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[lokie]

Bought a new router today.

ASUS RT-AX82U WiFi 6 Dual Band MU-MIMO Gaming Router


My 5+ yr old linksys worked but did not have the range needed to cover my house.
When sitting on my Throne the signal could not be depended on.

Now I'm able to go outside on the deck and still have a strong signal.
Streaming is no problem now.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

Bought a new router today.

ASUS RT-AX82U WiFi 6 Dual Band MU-MIMO Gaming Router
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My 5+ yr old linksys worked but did not have the range needed to cover my house.
When sitting on my Throne the signal could not be depended on.

Now I'm able to go outside on the deck and still have a strong signal.
Streaming is no problem now.
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Nice. 32 channels down and 16 up here lags my entire block at 113 down and 14 up. LMAO. Go 5ghz. Not used by most for modems.

 

[Cx2H]

Looks nice. Does it have WiFi 6E?

 

[lokie]

Looks nice. Does it have WiFi 6E?

No. 6E has only recently been released and I'm not interested in upgrading all of my devices after shelling out $500 for the router.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-rapture-ax11000-tri-band-wi-fi-6-router/6321917.p?skuId=6321917&ref=212&loc=1

More on 6E by Dong.

Wi-Fi 6E Explained: Solid Speed, OK Range | Dong Knows Tech

The new Wi-Fi 6E standard is here, and it's fast. But what does it mean for you? Learn all about this 6GHz frequency band in this post.

dongknows.com

 

[solakani]

My network only has access points for wifi. Network services are provided by an enterprise class router. Access point must be open source firmware.

Xiaomi Redmi AX6 $75 shipped seems like a good deal. Thoughts?

Hardware Configuration:
Processor: IPQ8071A 4-core A53 1.4GHz CPU
Network Acceleration Engine: single-core 1.5GHz NPU
Memory: 512MB
2.4G Wi-Fi: 2 * 2 (supported by IEEE 802.11ax agreement, the theoretical maximum speed of 574Mbps)
5G Wi-Fi: 4 * 4 (maximum support IEEE 802.11ax agreement, the theoretical maximum rate of 2402Mbps)
Products Antenna: External antenna 6 increased root
Product cooling: natural cooling
Machine Interface: 1 10/100 / 1000M adaptive WAN ports (Auto MDI / MDIX)
3 10/100 / 1000M adaptive LAN port (Auto MDI / MDIX)
LED indicators: 2 (indicator system * 1, Internet indicator * 1)
System reset button: 1
Power input: 1
Standard protocols: IEEE 802.11a / b / g / b / ac / ax, IEEE 802.3 / 3u / 3ab
Certification standards: GB / T9254-2008; GB4943.1-2011

Wireless parameters:
Dual-band: 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Radio channel: 2.4GHz channel: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
5GHz channel: 36,40,44,48,52,60,64,149,153,157,161,165

Software parameters:
Operating System: OS-based smart WiFi OpenWRT, the depth of customization MiWiFi ROM
Wireless Security: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA3-SAE encryption
Wireless Access Control (black list), SSID hiding, intelligent anti-friction Network
Management Applications: Support Web, Android, iOS

 

[Cx2H]

My network only has access points for wifi. Network services are provided by an enterprise class router. Access point must be open source firmware.

Xiaomi Redmi AX6 $75 shipped seems like a good deal. Thoughts?

Hardware Configuration:
Processor: IPQ8071A 4-core A53 1.4GHz CPU
Network Acceleration Engine: single-core 1.5GHz NPU
Memory: 512MB
2.4G Wi-Fi: 2 * 2 (supported by IEEE 802.11ax agreement, the theoretical maximum speed of 574Mbps)
5G Wi-Fi: 4 * 4 (maximum support IEEE 802.11ax agreement, the theoretical maximum rate of 2402Mbps)
Products Antenna: External antenna 6 increased root
Product cooling: natural cooling
Machine Interface: 1 10/100 / 1000M adaptive WAN ports (Auto MDI / MDIX)
3 10/100 / 1000M adaptive LAN port (Auto MDI / MDIX)
LED indicators: 2 (indicator system * 1, Internet indicator * 1)
System reset button: 1
Power input: 1
Standard protocols: IEEE 802.11a / b / g / b / ac / ax, IEEE 802.3 / 3u / 3ab
Certification standards: GB / T9254-2008; GB4943.1-2011

Wireless parameters:
Dual-band: 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Radio channel: 2.4GHz channel: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
5GHz channel: 36,40,44,48,52,60,64,149,153,157,161,165

Software parameters:
Operating System: OS-based smart WiFi OpenWRT, the depth of customization MiWiFi ROM
Wireless Security: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA3-SAE encryption
Wireless Access Control (black list), SSID hiding, intelligent anti-friction Network
Management Applications: Support Web, Android, iOS

Seems good enough at a decent price point. I found some on AliExpress for starting @58$ just now.

Also found a break down review here.

Xiaomi Redmi AX6 Router Review

Gearbest

m.gearbest.com

 

[BarnBuster]

What could possibly go wrong, LOL?
"By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system."

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Amazon’s experimental wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.

arstechnica.com

 

[BarnBuster]

Today in Computer History:

​

On June 10, 1977, Apple Computer Inc. shipped its first Apple II computer.

A hulking beige mammoth with 4KB of RAM (upgradeable to a whopping 48KB), the Apple II was the computer that defined Apple for a generation of fans. Retailing at $1,298, it cost the equivalent of two MacBook Pros today — even though it seemed a total bargain at the time.

Unlike its Apple I predecessor, the Apple II was polished and mass market — featuring a keyboard, BASIC compatibility and, most notable of all, color graphics.

