[kwlug-disc] Tip: USB WiFi dongles

[Ronald Barnes]

Bob Jonkman wrote on 2017-08-30 10:33 AM:

> The problem with a "weak signal" is as much that the laptop WiFi
> doesn't have the oomph to transmit back to the access point.
> Increasing the signal strength on the router is likely to saturate the
> channel, making it even more difficult for a weak signal to be received.
> 
> Recently there was an article or conference talk on exactly that
> problem, but my DuckDuck-fu is as weak as a WiFi signal today.

I seem to recall something about that:

> 802.eleventy what? A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks
> The good news is that it doesn't have to suck, if you build it out properly.
> 
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/802-eleventy-what-a-deep-dive-into-why-wi-fi-kind-of-sucks/
> 
> 
> 
> Review: Comparing Google Wifi to other mesh networking heavyweights
> Which should you use to drench your house in sweet, sweet Wi-Fi signals?
> 
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/review-comparing-google-wifi-to-other-mesh-networking-heavyweights/


Pretty interesting.  Jim Salter does great articles on home-brew routers 
(tested thoroughly versus a bunch of others), ZFS vs BTRFS, etc.


Hope it's of interest to someone.

r b