networking

2824 readers

4 users here now

Community for discussing enterprise networks and the ensuing chaos that comes after inheriting or building one.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

manifex@sh.itjust.works

Have you upgraded to WiFi 6 - 802.11.ax? (self.networking)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Sunny to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

13 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Am about to move houses and new place will have 1000/1000 speeds. Wondering if I should get a Wifi 6 router or not, is it worth the upgrade? Can Wifi 5 and 6 equipment be combined? Or will it then all be 'downgraded' to Wifi 5?

Usecase: At home - with 8 or so devices.

Anyway, let me know your experiences with WiFi 6 and wether I should aim to get it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Bronzie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Yep set up a new mesh system last year.
At the same time; everything requiring proper speed is hard wired so I can't say it has made a massive difference from 802.11AC. It was already more than enough for gaming/streaming.

I'd argue more towards getting functionality out of a AX router than the AX in itself, tbh...