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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1940367" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p><strong>TTT </strong>for this dormant thread that should be receiving more attention, so I'll make a few comments:</p><p></p><p>Glen Fleishman's 2nd ed. of <em>Wi-Fi Networking and Security </em>has been updated and released this month; I had the first version so just a $5 upgrade for me from the Take Control website.</p><p></p><p>The Wi-Fi standards have been really changing, just some highlights (see chart at bottom from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi" target="_blank">Wiki)</a>: 1) "In 2018, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Alliance" target="_blank">Wi-Fi Alliance</a> introduced simplified Wi-Fi generational numbering to indicate equipment that supports Wi-Fi 4 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n" target="_blank">802.11n</a>)", 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.</p><p></p><p>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</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39185[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39186[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1940367, member: 234411"] [B]TTT [/B]for this dormant thread that should be receiving more attention, so I'll make a few comments: Glen Fleishman's 2nd ed. of [I]Wi-Fi Networking and Security [/I]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 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi']Wiki)[/URL]: 1) "In 2018, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Alliance']Wi-Fi Alliance[/URL] introduced simplified Wi-Fi generational numbering to indicate equipment that supports Wi-Fi 4 ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n']802.11n[/URL])", 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 [ATTACH type="full" alt="71ARGMda1oL._SL1500_.jpg"]39185[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-01-25 at 11.29.12 AM.png"]39186[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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