Comment by selfhoster11
4 years ago
I don't need more than a few hundred megabits on the go, thank you very much. If I want to go faster, and Ethernet cable is always a faster solution with less moving parts.
4 years ago
I don't need more than a few hundred megabits on the go, thank you very much. If I want to go faster, and Ethernet cable is always a faster solution with less moving parts.
When it comes to consumer gear, modern WiFi equipment is often faster than even Ethernet. I agree with your overall point, though.
i can tell when an ssh connection in my own apartment is going over wifi rather than the ethernet cable (if the session open before connecting the ethernet) - is it a weak signal? yes, but it's not a big apartment. With a modern router, sitting right next to it, i've never seen a connection that exceeds my gigabit ethernet.
Through all these years, ethernet always works, wifi is more often than not the culprit of connectivity issues. Moving my chromecast on to ethernet (which was one of the closest wifi devices to the router) has lead to higher quality, less stalling.
i've had my 5ghz wifi disappear because of weather radar, can't say the same for my cabled connections.