Stephen Morris <samorris(a)netspace.net.au> writes:
> As always, YMMV. I find 802.11n fine for what I need wifi for,
although
> I do have 802.11ac available as well. If I need higher speed, my house
> is fully CAT6-ified with an Extreme Summit 400-48T 48-port switch in the
> middle, so I can "go copper" if I need higher speed (sorta gilding the
> lily since my Internet link is only 100Mbps upload (download is faster,
> but I do a lot of uploading due to my job).
Thanks Rick and Steve. I was just curious as to whether my new laptop
could get the claimed speeds over wifi. I too have gigabit ethernet
around the house and plug into that normally.
As far as I can tell 802.11ac still has little support on open-source /
linux-based routers, so I'll hold off upgrading my router. Besides, 'ac
probably has the same 2x overstatement of advertised speed vs actual
measured speed. ;-)
-wolfgang