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1. Force devices to use 5 GHz, and 2. Prevent use of inefficient older protocols which reduce overall bandwidth
by CaptainMarvel 7y ago
1. Force devices to use 5 GHz, and 2. Prevent use of inefficient older protocols which reduce overall bandwidth
- kijin 7y agoTell that to my fridge, which only supports 2.4GHz and which I have no plan to replace in the next 10 years. Fortunately, the fact that some devices continue to use 2.4GHz does not reduce the bandwidth I have on my other network that is 5GHz. So I have no incentive to disable 2.4GHz anytime in the next 10 years, either.
- Krasnol 7y agoWhat are you using the internet access on your fridge for?
- kijin 7y agoAccording to the manufacturer, it sends diagnostic information and receives firmware updates. I'm not entirely sure that it's not snitching on my eating habits at the same time, though.
- cesarb 7y ago> According to the manufacturer, [...] receives firmware updates. Why would a fridge, which should do nothing more than turning the compressor on and off according to its inside temperature, need firmware updates?
- Krasnol 7y agoI wonder how nobody takes this "feature" as negative. My first thought was: "My fridge doesn't need firmware updates and it does what it's supposed to do. What's wrong with this one?"
- cesarb 7y ago> Force devices to use 5 GHz You can force devices to use 5 GHz by having different ESSIDs for the 2.4 GHz network and the 5 GHz network. A device configured to use the home-5g network won't try to connect to the home-2g4 network, and vice versa.
- CaptainMarvel 7y agoI meant people, force people to use the 5 GHz band in an easy hassle-free way.