Wi-Fi Adaptor query

[#1]

@pvmb 

How far from the external wall to the duct? It would appear digging is required which would delay installion as ground works is the responsibility of a different team from house installs. The latter can't be done until the former is completed.

The good news is that this may require a survey first and if you catch the surveyor on the day then you can speak about the location of the ONT.

Brian

[#2]

I tried removing USB wireless adaptor from rear of PC and plugging in to USB port on front.

Result? Exactly the same as before: PC still reporting adaptor speeds of 867 Mbps on 5GHz (maximum quoted spec.), but only 173.5 Mbps on 2.5 GHz (quoted maximum spec. 400 Mbps)

Strange...

Anyone have any knowledge of maximum 2.5GHz Wi-Fi link speed with Hub 2 router?

[#3]

@pvmb this https://superuser.com/questions/1226681/why-is-my-wi-fi-router-showing-link-speed-of-72-mbps is worth a read

[#4]

Thanks MisterW, lots of linked to reading there. I also learned a new word: 'cromulent' (might come in useful at Scrabble).

Reading about Wi-Fi speeds rather brought to mind DAB radio. Super! Oh no it isn't... 😞

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-double-the-wifi-speed-on-your-oneplus-3-3t/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/802-eleventy-what-a-deep-dive-into-why-wi-fi-...

[#5]

CAT 5, 6 and 7 all provide 4 pairs (= 8 wires), whether 2 or 4 pairs are actually USED depends on the connection: 10 meg and 100 meg (aka Fast Ethernet) ethernet just need 2 pairs (can be CAT 5, 6 or 7!), but Gigabit ethernet needs 4 pairs.

Yes, old CAT5 will work for gigabit, but might have issues on longer runs. CAT5e is higher performance, so WILL work ok on longer runs. CAT6 supports up to10 gigabit speeds.

(CAT7 also supports 10 gigabits, but is a very high performance cable, aimed at noisy electrical environments, like data centres, so is overkill for home / office use...and costs a lot more!)

Telephone wiring is CAT3, typically has 4 wires, and will work with ethernet at 10 meg (and maybe even 100 meg for short lengths, with a good tail wind!)

[#6]

A little more on Wi-Fi Link speeds:

What does the link speed of a WiFi connection depend upon?

https://superuser.com/questions/1222561/what-does-the-link-speed-of-a-wifi-connection-depend-upon#12...