XPost: uk.telecom.broadband, alt.comp.networking.routers   
   From: beretta@nun-ya-bizness.com   
      
   On 1/27/19 12:22 AM, Woody wrote:   
   > On Sat 26/01/2019 22:35, Frederick Smith wrote:   
   >> Johann Beretta wrote:   
   >>> On 1/23/19 3:08 PM, Frederick Smith wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Maybe that was the whole point of the thread ?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Fred   
   >>>   
   >>> It was the point of the thread, but not the statement I was replying to.   
   >>> The GP said "I'm waiting for a router with no ethernet ports" Then   
   >>> someone cited the TPLink.. Which has an ethernet port...   
   >>>   
   >>> Nevertheless, having a wireless router with a 100mbit port versus a   
   >>> 1000mbit doesn't mean you can't transfer data at 1000mbps.. It just   
   >>> means that you can only transfer at that speed to another wireless   
   >>> device.   
   >>>   
   >   
   > Eh? You are confusing wireless and wired. A wired port running at 100Mb   
   > will connect to a wired port running at 1000Mb bit the data will only   
   > flow at the rate of the lowest speed port in use, in this instance it   
   > has NOTHING to do with wi-fi.   
   >   
   > Agreed there are wireless routers that can achieve wireless speeds well   
   > above 100Mb (usually in the 5GHz radio band) but I don't know of any   
   > capable of 1000Mb. Indeed even routers with radio rated over 100Mb will   
   > be seriously limited by other factors such as signal strength, signal   
   > quality, and the rate at which the rest of system can handle the data flow.   
   >   
   >   
      
   I'm not confusing anything.  If you have a 1gbps wireless router with a   
   100MB ethernet port, you can d/l stuff from the internet/wired lan at   
   100mbps.  No faster..   
      
   But.. you can transfer data to another wireless device at 1gbps IF your   
   devices can operate that fast.   
      
   My point was that a router with a 100mbit port isn't "strictly" limited   
   to 100mbps.   Two wifi laptops, connected to a 1gbit wireless router can   
   communicate with each other significantly faster than 100mbps, assuming   
   you don't have client isolation enabled. i.e. the wired port never comes   
   into play.   
      
   And yeah, I know that signal strength is a factor.   
      
   As for wireless routers that will achieve 1gbps, there are plenty..   
   Granted, not your typical home setup, but a MikroTik 60GHz radio link   
   will achieve that speed (of course it also has a gigabit port).  Mimosa   
   B24s (24 GHz) will also clock in at 1gbps. Ubiquiti's AirFiber 5X uses   
   multiple transmitters out of the same dish at 45 degree polarized angles   
   to hit nearly 2GBPS when using 4 radios. (technically not a single   
   router, but 5GHz radio waves can't physically carry 2gbit/s, hence the   
   workaround.  I'd classify all of these as consumer radios due to the low   
   cost ($700/ea for the Mimosas, $300/each for the MikroTiks, and about   
   $1,100/each for a fully loaded AirFiber 5X) which certainly puts them in   
   the hands of pros and hobbyists alike.   
      
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