Is anybody successfully using DFS in the USA?
My son has a DG2470 with RCN in Chicago. The WIFI on that 3-in-1 router is horrible and I will be giving him a spare R7800 to use as a Wireless AP. The 5GHz channels are heavily used around him in the low (UNII-1) and high (UNII-3) ranges. There are 1 or 2 DFS channels that show up used as well, but far fewer. For that reason, I am considering using DFS channels, but never have in the past.
What channel and width are you using, and where are you located?
Is DFS as reliable as non-DFS? For example does it lose connections or need to be rebooted?
Is there anything else to watch out for compared to using non-DFS channels?
Do the DFS channels use much less power and have less range than non-DFS channels?
Any DFS channels better or worse than others? Are there some to avoid (like weather)?
Any client issues to watch out for?
Any comments or advice are appreciated.
My son has a DG2470 with RCN in Chicago. The WIFI on that 3-in-1 router is horrible and I will be giving him a spare R7800 to use as a Wireless AP. The 5GHz channels are heavily used around him in the low (UNII-1) and high (UNII-3) ranges. There are 1 or 2 DFS channels that show up used as well, but far fewer. For that reason, I am considering using DFS channels, but never have in the past.
What channel and width are you using, and where are you located?
Is DFS as reliable as non-DFS? For example does it lose connections or need to be rebooted?
Is there anything else to watch out for compared to using non-DFS channels?
Do the DFS channels use much less power and have less range than non-DFS channels?
Any DFS channels better or worse than others? Are there some to avoid (like weather)?
Any client issues to watch out for?
Any comments or advice are appreciated.