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    coupler/joiner, is there a difference between cat5e and cat6?

    Hi all, I am looking to join two CAT6 cables with a joiner coupler. In my local DIY store they sell both a 5e and a 6 version and on the outside they look pretty similar to each other. Theoretically speaking would/should a cat6 joiner coupler have any difference from a 5e or is it just a...
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    TP-LINK powerline vs Netgear router: network coverage disappointment

    Hi all, I am aware that this post will be judged as perhaps trivial or quite unfounded. I hope some will stick with me. Let me make clear from the beginning that I am not a net enthusiast, but for pretty much everything in life, I like to have the best that my budget allows and thus I like to...
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    are access point as good as mesh at handoff?

    Hi all, was considering buying a mesh system, but as I have an Ethernet cable lying already across the house, I thought I'd rather buy an AP than pay money into a new system (where a lot of your money is going into pretty designs and fab marketing!) I was just curious whether a custom AP would...
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    Advice for a M2 or miniPCIe WiFi module + antennas

    Hi all I am looking at upgrading the WiFi module in my Asus H97I-plus motherboard. I will be getting a mini PCIe / M2 card, probably an M2 one, as I take it M2 is where the future is headed and all the newest WiFi modules are M2, I believe. Besides the evergreen but perhaps slightly outdated...
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    from PoE to a good router: Linksys, ASUS or Phicomm?

    Hello, Looking at purchasing a good router. Our house is not fairly big, however it is big enough that the router placed next to the entrance door would not extend at the back of the house / first floor. We have used a Netgear PoE solution which has done pretty well, however it is a bit unstable...
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