Wifi Router

Desiderata

  • Have sufficient wireless speed.
  • Be dual band
  • Support new wifi protocols (eth ac > n)

Protocols

  • 802.11ax > 802.11ac (5GHz faster) > 802.11n (100Mbps) > 802.11g > 802.11b > 802.11a > 802.11

Bands

  • 5GHz is faster but lower range.
  • 2.4GHz is slower, but longer range. Older devices need it.

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