[06:53] *** tabthorpe has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [06:53] *** tabthorpe has joined #arpnetworks [06:57] *** tabthorpe has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [06:58] *** tabthorpe has joined #arpnetworks [06:58] *** tabthorpe has quit IRC (Changing host) [06:58] *** tabthorpe has joined #arpnetworks [07:10] *** _iwc has joined #arpnetworks [07:28] *** _iwc has quit IRC (Killed (Sigyn (Spam is off topic on freenode.))) [13:55] whats a good wireless access point that supports 802.11ac? I don't need the router / NAT portion [14:01] Im looking at something like this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0ED-000J-00013CVF [14:12] so any2ix blew up briefly just then [14:17] *** dne has quit IRC (Quit: WeeChat 1.3) [14:18] i use a tp-link archer c7 myself [14:18] i find it fine. i just plug into lan port [14:19] http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704177&cm_re=tp-link_archer-_-33-704-177-_-Product [14:19] something like that ^ [14:19] nope [14:19] oh hangon [14:19] i was looking at first [14:20] will look at second :) [14:20] its a c7 so probably :-) [14:20] yaeh like that except it was $60 US [14:20] they tax us a lot here in Canada [14:20] i got it last xmas i think [14:21] if you're not in a rush it might go on sale [14:21] it's $93.82 US on amazon atm [14:21] which tells me i bought it dec 13 [14:21] so it probably came just after xmas [14:21] and it was $58.99 [14:22] the newer stuff may be better now [14:22] I got a quote for cisco AP [14:22] like $500 [14:22] i upgraded from unifi uap-ac [14:22] which is more expensive, but was making whining noises and actually went slower [14:23] lol if you're looking at "enterprise AP's" then you should start with Ubiquiti gear [14:23] http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-UniFi-Enterprise-System/dp/B00D80J2XU [14:23] Amazon: "Ubiquiti Networks UniFi AC Enterprise WiFi System - UAP-AC" [14:23] interesting [14:23] so that's what i was using. [14:23] and yeah i prefer the tp-link [14:23] the unifi one would run hot, and it would crash a lot [14:23] and i had to reboot it [14:23] and it would randomly stop working on one band [14:23] can't remember if it was 2.4 or 5 [14:24] i am wired for my desktops. [14:24] i have two of the tp-links [14:24] Don't think I've ever heard bad things about Unifi gear, not that I've heard a ton [14:24] and if using the tp-link as client at distnace can do 200 megabit easy. [14:24] brycec: the non ac stuff is better [14:24] really unifi helps you when you want seamless handover etc. [14:25] i did firmware upgrade but it was still a pita [14:26] i went from like 1 megabit to 5 megabit with difficult to reach place with tp-link [14:26] but it's one wall away from where i can get like 150 megabit [14:26] but 150 megabit meant moving the router like a foot [14:26] if you have non moving clients it's easier to get good speeds. [14:27] like that room has a few areas that are not so great [14:27] but generally if in good placement can get 100 megabit easy on single band 433 megabit 802.11ac [14:27] and 200 to 250 megabit in same room [14:27] my laptop does about 300 megabit or so [14:28] 40MB/sec whatever that is [14:28] 320 megabit real performance single thread. [14:28] it was getting that speed from my proxy for package installs :) [14:29] i could also get around 600 megabit in same room with two of them back to back. [14:29] but nfs was way slower than with gigabit ethernet [14:58] *** dne has joined #arpnetworks [16:18] *** medum has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) [16:24] *** medum has joined #arpnetworks [19:21] *** dj_goku has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) [19:27] *** dj_goku has joined #arpnetworks [19:27] *** dj_goku has quit IRC (Changing host) [19:27] *** dj_goku has joined #arpnetworks [20:35] mercutio: is your tp-link archer black or white? [21:56] *** DanyG has joined #arpnetworks [21:59] black [21:59] are there white ones? [21:59] it's v2 or v3? [21:59] i can't remember which [21:59] it's not v1 [21:59] v1 doesn't work with openwrt. [21:59] one of them has openwrt, the other doesn't. [22:00] oh it's c8 that's white, c8 is broadcom rather than atheros with faster cpu. [22:00] and i don't think is compatible with openwrt. [22:08] *** DanyG has left "Closing Window" [22:17] the store I went to today had 2 c7 one black one white [22:18] the guy there wasnt too sure of the difference other than the white was $10 