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    Aruba vs Cisco vs TP Link Omada vs Unifi Access Points

    UniFi has no problem with that --- my APs are all set on different channels, but same SSIDs.
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    Aruba vs Cisco vs TP Link Omada vs Unifi Access Points

    Uh, I told you. My APs are wired through assorted switches to a Netgate (not Netgear!) router running pfSense software, which connects to a Verizon FiOS ONT. If you need wireless backhaul then the conversation is quite different, because SMB gear like UniFi (and I believe also Aruba and Cisco)...
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    Aruba vs Cisco vs TP Link Omada vs Unifi Access Points

    I've been reasonably happy with the Ubiquiti U6 Enterprise APs I bought six months ago. UniFi APs require a controller (yeah, there's a configurator phone app, but it's really bare-bones). You can run the controller software on dedicated hardware bought from Ubiquiti, or on bring-your-own gear...
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    Home Network Plan - Where and What

    Hm, the usual plan is to mount an AP above the room you want it to serve, not below. The reason is that floors, furniture, and human (or pet) bodies are all annoyingly good at blocking wifi. Maybe what you describe will work fine, but think about what you're expecting the signal to pass through.
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    Solved router connected to ISP router

    Is the ISP's router causing you identifiable problems? If not, leave the setup as-is. You've effectively got two levels of protection against intrusions into your LAN, which is not a bad thing. If the ISP's router is causing you identifiable problems ... do they require you to use their...
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    WiFi 6 GHZ only works when Legion 5 is away from Netgear RAXE500 router

    I'm guessing "cheap receiver circuitry overloads when presented with too much signal". That's only a guess, but such behaviors have been reported often before. I have no idea whether China restricts maximum Tx power more than other places. I do know that running your AP at the max allowed in...
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    WiFi 6 GHZ only works when Legion 5 is away from Netgear RAXE500 router

    Maybe you should turn down the router's Tx power a bit.
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    Troubles w/Rosewill RNX-N300RT As Wifi/Ethernet Bridge

    A quick google search turns up OpenWRT deprecating this device for having insufficient storage. I think there are at least two explanations for what you're seeing: device is running out of RAM after a few minutes' operation, or it's overheating. Either way, I doubt it's worth putting effort...
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    MOCA 2.5 - Asymmetrical speed

    There are similar reports in other threads, eg here
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    MOCA 2.5 Help Needed - Why Are my Speeds Slow in 1 Direction?

    FWIW, I've done more testing since my last post. Some notes: It's not a Windows issue for me: there is no Windows in this house. Swapping the two adapters doesn't change anything: the slow direction remains the same. Replacing the ScreenBeam adapters with ASUS MA-25 adapters doesn't change...
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    Home Network Plan - Where and What

    Ha! There is one of those in the power closet of the condo I moved into recently. What it is is an amplifier/splitter that installers will put in when they discover that there is not enough signal power for all the coax drops that the homeowner insisted on having. It's not that surprising...
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    Home / small biz wireless network advice

    If you don't already know this site: Evan McCann has a lot of great reviews and info about Omada, UniFi, and other SMB-grade network gear. I went through his reviews last year and eventually opted for UniFi, although it was a close call over Omada. I'm happy with the APs I got from UniFi (U6...
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    Home / small biz wireless network advice

    +1 This is well outside my personal experience, but Apple devices can be locked down with "management profiles" a/k/a "configuration profiles", see this Apple help page for starters. Presumably you could use that to force use of a particular DNS server whether it's on your wifi or on mobile...
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    Home / small biz wireless network advice

    If you are used to pfsense and like it, do not move off that. Nothing you can find in the consumer space is anywhere near as good, or as stable, for router and firewall functionality (I've been through Orbi, AIMesh, UniFi, and more). However, replacing your wireless APs behind the router could...
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    Single unused cable as MOCA point-point entry from fiber

    Yeah. I've mentioned this before in other threads, but what I find is that connecting devices with 2.5G ethernet ports will let me get throughput (as measured by iperf3 single-stream) of 2.33Gbps in one direction but very much less in the other direction, if the receiving device is one of the...
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