Hi Dave A temporary CAT 5 just for testing seems like a good idea. Thanks
Paul -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech <profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com> On Behalf Of davetha...@gmail.com Sent: 25 March 2020 16:11 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] USB wireless Sent by an external sender ------------------------------ Before spending a lot of money it wouldn't hurt to try a temporary CAT-5 to your router to determine if wifi is your bottleneck. If so you could run a wifi analyzer app on your phone to ensure that you're not using a congested channel or sitting in a dead spot. Sometimes moving your gear a small distance can work wonders. dt On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:00 AM Richard Kaye <rk...@invaluable.com> wrote: > > Anecdotally we're experiencing a lot of latency issues, particularly with our > international customers. COVID is also breaking the internet... > > -- > > rk > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech <profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com> On Behalf Of Ted Roche > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:26 AM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] USB wireless > > Hi, Paul: > > Do you know if the port and adapter are USB 2 or 3? > > What does a speed testing site like speedtest.net (or the UK equivalent) tell > you your current connection is? > > Of course, it all depends on where the bottleneck is: your machine, adapter, > home net speed, VPN overhead, the office's VPN server max speed, the office > internet speed, what app you're trying to run (not big DBFs remotely, I > hope!), etc., but I'm sure you know all that. > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 10:23 AM Paul Newton > <paul.new...@pegasus.co.uk> > wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > At the moment I am working from home and connected via VPN. At the > > moment I am using an AC 600 dual-band USB wireless adapter and I was > > wondering if I would see noticeably better performance with, say, an AC > > 1900 adapter. > > Your thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks > > > > Paul Newton > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/sn1pr02mb374312777e7b29d598aadb4ba1...@sn1pr02mb3743.namprd02.prod.outlook.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.