more expensive [22:18] setup was a breeze [22:18] disabled dhcp, assigned an ip in my subnet, set wifi ssid name and password [22:19] you got black? [22:19] 15Megabyte / sec file transfer from wireless laptop downloading off wired gigabite pc [22:19] that's pretty much what i did [22:19] s/gigabite/gigabit [22:19] 15Megabyte / sec file transfer from wireless laptop downloading off wired gigabit pc [22:19] that's slow [22:19] yea, I got black [22:19] does the laptop have 802.11ac? [22:19] it does [22:20] 433 or 866? [22:20] there are two? [22:20] That's what she said!! [22:20] the plot thickens [22:20] yeah [22:20] probably the slower one [22:20] not sure though [22:20] it's like how lots of cellphones do 60 megabit or something wireless n [22:20] so phones and cheap laptops are often 433 [22:20] like my tablet is 433 [22:20] my laptop is 866 [22:20] enough to say its ac [22:20] but not the full 866 [22:20] it's probably the faster one [22:21] yeah you can only really hope for half the connected rate [22:21] laptops can be kind of special though [22:21] often their antenna situation is far from ideal [22:21] and so like if you sit at a desk with the laptop, if you sit facing the opposite direction at the desk it may give twice the speed [22:21] http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9411137/google-chromecast-2-announces-specs-price-release-date\ [22:21] Error fetching information for http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9411137/google-chromecast-2-announces-specs-price-release-date\: Not Found [22:21] i spun around in my chhair when i was checking [22:21] that has 802.11ac [22:22] yeah chromecast is likely to be 433 [22:22] 15 megabytes/sec isn't bad though [22:22] more is always nicer though [22:22] windows file transfer [22:22] 4 gig iso [22:22] the other thing is that 5 ghz channel selection can make a difference, and often naming your 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz ssid's different names helps force 5 ghz [22:22] ftp might be faster [22:22] because even if you have -20 dbm less signal with 5 ghz it's often better. [22:23] I already have 3 ssid names in my household [22:23] just use a different one for 5 ghz and 2.4 [22:23] another one for 5 ghz would make residents go nuts [22:23] and you may want to add _optout_nomap to the end too [22:23] ok well with windows there's a 5 ghz preference thing i think too [22:23] it just doesn't seem to work very well [22:23] was it using 5 ghz? [22:24] 3 different access points / wireless access points [22:24] you can name different access points the same [22:24] not sure about the 5 ghz [22:24] i set the password on all of my access points to be the same [22:24] then they need to match up with aes / tkip etc [22:24] wpa2 [22:24] well it makes it easier for people to remember the password [22:24] password is the same [22:25] ssids are different [22:25] i don't think they need to match up with windows [22:25] i think the protection is pretty weak [22:25] there are iphones, ipods, windows phone , several android as well [22:25] yeah [22:26] do you have two 5 ghz routesr? [22:26] ime higher frequency works better than lower [22:26] but don't know what channel restriction is like there [22:26] yes 2 5ghz [22:26] one is a cisco access point [22:26] other is this new tplink [22:27] yeah you allow high ones [22:27] so you can use 149 through 165 [22:27] you need 80 mhz for 802.11ac [22:27] third is a mikrotik which I am checking [22:27] doesn't matter where you start really [22:28] oh [22:28] you can't use low channel numbers [22:28] tplink is set to auto right now [22:28] well you can use every second one [22:28] yeh i se to manual [22:28] set [22:28] and i'm using 157 or such i think [22:28] it was defaulting to 42 or something [22:28] and going slower [22:29] but if it's set to canada it shouldn't do that [22:29] i'm on 153 [22:46] Acer Aspire R 13 R7-371T-59ZK Signature Edition Laptop [22:46] thats the laptop [22:46] manual should say which 802.11ac it supports [22:54] I liked that the TP-Link router didnt complain when adding IP: 10.10.100.100 /16 [22:54] most other routers force /24 and usually in 192.168 range [22:57] *** trobotham has quit IRC (Quit: ZNC 1.6.1 - http://znc.in) [22:57] *** trobotham has joined #arpnetworks [23:00] *** trobotham has quit IRC (Client Quit) [23:00] *** trobotham has joined #arpnetworks [23:23] *** mjp_ has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) [23:28] *** mjp_ has joined #arpnetworks