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Why does a wireless router have a speed setting?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 7:51 pm
My wireless router (netgear) has a dropdown to select max speed setting (i.e. up to 72 Mbps, up to 150 Mbps, etc.) in the configuration software. Is there a practical purpose to this or should I just select the highest setting and let the ISP speed be the limiting factor?
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 7:52 pm
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:11 pm to Spankum
Not really for residential. I could see wanting to limit tenants.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:57 pm to Spankum
Is limiting bandwidth through wireless or from the router in general
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:21 pm to Spankum
It's basically the channel sizes. The bigger the channel size, the more throughput. Not necessarily always best to choose the most bandwidth though. A smaller channel size will propagate better through walls, giving you more range with your wireless signal. Bigger channel size can limit your wireless range.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:48 pm to RedBeardBaw
Interesting...thanks to all who replied 
sounds like I should see what my ISP promised max is and select some range just above that.
sounds like I should see what my ISP promised max is and select some range just above that.
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