Despite being the company’s second computer, the Apple II was responsible for a number of firsts at Apple. It was the machine which turned Apple into a million-dollar company (yes, million — not billion). The year the Apple II debuted, Apple turned over $770,000 in revenue. The year after that, its success brought in $7.9 million, and the year after that $49 million.

t was also the computer that created Apple’s (and arguably personal computing’s) first “killer app” in the form of VisiCalc, the world’s inaugural spreadsheet, which turned personal computers from cool-to-have toy into must-have business accessory. (And they say it’s only now that Apple’s getting into the enterprise market.)

It was the first computer of many influential people in tech. Among them was Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the first chair of the Mozilla Foundation. Speaking about the Apple II in the kind of reverent tones a person only uses for their first love, Kapor told me for my book The Apple Revolution about selling his stereo for cash and driving to New Hampshire, where there was no sales tax, to buy his version of the machine.

It was additionally the computer responsible for Apple’s focus on industrial design, with designer Jerry Manock recalling to me that he was hired to create “a nice balance between manufacturability and human factors.” While Manock would later go onto design the first Mac, the Apple II is in many ways an equally iconic machine, which paved the way for the look and feel of later Apple creations.

Finally, the Apple II was the machine on which Apple cut its marketing teeth. To sell it, Steve Jobs sought out advertisers who hadn’t previously worked on computer campaigns as a way of doing something different. “It was interesting to watch, but it wasn’t really clear to us what we were seeing,” says Bill Kelley, the copywriter behind the first Apple II adverts, recalling his first demo of the machine.

When the initial ads which ran showed a sexist scenario in which a woman slaved in the kitchen while her husband typed on the Apple II, Steve Jobs received a furious letter from a woman in Oregon, complaining about it. Future commercials for the machine reversed the equation, and started a trend for Apple ads which subvert viewer expectations.

Ultimately, the Apple II was a superb machine, and a triumph of collaboration between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who would never work so well together again. It had great peripherals like the Disk II 51/4-inch floppy drive, superb software ranging from games to productivity tools, and it changed the face of computing years before the Mac, iPhone or iPad were gleams in the eye of anyone at Apple.

The product line continued on until 1993, selling somewhere between 5-6 million computers in the process.

Happy birthday, Apple II!

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

What could possibly go wrong, LOL?
"By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system."

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Amazon’s experimental wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.

arstechnica.com

i just don't buy any of their fucking garbage....i keep my phone in a desk drawer where it can't eaves drop on me so easily...fuck Alexa, echo, ring, their cams, sensors...i lived withoiut it so far, guess i can make it a few more years without their crap

 

[Cx2H]

i just don't buy any of their fucking garbage....i keep my phone in a desk drawer where it can't eaves drop on me so easily...fuck Alexa, echo, ring, their cams, sensors...i lived withoiut it so far, guess i can make it a few more years without their crap

Here ya go.

MicrophoneGate: The world's biggest tech companies were caught sending sensitive audio from customers to human contractors. Here's where they stand now.

If you own any device that uses Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, or Cortana, your audio is likely being sent to human contractors for further testing.

www.businessinsider.com

Yep, human workers are listening to recordings from Google Assistant, too

Including audio recorded by mistake

www.theverge.com

 

[lokie]

Updating different devices and software, simultaneously, is not recommended.

Formatting a disk is simple. Formating the wrong disk is gut-wrenching.

 

[RetiredToker76]

My "what did you accomplish today" post for tomorrow. Running Cat6a out of my house to the ONT and setting up the new router for when the guy shows up to turn on the Gig-E upgrade.

 

[insomnia65]

What could possibly go wrong, LOL?
"By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system."

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Amazon’s experimental wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.

arstechnica.com

Yep been there done it, ball ache but easily fixed.

 

[shrxhky420]

Any recommendations on a all in one printer? So many mixed reviews on so many different printers. I was think one of those HP printers that's been all over tv lately. Shaq been hustlin them

What you all computer savvy folks say?

SH420

 

[raratt]

Any recommendations on a all in one printer? So many mixed reviews on so many different printers. I was think one of those HP printers that's been all over tv lately. Shaq been hustlin them

What you all computer savvy folks say?

SH420

I like the convenience of my wireless one, but I guess that is kinda standard now.

 

[curious2garden]

Any recommendations on a all in one printer? So many mixed reviews on so many different printers. I was think one of those HP printers that's been all over tv lately. Shaq been hustlin them

What you all computer savvy folks say?

SH420

Wireless, color, laser printer, fax and scanner with duplex by HP.

I don't have a particular recommendation but I've had better luck with HP. Every printer I've ever owned has had one or two challenges except for my large industrial HP but even it died and I loved that one so much I bought a can bird to back it up LOL

 

[DarkWeb]

Raise of hands........who's Xerox'd their ass?


I did!

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

my problem is that i don't use them often enough and the heads dry out, then they're shit....got one sitting here right now (an HP deskjet 3762) dried out, new ink cartridge, says it's full, but won't print at all....
think i need to go laser printer

 

[BarnBuster]

HP or Brother worked for me. I thought first I had to have a all in one for personal use, but then do I ever REALLY have to scan or fax shit anymore? Settled for a laser only, then when that crapped out I thought how often do I REALLY have to print shit? Now I print anything I need at the library (5 minutes away) for $.10 a page usually just hard copies of my tax forms.

 

[raratt]

my problem is that i don't use them often enough and the heads dry out, then they're shit....got one sitting here right now (an HP deskjet 3762) dried out, new ink cartridge, says it's full, but won't print at all....
think i need to go laser printer

I just rub some alcohol on the print area with a q tip and they work again.