Recent content by djenik

You need to check if your NIC actually supports 5ghz before you bother messing with anything else. I got my PC in late 2016, but it has a Dell Wireless 1801 802.11b/g/n NIC which doesn't support 5 ghz. You need 802.11ac for 5 ghz. In some cases the lower frequency can actually be better...

I worked for one of the big cable companies for a bit, and they actually provision their internet modems for a little higher than advertised; 110 Mbits instead of 100 Mbits advertised, for example. This way when it's not running at top speeds it's a little closer to advertised speeds, and it's...