Post #983535

I've been using wired ethernet for 20+ years for all important computers, VoIP phones, IPTVs. Regularly folks tell me, "The new gen #WiFi [insert nickname] solves stability & speed problems, no need for wires, it's not 2005 anymore!"… yet every few months I encounter another situation where WiFi inexplicably fails and I think about this article from 2017: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/802-eleventy-what-a-deep-dive-into-why-wi-fi-kind-of-sucks/ Today's incident: mom's laptop WiFi randomly disconnecting from OpenWRT. Screw that, I'll pull a new gigabit cable 😤