Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoSenate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fiarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down12
arrow-up1358arrow-down1external-linkSenate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fiarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·6 months agoIt’s a bad band for cellular. It’s short-range and shit at penetration. It’s really not even that good for wifi unless you’re close or have a mesh network with APs all over the building.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 months agoBecause of its shortcomings as a communication bandwidth, it’s really, really good at cell-based positioning.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·6 months ago mesh network Or traditional network with Ethernet backhaul and lots of access points. I really wish mesh networks would die off honestly.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoSometimes re-wiring a house or building isn’t as practical as setting up a mesh network that’s good-enough.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 months agoMesh should be an option of last resort. It reduces the speed and increases the latency quite a bit. The only thing worse is power line networking, which has the side effect of turning your whole house into an RF jammer.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoLike anything else, they have their place. But they’ve been shoved into use cases they dont fit as well.
It’s a bad band for cellular. It’s short-range and shit at penetration.
It’s really not even that good for wifi unless you’re close or have a mesh network with APs all over the building.
Because of its shortcomings as a communication bandwidth, it’s really, really good at cell-based positioning.
Or traditional network with Ethernet backhaul and lots of access points. I really wish mesh networks would die off honestly.
Sometimes re-wiring a house or building isn’t as practical as setting up a mesh network that’s good-enough.
Mesh should be an option of last resort. It reduces the speed and increases the latency quite a bit. The only thing worse is power line networking, which has the side effect of turning your whole house into an RF jammer.
Like anything else, they have their place. But they’ve been shoved into use cases they dont fit as well.