[Nottingham] The arguments with WiFi continue

[Martin]

On 15/05/16 20:33, Jason Irwin via Nottingham wrote:
> I knew Broadcom were the work of the devil, but I thought Intel was
> meant to be OK.
> 
> I tried a USB antenna borrowed from a Pi (LB-Link thing that's reported
> as "Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter").
> It'll only connect to 2.4Ghz but is 11n and it reports ~19Mbits/sec just
> like the internal card and the phone for the 2.4Ghz network.
> The antenna is claimed to deliver 150Mbps:
> https://www.adafruit.com/products/1030#technical-details-anchor
> 
> J.

Are your devices "MIMO" enabled and with suitable multiple antennas?...


See:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless-N_Configuration#20MHz_vs_40MHz

... and:

http://nottingham.lug.org.uk/2013/01/what-wifi-channel/3840


And you may need some aluminium foil shielding/wallcoverings to keep the
neighbours out!


Good luck?

Cheers,
Martin




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