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To: Myrddin
A task I want done while I'm still around to do it.

I sincerely hope that this will be a long time from now.

I set up a WiFi6 “mesh” router system last year, but I went on the cheap side, so it has had some irritating issues. I have a router on each floor of our three-story house connected with cat 5 cable and another router out in our hangar which is about 100 feet away. This gives me good coverage everywhere. The routers transmit both on the 5.4GHz and 2.4GHz frequencies so they work with all of our security cameras and lights.

We do not have very good cell phone coverage, so we usually make WiFi calls with our cell phones. The issue that I have is that when the cell phones switch from router to router they often drop the call. My next-door neighbor is some type of IT engineer. He says that purchasing a higher quality system would likely be the easiest way to get better and more reliable performance.

My wife enjoys the British comedy Doc Martin, I remind her of the central character, except that I am more friendly and talkative. But I can be awkward in social situations and am not always very good at recognizing non-verbal cues from others.

107 posted on 04/04/2025 6:06:46 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15
I hope that I'm not jumping in too early with the WiFi7. The manufacturer recommends using the same SSID for all 3 bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) so that capable devices can switch seamlessly between bands. My current Asus router is configured with unique SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5 GHz. I have a LinkSys Velop Mesh as well. Having multiple SSIDs causes some grief getting to the laser printer. I'm going single SSID with the WiFi7. The new router support WPA3 security. Not all of the equipment in the house is WPA3 capable, so fallback to WPA2-PSK was necessary.

I'm not a huge party fan. It has been almost 30 years since I last attended an office party. Working remotely makes that preference easier. I get plenty of interaction at the twice weekly Teams meetings.

110 posted on 04/04/2025 8:06:39 PM PDT by Myrddin
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