I switched from powerline adapters to MoCA and should have done it years ago
…Related MoCA adapters beat my mesh Wi-Fi system, and I wish I'd tried them first The wireless signal in my apartment was never good I don't know what they…
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You're wrecking your Wi-Fi speeds by ignoring the one setting nobody talks about
…The average home user never ceases to worry about their Wi-Fi performance, blaming everything from their ISP and router model to mesh performance and device compatibility. What most people ignore are…
Your Wi-Fi antennas are pointing the wrong way
…house and enjoy the free performance boost, which literally took you a couple of minutes to set up and configure. TP-Link Dual-Band BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 Router If you want…
Your old router is the secret to a stable smart home
…As a result, your main Wi-Fi becomes a clean room for high-performance tasks and devices that absolutely need faster internet speeds, while the old router handles the constant chatter of…
I built a distributed computer with three cheap ESP32 boards using a feature most people ignore
…Because the same chip can run Wi-Fi at the same time, you don't have to give up cloud connectivity to get the local mesh. ESPHome added an official ESP-NOW…
You might be making your Wi-Fi worse by blindly choosing the widest channel on your router
…Note that you might not be able to change the channel and the width if you're using a mesh system . Related You don't need Gigabit Wi-Fi — here are the…
5 misconceptions about home networking you still believe
…Related I replaced my mesh Wi-Fi with a single high-end router, and the results surpassed my expectations Performance improvements were well worth the switch. "Resetting your router" is one of…
I thought a 10GbE home networking upgrade was overkill, but it's the best upgrade I ever made
…Faster wired connections were precisely what my network needed to perform better in all areas, including my Wi-Fi. Then I acquired a NAS with a 10 GbE connection and a Wi…
This $35 ESP32 touchscreen makes Meshtastic feel less like a commitment, and you still get a great display if it doesn't stick
…If you don't care about Meshtastic, Elecrow advertises other modules in the same ecosystem, including Zigbee, Thread/Matter-related options, Wi-Fi HaLow, and Wi-Fi 6. You're paying a…
Powerline Ethernet gave me reliable speeds without running cables through my walls
…Related 5 reasons Wi-Fi will never be better than Ethernet Wi-Fi will never be better than Ethernet, and there are a few key reasons. My new house was much better…