We've all seen it, "Use a wired AP. When you use a range extender your times will be halved." At first blush it makes sense. You send something and it takes x time, send it twice - 2x. So you send to a range extender, it takes x. Then the range extender receives and sends it again thus the total trip must take about 2x or, said another way, the speed is halved.
It all makes sense except it doesn't; my benchmarks were showing only a 25% hit.
I placed my laptop near...
Range Extenders ... Is "Conventional Wisdom" Correct?
It all makes sense except it doesn't; my benchmarks were showing only a 25% hit.
I placed my laptop near...
Range Extenders ... Is "Conventional Wisdom" Correct?