802.11

802.11

I was studying the book: “802.11 (Wi-Fi) Networking Handbook” by Neil Reid and Ron Seide plus a lot of user’s posts in forums… I did it mainly because my home network connection was very slow and because I wanted to improve my knowledge in wireless connections.

I realized that I made the right decision. I learned that my OpenSUSE wireless driver was not the cause of my slow connection… I just a few steps to tune up my wireless connection and I want to share with you a few tips to do it:

  • Make sure that your wireless devices are using the same wireless protocol specification of your router.
  • Look up for the best channel.
  • Auto negotiate the speed of your device.

Also, consider that encryption reduces transfer speed in more or less factor; however, it’s best to loose a few bit/s than to be easily cracked.