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    TP-Link TL-SG2216 vs Linksys LGS318

    I have the SG2216 and I like it a lot. Been rock solid for something like 3 years, minus one incident where some ports were dropping packets. That was post blackout/powersurge however. A quick reset of the switch and it has worked great (about 16 months 24/7 operation without any issues before...
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    LTE-U/LAA and 5GHz - potential impact to WiFi users

    I can kind of appreciate your two suggestions. I now the broad details of LTE-U. It might be a better neighbor than another wifi hotspot, but that doesn't make it a non-existent neighbor. More crowding is more crowding, whether they are polite or rude. I'd prefer less crowding. I'd also prefer...
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    Any problems with buying a used Wireless router?

    Make sure they changed the capacitor fluid at the recommended intervals and you should be fine.
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    Battery Backup or Surge Protector?

    So...on the UPS front, get small. You don't need a 600w UPS unless you are planning to plug something like a full up computer in to it (and heck, even them my i5-3570+GTX750 only pulls about 160w max, add in 25w for the monitor and I am still below half the rating). I would suggest a more basic...
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    Multiple dual band routers utilized as chain repeaters

    A note, anything over 40-50Mbps of desired bandwidth at 200 meters and you pretty much need to go with a dedicated directional bridge or very high gain directional antennas, like 12/14dBi panel antennas, 14/16/18dBi yagi or 24dBi parabolic.
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    Multiple dual band routers utilized as chain repeaters

    Are you really sure you don't need outdoor APs? If indoor is fine, I'd look at using TP-Link WDR3600. They work great in WPS mode. If the range isn't too great between them, bridge them on the 5GHz band. If you need the extra range, bridge them on 2.4GHz. Depending on how many hops you have and...
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    LTE-U/LAA and 5GHz - potential impact to WiFi users

    I am cautiously pessimistic about it. Despite the built in productions from running roughshod over Wifi and the low penetration and range of 5GHz...it just gets me back to, what is the use case? Where I can see it being used is indoors deployed like traditional wifi to cover the dead zones in...
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    Does a MU-MIMO router help non (SU) devices?

    If you have zero MU:MIMO clients, the gains are pretty much what sfx2000 mentioned, modest, but something. The big gains are if you have any MU:MIMO clients. Generally you won't see real benefits until you have at least 2 MU:MIMO clients working at once, then the MU:MIMO clients and the...
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    Need help adding a WAP to my network. Shouldn't this be simple?

    There is not. ARP is coming in over the wire to the AC68, so as far as the AC68 is concerned, they are wired clients. I have similar behavior with all TP-Link routers I have used that have client maps, they show only the devices connected to them currently through wireless as wireless clients...
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    Looking for Wireless Stress Test Cases

    Jesus, that many? Has to be including typical non-owned wireless devices. Maybe with the exception of my brother-in-law, I have more wireless devices in my household than anyone I know. Granted, the number will likely only increase as my kids get older, so my numbers are probably diluted by...
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    Looking for Wireless Stress Test Cases

    Actually that streaming audio is exactly that use case. Airplay from Apple "radio" on iPhone 6 to access point and then over the wire to the airport extreme. I'd add Airplay screen mirroring, but that is an almost never occasion (2, 3 times a year? to my Apple TV).
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    Looking for Wireless Stress Test Cases

    I've generally noticed it doesn't. The 1:1n tablet mentioned is an Asus T100 running Windows 10 (formerly 8.1). It isn't the fastest 1:1 solution out there, but it'll regularly hit 80Mbps on 5GHz 40MHz and 56Mbps 2.4GHz 20MHz. Netflix streaming typically takes 6-8Mbps of that and whether it is...
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    Looking for Wireless Stress Test Cases

    *, 1:1n tablet, online gaming, Netflix *, 1:1n tablet, online gaming, Netflix *, 1:1n tablet, online gaming, Netflix *, 1:1n streamer, Netflix, Amazon Prime *, 1:1ac phone, web, facetime, streaming audio *, 2:2ac laptop, downloading large files, web, online gaming , 2:2ac phone, web, facetime...
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    Archer c9 v1 vs c9 v2?

    Sure, go ahead. I doubt they will intentionally honor your request.
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    Which is better for AC 3x3 router ac clients 3x3 or ac bridge 3x3

    Err, yeah 5200 probably could max out a 1Gbps connection. My Ac1750 router to an AC1900 bridge/range extender can hit 107MB/sec, which is about 860Mbps one room and a wall over. If they were same room, it might just max a 1Gbps wired connection. 802.11ac has a theoretical max with coding and...
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