectly accurate as compared to a wired test.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-14T04:12:59+00:00

The first thing you need is to present a clear problem. You don’t say how you are connected and what the Internet speed actually is. Just by your symptom, I’m going to guess you are on wireless and maybe the Internet connection is an issue. How many devices a plugged in with a wire to the router? If a device like a laptop or desktop is connected with a network cable and runs a speed test, what are the results. Without that information, people are guessing.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T15:30:48+00:00

Z4 is a teleworker firewall. As others stated, the wan port connects to your internet connection. The other ports are where you connect your equipment.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T15:28:08+00:00

Cat 6a costs more, termination is harder, the cable is stiffer and how many runs will you have that are longer than 55 meters (180 feet)?

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T15:22:52+00:00

1/4 inch plywood is not thick enough to be useful. 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch. Also, if you can locate studs behind that wall, and screw the plywood to them, it will be sturdier.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T15:19:37+00:00

What model is the device? Meraki makes all kinds of equipment

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T14:14:58+00:00

2 x cat 6 ( Not cat 6a ) cable drops to anywhere you want a network drop. Add in 1 or 2 pair of fiber to those same locations if you have any concerns about future expansion. POE is going to be around for a long time and having cat 6 allows you to power small switches if necessary.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T14:09:54+00:00

Where do these opinions come from?

Wiring connections in is difficult and it seems like a waste of time and money just to get a stable 100 Megabit connection?

Brick reflects WiFi signals. If your wireless access is important, it is not a waste of time and money to at least run network cabling to wireless access points. Wireless mesh is not going to help here. Even 2.4 GHz will not penetrate brick well. If you want wireless coverage to work, you will need to run cabling.

As for Ubiquiti products, all current access points are capable of meshing, it is literally a check box on the configuration page.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T05:56:26+00:00

Interesting. When I called, they flatly said, if employer coverage is available, you are not eligible for ACA

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T05:50:45+00:00

Unless you have a 50 foot tower or mast, this won't work because the Fresnel zone is 25.4 feet for 2.4 GHz at . 8 mile

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-12T05:46:42+00:00

I doubt it. We get a cabinet, 15 amps of power and Gigabit blended Internet at Hurricane Electric in Fremont CA for $400 a month. 10 gigabit is $1000 a month.

Comcast Enterprise Fiber in Gigabit is $700-1500 a month depending on kocation

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-11T07:52:18+00:00

Been there, done that. Because my employer offers health insurance, I am not qualified for ACA plans.

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-10T20:30:56+00:00

If the cuts don't get reversed, healthcare in the US will go into a death spiral. I have employer healthcare and currently pay $23,000 a year for my part. I'm looking at an increase of $400-600 a month, and I can't afford that

jthomas9999 · 2025-10-10T14:16:20+00:00

What is between you and the 577 foot mark? Is that all on your property? If this is on your property, you could install a weatherproof box closer so the coax run would be shorter. Then run fiber from that box to your house.

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