TTT for this dormant thread that should be receiving more attention, so I'll make a few comments:
Glen Fleishman's 2nd ed. of
Wi-Fi Networking and Security has been updated and released this month; I had the first version so just a $5 upgrade for me from the Take Control website.
The Wi-Fi standards have been really changing, just some highlights (see chart at bottom from
Wiki): 1) "In 2018, the
Wi-Fi Alliance introduced simplified Wi-Fi generational numbering to indicate equipment that supports Wi-Fi 4 (
802.11n)", which replaced the harder to remember 802.11x labelling; 2) a 6 GHz band was added with the naming being Wi-Fi 6E; and 3) Speeds and bands have been dramatically increased and enhanced.
Two options have been around for a while in selecting 'home' Wi-Fi, the older single router access point with wireless Wi-Fi (along w/ any extenders etc.) and the new mesh systems. For myself, I'm using my ISP Spectrum's router which is Wi-Fi 6; my plan gives me 300 Mbps which covers our 2400 sq.ft. house and allows me to stream 4K films to my HDTV - I'd like mesh routing, can afford the decreasing prices recently, but don't feel the need? Dave